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Politics & Policy

A demonstrator reads a banner on display at Black Lives Matter Plaza, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Elections

GOP divided over Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud

Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, whose state is a key battleground in the presidential election, called the president’s claim of fraud “very disturbing.”

5 years ago

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks about a court order granting President Donald Trump's campaign more access to vote counting operations at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election. At left is Trump campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
National
Pennsylvania

Explainer: Why AP hasn’t called Pennsylvania

Biden opened a lead of more than 6,800 votes Friday morning over Trump, of more than 6.5 million votes cast.

5 years ago

Matt Henrich said he thought the line at his polling place would’ve been longer. (Layla A. Jones / Billy Penn)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly turnout beats 2016, unlikely to match Obama levels

5 years ago

Election workers check ballots one last time before sending them to be scanned and counted in the West Chester University gym.
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

The 2020 election: updates and reflections

We'll talk about the latest results from the 2020 election and what it tells us about the state of the country.

Air Date: November 6, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Biden takes vote lead in Pennsylvania, on track to win presidency

The Associated Press and NPR have not yet called the race and President Donald Trump has not conceded, but trends suggest Biden has a path to victory.

5 years ago

A election supervisor answer questions for the election workers as they count ballots at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Elections

Biden eases ahead in Georgia; Trump attacks election process

Biden overtook the president in Georgia early Friday and was inching closer to doing the same in Pennsylvania, where votes were still be counted.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump walks away after speaking at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections
National

Trump steps to podium, baselessly attacks election

As Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to victory, Trump lashed out Thursday evening in a performance that suggested he knew his prospects for a second term were slipping away.

5 years ago

This photo collage shows 10th Congressional District candidates: Democrat Eugene DePasquale, left, and Republican Scott Perry, right. (AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

GOP US Rep. Perry wins reelection in Harrisburg-York area

Congressman Scott Perry is a staunch Trump supporter and owner of one of the most conservative voting records in the U.S. House.

5 years ago

Supporters of President Trump gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 4, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
NPR
Elections
National

Election dispute increases risk of political violence, analysts warn

Domestic terrorism analysts say that the drawn-out vote count and fiery rhetoric from the White House are inflaming tensions.

5 years ago

About two dozen protesters gathered outside Philadelphia's vote counting headquarters in support of President Trump. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Federal judge dismisses Trump’s attempt to stop vote counting in Philadelphia

Trump had sued to stop a tallying process that has gradually eroded the advantage Trump held over Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

5 years ago

FILE -  This Jan. 16, 2020 file photo shows the end of the Ventnor, N.J. boardwalk as seen from Margate, N.J., where a group of residents want the city to build its own boardwalk. Voters rejected the proposal on Nov. 3.  (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Elections
New Jersey

Voters in Jersey Shore town of Margate reject a boardwalk

Voters in Margate, a well-to-do seaside community near Atlantic City, overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to build a boardwalk along its beachfront.

5 years ago

Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia, raises her fist as demonstrators call for all votes be counted outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

‘Philly’s got this’: Dueling rallies converge on ballot-counting center

Outside the convention center, Trump supporters cast unsubstantiated aspersions on the legitimacy of Philadelphia's election, while activists demanded every vote be counted.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump meets with Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., just before he switched his party affiliation, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
The Why
New Jersey
Politics

Van Drew race speaks to U.S. political divide

N.J. Congressman Jeff Van Drew flipped from Democrat to Republican. Now he's in a tight race for reelection against Democrat Amy Kennedy in a longtime swing district.

Air Date: November 5, 2020

Listen 14:59
Leaders of Sussex County's political parties hold up an axe during a previous
Delaware
Elections

Delaware lawmakers bury the hatchet as Return Day tradition adapts to COVID-19

A global pandemic won’t stop a Delaware tradition that sees political opponents gather in Sussex County to ceremonially put the differences of the campaign behind them.

5 years ago

(Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Reports that vote counters in Pa.’s Allegheny County are taking the day off are misleading. Here’s the true story.

A mailing company sent the wrong ballots to 29,000 voters, causing much of the current delay.

5 years ago

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