Nov 10 Democratic Party, with few up-and-coming stars, in dire straits after GOP sweeps By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President Barack Obama hands over the White House to Republican Donald Trump in 70 days, leaving the Democratic Party leaderless and with few up-and-coming stars among its aging stalwarts. Continue reading
Nov 10 Breaking tradition, Trump doesn't permit journalists to cover his first meeting with Obama By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Trump's flouting of press access was one of his first public decisions since his election Tuesday. Every president in recent memory has traveled with a pool of journalists when they leave the White House grounds. Continue reading
Nov 10 Obama extends olive branch to Trump at the White House Thursday By Julie Pace, Associated Press Thursday's Oval Office meeting is the symbolic start of the transition of power from Obama, a Democrat who ushered in a sweeping health care law and brokered a landmark nuclear accord with Iran, and Trump, a Republican who has promised… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 11:53 Trump and Clinton strike conciliatory tones after starkly divided election By PBS News Hour Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States in a stunning upset overnight. In his victory speech, the president-elect spoke of mending national wounds and coming together. On Wednesday, Clinton said she hoped Trump would be… Continue watching
Nov 09 President Obama invites Donald Trump to White House By Associated Press President Barack Obama invited President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him at the White House on Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 3:02 Trump tries to expand reach while Clinton focuses on strongholds By PBS News Hour With four days until the election, Donald Trump took on the typically blue state of New Hampshire, where he is now even with Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Clinton focused her efforts on historically Democratic strongholds, rekindling her economic message for middle… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 8:20 What's behind fears of voter fraud? By PBS News Hour In 2012, Mitt Romney received zero votes in inner-city Philadelphia. Some Republicans believed such an extreme result indicated fraudulent voting behavior, and this election season, Donald Trump and his supporters have revived that hypothesis. William Brangham speaks with officials in… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 3:15 Questions of character continue to dominate final campaign scramble By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their surrogates campaigned across the country with five short days to go. Clinton appeared in North Carolina and President Obama in Florida, trying to fire up student voters. Trump also campaigned in the Sunshine State,… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Report suggests FBI in dispute over Clinton Foundation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that there is word of a dispute at the FBI over claims of corruption at the Clinton Foundation, stemming from secret recordings of a suspect, that some believe show financial… Continue watching
Nov 03 White Sox fan Obama bears no ill will toward Cubs, invites team to White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama has invited the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to visit him at the White House. Continue reading