The President fires top cybersecurity official who defended integrity of election, new coronavirus restrictions in place as record 73,000 hospitalized, and runaway dog from Canada crosses border into United States.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s continued resistance to conceding the election, what his refusal to authorize the transition means for the incoming Biden administration, the pandemic’s effect on voters and the outlook for additional federal coronavirus relief.
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.
Supreme Court Justices question GOP States’ case against ACA, President-Elect Joe Biden not worried about Trump during the transition, and Missouri deputy surprises son after Afghanistan deployment in emotional reunion.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including presidential election results and how they differed from expectations, President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming challenge in working with Republican lawmakers and whether Biden will earn trust from supporters of President Trump on the coronavirus pandemic.
Our US correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani announces the victor of the 2020 presidential election, saying that the numbers meant that Pennsylvania was once again a decisive state in the race.
Former Vice President Joe Biden stops short of declaring victory but says he has a mandate as his lead increases. President Donald Trump’s efforts to get the courts to intervene in the election and change the outcome have yet to yield results. The number of new daily confirmed coronavirus infections top a record-breaking 120,000 cases.
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.
NPR New Now reports: The Presidential election is too close to call, Trump campaign sues Pennsylvania to stop counting votes, and other top news.
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
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