Nov 11 Watch News Wrap: On transition team, Trump replaces Christie with Pence By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, president-elect Donald Trump announced that Mike Pence would be the new chair of his transition team, replacing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Also, anti-Trump protests continued across the country. In Portland, Oregon, thousands of demonstrators… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 9:19 How schools are dealing with post-election fallout By PBS News Hour In the wake of the election, schools across the country are reporting heightened anxiety and disappointment, incidents of bullying, vandalism and harassment and even walkouts protesting the president-elect. Our student reporting labs have gathered a variety of reactions, and Hari… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 11:55 Shields and Brooks on a 'political earthquake' and how America can move forward By PBS News Hour In their first post-election Friday analysis, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the factors that may have contributed to Donald Trump's dramatic upset, including an American desperation for change. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 5:29 What veterans are expecting from President Trump By PBS News Hour In Tuesday’s presidential contest, veterans preferred Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton at a rate of nearly 2 to 1, according to exit poll data. So on this Veterans Day, what are former military service members expecting from the new president?… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 5:44 In Virginia, voters reflect on their presidential choice By PBS News Hour To gauge the range of reactions to the greatest election upset in American history, we visit Manassas, Virginia, and speak with people at all points on the political spectrum. The state used to be reliably red, but Tuesday represented the… Continue watching
Nov 11 Former Trump campaign manager who became commentator leaves CNN By Frazier Moore, Associated Press CNN says Corey Lewandowski, who served a brief, stormy stint as CNN commentator after being fired as Donald Trump's campaign manager, has resigned from the network. Continue reading
Nov 11 Several Democrats facing 2018 re-election are from states Trump carried By Alan Fram, Associated Press A long list of Senate Democrats who face re-election in 2018 are from states Donald Trump won or nearly won on Election Day. That could mean a politically excruciating next two years for many of them, and for party leaders… Continue reading
Nov 11 Trump shakes up transition team, elevating Pence's role By Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to head the operations. It amounts to a demotion for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,… Continue reading
Nov 11 Departing Senate Minority Leader Reid lashes out at Trump By Associated Press Harry Reid said in a statement that "If Trump wants to roll back the tide of hate he unleashed, he has a tremendous amount of work to do and he must begin immediately."… Continue reading
Nov 11 Column: An old idea that could have helped pollsters By Spencer Michels The failure of almost all the public opinion polls to correctly predict the winner provides an opportunity to look at an alternative method of polling that has worked in the past, and that I took part in as a graduate… Continue reading