Nov 07 Biden defeats Trump after flipping key battleground states By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump after one term in office. Continue reading
Nov 07 Biden transition team at work amid limbo By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden's transition team isn't waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work. Continue reading
Nov 07 Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S. By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Will Weissert, Associated Press Democrat Joe Biden edged ever closer Saturday to a victory over President Donald Trump as the long, exacting work of counting votes extended into a fourth day after the election. Continue reading
Nov 07 AP fact check: Trump's errant assault on election integrity By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The most direct attempt to undermine the integrity of the U.S. election with bad information came not from overseas sources or online liars but from a president standing behind the presidential seal at the White House and facing defeat. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19 By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 06 In an unprecedented election, two key swing states show how we got here By Amna Nawaz, Daniel Bush, Miles O'Brien, Rachel Wellford, Jaywon Choe, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux Election Day has come and gone, but there are still many unanswered questions, along with uncertainty about how we got here and where we go next. In this episode, we talk to our reporters who have been covering this election… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 9:17 Biden campaign remains confident as Trump escalates false claims Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Trump in three of the five states yet to be called by the Associated Press. Still, it’s not clear when vote counting will conclude. Meanwhile, Trump lashed out at the voting process… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 5:44 When election disinformation is a domestic threat The week has seen a flood of disinformation about the election -- much of it coming from President Trump and his allies. In addition to false claims about voter fraud, there have been allegations that polling firms conspired to discourage… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 4:42 The data behind some surprising election results What trends and shifts accounted for unexpected election results this week? Amna Nawaz and Lisa Desjardins take a look at data from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Iowa and more states critical to the outcomes of the presidential race and the balance of… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 11:27 Shields and Brooks on election results, national divisions Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including surprises from a very close presidential election whose result is still unknown, which groups of voters increased their support… Continue watching