Nov 13 Watch 5:43 Trump makes 1st public remarks since Biden's win On Friday, President Trump made his first public statement since Joe Biden became the president-elect nearly one week ago. But in a Rose Garden news conference, Trump made no direct comments about the election results. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 11:59 Shields and Brooks on election results, Trump's resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump’s refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden’s administration is taking shape. Continue watching
Nov 13 Republicans face court setbacks, Trump law firm steps down By Maryclaire Dale, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Republicans suffered setbacks to court challenges over the presidential election in three battleground states on Friday as a national law firm that came under fire for its work for President Trump's campaign withdrew from a major Pennsylvania case. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump wins North Carolina, hits 232 electoral votes By Associated Press President Donald Trump has won North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes, staving off a hard-fought challenge by Democratic nominee Joe Biden and holding the battleground state for Republicans. Continue reading
Nov 13 Georgia hand tally of presidential race gets underway By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:45 More Republicans signal support for Biden to receive security briefings A growing number of Republicans say President-elect Biden should be able to receive a daily national security briefing. Biden has also announced longtime aide Ronald Klain will be his chief of staff. Meanwhile, President Trump’s reelection campaign continues its legal… Continue watching
Nov 12 Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press Biden is the second Catholic elected U.S. president, after John F. Kennedy. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:07 What this Georgia Republican wants to see from state's recount In Georgia, President-elect Biden leads President Trump by more than 14,000 votes, but the state will conduct a hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots. Trump and Georgia Republicans continue to ask for investigations into “voting irregularities,” but the Republican… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:11 Social media platforms face ongoing struggle to combat disinformation President Trump has repeatedly made misleading and false statements about mail-in ballots, the vote-counting process and more. Some of his supporters and members of the conservative media have, too. Social platforms like Twitter and Facebook have tried to limit the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 4:04 How leaders around the world are reacting to Biden's win By Nick Schifrin American presidential elections always draw intense interest globally. This year, Joe Biden’s win was met with an array of reactions, from elation to wariness to silence. The president-elect has already spoken with allies from Europe, Japan and South Korea --… Continue watching