Nov 07 Watch 6:00 How the Associated Press calls winners on election night As polls close on election night and results come in, the NewsHour will rely on the Associated Press for race calls. The AP has more than 4,000 reporters on the ground in all 50 states monitoring vote totals to project… Continue watching
Nov 07 How the AP counts the votes on election night By Meg Kinnard, Almaz Abedje, Associated Press The Associated Press is the only news organization that does all of the nation's vote-counting math on election night. But AP's full-time elections researchers work year-round gathering information on different states' voting procedures and varying rules. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 6:57 Tensions simmer in Kenya as candidate who lost presidential election contests vote count By Neha Wadekar Kenyans went to the polls last week in an election widely hailed as one of the most transparent and peaceful in the nation’s history, a major milestone for a country that has experienced significant post-election violence in past years. But… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 7:48 Immigrants hear echoes from the past in Trump’s election claims By Yamiche Alcindor, Layla Quran More than a month after the 2020 election, President Donald Trump continues to falsely insist the results are fraudulent and the election was stolen from him. And for some immigrants, hearing those claims reminds them of the political turmoil they… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 4:26 Despite Trump’s efforts, Electoral College certifies Biden’s victory By Meredith Lee On Monday, the unique gears of democracy moved with determination, from historic state capitals to small auditoriums, as the Electoral College cast a majority of votes for Joe Biden. It was unlike any vote the College, and the country, had… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 3:35 Attorney General William Barr to step down, Trump tweets Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position as the nation's chief law enforcement officer, President Trump tweeted on Monday. Barr will leave his position next week, when Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become acting attorney general. Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 26:49 Biden speaks after Electoral College certification results President-elect Joe Biden addressed a fractured nation on Monday evening, just hours after the Electoral College certified his election victory six weeks after voters went to the polls. In a PBS NewsHour special, we analyze Biden's comments and the political… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:39 Supreme Court denies Texas attempt to overturn election results In a closely watched decision the U.S. Supreme Court late Friday denied an attempt by the state of Texas, supported by a large number of Republicans, to overturn the election results and President-elect Joe Biden's victory in four states. Judy… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:07 How voters are being ‘duped’ by Trump’s election challenges A lawsuit filed this week by the Texas attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay certification of election results in four states won by President-elect Joe Biden. President Trump and 17 states, all with Republicans attorneys general, signed… Continue watching
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