Nov 07 Read Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' full victory speech Kamala Harris addressed Americans for the first time as vice president-elect of the United States, making history as the first woman, Black American and South Asian American to win the nation's second highest office. Continue reading
Nov 07 Read Joe Biden's full victory speech after winning the presidential election By Molly Finnegan President-elect Joe Biden pledged to seek unity and not division in his first speech since clinching the presidential election, and asked supporters of President Donald Trump to "give each other a chance" and "put away the harsh rhetoric."… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 4:51 The Biden administration's transition plan, priorities By PBS NewsHour President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and their team prepare their transition to the White House, including taking on the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Trump campaign announces a long legal battle over the results. NewsHour’s John Yang joins from… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 4:20 Biden will take over a deeply divided nation in crisis By PBS NewsHour With news outlets from the Associated Press to Fox News calling the election in favor of Joe Biden on Saturday, President Trump’s camp continued their legal efforts to contest the election results, and many Republican leaders remained silent. Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 3:28 'More lawsuits are coming:' Trump's lawyers layout plans as AP calls race for Biden By PBS NewsHour Shortly after the Associated Press and other TV networks call Pennsylvania and the entire race for Joe Biden, President Trump’s lawyers lay out their plans for a long legal fight over the results. NewsHour’s Dan Bush joins from Philadelphia to… Continue watching
Nov 07 Transition challenges await Biden By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden’s top priority in the 10 weeks before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 will be building a staff and assembling the pieces needed to tackle the coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 07 World leaders celebrate Biden-Harris win By John Leicester, Associated Press Cascading around the globe on social media and live news broadcasts, word of the victory in Pennsylvania that pushed former Vice President Joe Biden past the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes needed to take over the Oval Office brought… Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: Biden speaks after winning presidency By Associated Press Biden said Saturday night in Wilmington, Delaware, that “this is the time to heal in America” and pledged to be a president to represent even those who didn’t support him. Continue reading
Nov 07 Pelosi says Biden has 'mandate for action' By Associated Press The Democratic leader said in a statement Saturday: “Today marks the dawning of a new day of hope for America.”… Continue reading
Nov 07 Read Joe Biden's full statement on winning the presidency By Associated Press "In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America," Biden wrote. Continue reading