Nov 30 Arizona certifies Biden's victory over Trump By Associated Press Biden won Arizona by 0.3 percent of the nearly 3.4 million ballots cast, a margin of just under 10,500 votes. He’s the second Democrat in 70 years to win the state. Continue reading
Nov 30 Biden announces senior economic team and plans to nominate Janet Yellen By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In a statement, Biden said he would nominate Janet Yellen, the former Federal Reserve chair, to lead the Treasury Department, and former Clinton and Obama adviser Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Continue reading
Nov 30 Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team By Alexandra Jaffe, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female communications team at his White House, a first for the presidency. Continue reading
Nov 30 Congress returns with pandemic relief aid, federal funding unresolved By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress is returning to Washington for one last attempt at deal-making this year. The only absolute must-do is preventing a government shutdown on Dec. 11. But lawmakers are also debating whether to deliver another round of coronavirus relief before President… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:09 U.K. grapples with lockdown fatigue, Brexit transition By PBS NewsHour The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of “The Shanghai Free Taxi” joins Michael Hill from… Continue watching
Nov 29 Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump By Associated Press Wisconsin has finished a recount of its presidential results, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded on Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 28 High court takes up census case, as other count issues loom By Mike Schneider, Mark Sherman, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to divvy up congressional seats is headed for a post-Thanksgiving Supreme Court showdown. Continue reading
Nov 28 AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts military role in vaccines By Robert Burns, Associated Press From the get-go, President Donald Trump has miscast or exaggerated the military’s role in his administration’s crash program to accelerate the development, production and eventual distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Nov 28 Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 10:23 Capehart and Abernathy on why Trump is still casting doubts on the election Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, and Gary Abernathy, an Ohio-based writer and contributing columnist to The Washington Post, join Amna Nawaz to discuss this week's politics, including President Trump's undermining of the election process and President-elect Joe Biden's picks for… Continue watching