Nov 23 Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump challenge By David Eggert, Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Allies of Trump and losing GOP Senate candidate John James had urged the panel to delay voting for two weeks to audit votes in heavily Democratic Wayne County, home to Detroit. Continue reading
Nov 23 A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham speaks to a… Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin By Deb Reichmann, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 21 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's flailing effort resting on mendacity By Calvin Woodward, Ali Swenson, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s flailing attempt to cling to office after voters decisively chose to oust him has taken the country into a dark and fictional place. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 7:35 Biden forges ahead with transition despite Trump's efforts to overturn state results President Donald Trump shows no signs of conceding the election despite vote counts showing President-elect Joe Biden leading by millions of votes. Judy Woodruff, Yamiche Alcindor, and Lisa Desjardins discuss the latest on Trump’s continuing legal challenges and growing impatience… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 3:25 Trump's refusal to concede 'just awful for the country,' former Sen. Jeff Flake says President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election “does not speak well” for the president, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says, but it’s also a problem for the Republican Party. Judy Woodruff talks with Flake about why the president’s resistance… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 3:49 Pfizer seeks approval for COVID-19 vaccine In our news wrap Friday, drug maker Pfizer announced plans to seek an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The UN refugee agency warned that fighting in Ethiopia could create 200,000 refugees in the coming months. Also, The… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 14:48 Shields and Brooks on the danger of Trump's refusal to concede Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Donald Trump’s continuing and baseless claims about election fraud, how Republicans and Democrats have reacted and the long-term… Continue watching
Nov 20 Amid Wisconsin recount, Trump campaign tried to have thousands of ballots tossed By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin's two most heavily Democratic counties has begun with President Donald Trump's campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Continue reading