Nov 15 Violent clashes in D.C. after Trump backers' election protest By Kevin Freking, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press After several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump protested the election results and marched to the Supreme Court, nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators led to fistfights, at least one stabbing and more than 20 arrests. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden’s scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public… Continue reading
Nov 15 Trump seems to acknowledge Biden win, but he won't concede By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the White House, but made clear he would not concede and would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump’s statements came in tweets… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 5:39 What role will the presidential transition play in U.S. defense strategy? By PBS NewsHour The transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration is likely to bring changes at the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and could impact defense strategies both at home and abroad. Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic… Continue watching
Nov 14 AP FACT CHECK: Trump relies on falsehoods to deny Biden win By Lauren Neergaard and Hope Yen, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP… Continue reading
Nov 13 Census case that led to head count halt heads back to court By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A coalition of local governments and advocacy groups wants the court to make the Census Bureau revert to a deadline of next April for turning in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats. The Trump administration wants this done by… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 5:43 Trump makes 1st public remarks since Biden's win On Friday, President Trump made his first public statement since Joe Biden became the president-elect nearly one week ago. But in a Rose Garden news conference, Trump made no direct comments about the election results. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 11:59 Shields and Brooks on election results, Trump's resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump’s refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden’s administration is taking shape. Continue watching
Nov 13 Republicans face court setbacks, Trump law firm steps down By Maryclaire Dale, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Republicans suffered setbacks to court challenges over the presidential election in three battleground states on Friday as a national law firm that came under fire for its work for President Trump's campaign withdrew from a major Pennsylvania case. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump wins North Carolina, hits 232 electoral votes By Associated Press President Donald Trump has won North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes, staving off a hard-fought challenge by Democratic nominee Joe Biden and holding the battleground state for Republicans. Continue reading