Category Archives: Politics

Morning News Podcast: Vote Count Continues, Georgia Senate Runoffs

Americans still waiting for vote totals in key states, President Trump rages against Democratic votes, and a single Ohio man adopts 5 siblings so they wouldn’t be separated.

Political Video: ‘Fracking Debate’ In Pennsylvania May Decide Election (WSJ)

In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the debate over fracking signaled the potentially decisive role Pennsylvania voters on both sides of the issue could play on Election Day. Photo: Bloomberg News

Morning News Podcast: Election Too Close To Call, Digital Ballots

Trump, Biden locked in close election contest, Democrats flip Senate seat in Colorado, Republicans win in Alabama, and why can’t we vote from our smartphone.

Election Update: ‘Key Battleground States To Watch’ (WSJ Video)

Americans head to the polls after many states saw historic levels of early voting; the battleground states that will likely decide the next president; when to expect election results. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday has the latest election update.

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Morning News Podcast: Election Day Arrives – Joe Biden, Mail-In Ballots

Axios’ Margaret Talev and Mike Allen walk us through what they’re preparing for on election night.

  • Plus, how the election could come down to Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots.
  • And, why voting is a sacred right.

Guests: Axios’ Margaret Talev and Mike Allen; Noah Feldman, constitutional law professor at Harvard University; and Rev. Otis Moss, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ.

Politics Monday: Tamara Keith And Amy Walter On The Campaigns Final Days

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest in politics, including which voter demographics will be critical in the 2020 election, how President Trump is reaching out to his supporters during the campaign’s final days and the key Senate races to watch.

Morning News Podcast: Trump-Biden Campaigns, Rapid Covid-19 Testing

President Trump and Joe Biden target battleground states, schools weigh plans for rapid COVID-19 tests, and 6 ways small businesses can boost holiday sales in 2020 amid the pandemic.

World News Podcast: Joe Biden, Green Innovation & Mexico’s Coca-Cola Habit

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why it has to be Joegreen innovation (14:35) and the fight against Mexico’s Coca-Cola habit (20:10). Zanny Minton Beddoes hosts.

SUNDAY PODCAST: NEWS FROM ZURICH, LONDON & TOKYO (MONOCLE 24)

The weekend’s top news under scrutiny by Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé, Rob Cox and Benno Zogg, with commentary from our editors in London and Tokyo. Plus: Christoph Amend of ‘ZEITmagazin’.