Nov 17 Hillary Clinton urges her supporters to ‘never, ever give up’ By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Clinton is acknowledging the difficulty of her loss in the presidential race for her supporters and urging them to persevere through the Donald Trump era. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 5:26 Trump begins building team for transition By PBS NewsHour As President-elect Donald Trump begins his transition to the most powerful office in the world, how will his administration move on from a contentious race? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Alison Stewart for more analysis. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 7:52 What does the election mean for women in politics? By PBS NewsHour On Tuesday’s election, 54 percent of women voters cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton while 42 percent voted for president-elect Donald Trump. Judy Woodruff speaks with Goldie Taylor of The Daily Beast and Missy Shorey of Maggie's List. Continue watching
Nov 10 Read President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for his first 100 days By Daniel Bush The plan, called the “Donald J. Trump Contract With The American Voter”, has two parts. Continue reading
Nov 10 Defense open to settlement in Trump University lawsuit By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Donald Trump's attorney told a federal judge Thursday he's open to settlement talks in a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University. Continue reading
Nov 10 Maine legalizes marijuana for recreational use By Associated Press Maine voters have approved a ballot question making recreational marijuana legal for adults age 21 or older. Continue reading
Nov 10 Photos: Across the U.S., protesters denounce election of Donald Trump By Laura Santhanam Protesters burned flags, beat piñatas, blocked traffic, raised signs and chanted slogans that displayed dismay and outrage at targets spanning from systemic racism to the Electoral College, as well as with fear of what awaits the country after Donald Trump's… Continue reading
Nov 10 Column: 5 challenges Trump will face in the world By Simon Reich for The Conversation Unlike in the past, America appears as divided over key aspects of foreign policy as it is over domestic policy. So how does President-elect Donald Trump hope that to handle that divide, and what will be the major issues facing… Continue reading
Nov 10 Breaking tradition, Trump doesn’t permit journalists to cover his first meeting with Obama By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Trump's flouting of press access was one of his first public decisions since his election Tuesday. Every president in recent memory has traveled with a pool of journalists when they leave the White House grounds. Continue reading
Nov 10 Column: The demise of political polling has been greatly exaggerated By Ole J. Forsberg, The Conversation From a media standpoint, the Election 2016 polls provided a great narrative, mathematician Ole J. Forsberg writes, but they had a margin of error, and journalists didn’t seem to understand what those words meant. Continue reading