Jan 05 WATCH: Georgia officials deliver remarks on Senate elections By Associated Press Georgia election officials say voting is going smoothly across the state, despite claims from President Donald Trump that some machines are not working in Republican areas. Continue reading
Jan 05 Trump to speak at D.C. rally expected to draw hundreds as Congress meets to vote on election By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the nation’s capital Tuesday to cheer his baseless claims of election fraud a day before a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden’s victory. Continue reading
Jan 05 Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 11:39 Trump's call to Georgia election officials draws condemnation President Trump faces new cries of foul on Monday, after his most blatant attempt yet to manufacture an election win for himself. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: UK imposes new lockdown amid coronavirus surge In our news wrap Monday, the United Kingdom imposed a new lockdown as the coronavirus variant spreads, Washington, D.C. activates National Guard ahead of expected protests against certifying President-elect Biden's win, a British judge refuses to send WikiLeaks founder Julian… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 5:53 Trump's attempt to 'manufacture votes' in Georgia raises legal questions President Trump's hour-long phone call with Georgia's secretary of state over the weekend and his requests to change the vote count have raised a number of legal questions. Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Irvine,… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 10:46 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the U.S. Senate races in Georgia, Trump's call to the Georgia secretary of state, and how some Republicans are… Continue watching
Jan 04 WATCH: Georgia election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Georgia's top election official responded after the release of a phone call where President Donald Trump can be heard pressuring him to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state. Continue reading
Jan 03 Congress opens new session as virus, Biden's win dominate By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surges. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 12:38 Brooks and Marcus on American politics in 2020 and its impact on Democracy By PBS NewsHour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the year in politics, including the failure of institutions, the long-awaited COVID relief bill, Georgia’s Senate runoffs, and the frailty of Democracy. Continue watching