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Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden wear masks as they mark Memorial Day, on May 25. The president-elect has consistently worn masks amid the pandemic, and is calling for a national mask mandate. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

To combat the pandemic, Biden will aim to depoliticize mask-wearing

In the months since Memorial Day, face masks have become a potent symbol of the political polarization over the coronavirus in the United States.

5 years ago

Joe Biden
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania certifies election results, making Biden’s victory official

In Pennsylvania’s final tally, Joe Biden received 3,458,229 votes — an advantage of more than 80,000 over President Donald Trump.

5 years ago

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

Trump push to invalidate votes in heavily Black cities alarms civil rights groups

Black voters in Detroit, Philly, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts.

5 years ago

Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference
Radio Times
Elections
Law

Trump continues to challenge election results

A look at the latest on Trump's legal challenges to the election results, and a discussion about the effects of his defiance on the American people.

Air Date: November 24, 2020 10:00 am

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In voting against the state House's request to audit the election, Rep. Jake Wheatley (D., Allegheny) said it was duplicative of the Department of State's audit, which is required by law.
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

In rare move, bipartisan panel rejects Pa. House request to audit 2020 election

An attempt by Pa.'s GOP-controlled legislature to audit the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election failed Monday when a bipartisan panel rejected it.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during a virtual meeting with the United States Conference of Mayors at The Queen theater Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

President-elect Biden to begin formal transition process after agency OK

President-elect Joe Biden can finally begin his transition to power.

5 years ago

Avril Haines pictured in January 2020. If appointed, Haines will become the first woman to become the director of national intelligence. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Military

Avril Haines nominated as first female director of national intelligence

Haines, 51, worked with Biden under President Barack Obama and led the Biden transition's national security and foreign policy team.

5 years ago

John Hansberry operates an extractor at Philadelphia's ballot counting center
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Philly region certifies election results as Trump legal challenges continue to falter

Most Pa. counties are expected to meet the Nov. 23 deadline for certification, but a few are running behind. State expects to officially announce Biden victory this week.

5 years ago

Janet Yellen
Economy
Government Accountability

Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury

Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789.

5 years ago

Democrat Sarah McBride is the first transgender person to be elected to Delaware's General Assembly. (Courtesy of Friends of Sarah McBride)
The Why
Delaware
LGBTQ
Politics

Delaware’s new class of LGBTQ representatives

The DE legislature will swear in 3 members of the LGBTQ community. Queer Delawareans say that representation is important for protecting increasingly-threatened rights.

Air Date: November 23, 2020

Listen 13:40
Secretary of State John Kerry
Environment
National
Politics

Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry

John Kerry will lead the incoming administration’s effort to combat climate change. Biden also plans to nominate Antony Blinken as his secretary of state.

5 years ago

A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the electoral college map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
WITF

Some counties will miss Pennsylvania’s election results certification deadline

Delays shouldn’t affect statewide certification, experts say.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Union members after touring a plumbers union training center in Erie, Pennsylvania
NPR
Elections
Pennsylvania

Biden supporters in Pennsylvania look ahead to a ‘traditional presidency’

Joe Biden's supporters in the swing county of Erie talk about their hopes and their expectations of the incoming president.

5 years ago

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Trump appeals rejection of effort to block Pennsylvania vote

President Donald Trump's appeal comes a day after a federal judge issued a scathing order shooting down claims of widespread irregularities with mail-in ballots.

5 years ago

Supporters of Donald Trump host a 'Stop the Steal' protest outside of the Georgia State Capital
NPR
Elections
National

Trump requests Georgia recount, meaning 5 million votes will be tabulated a 3rd time

The law calls for a recount to be conducted by re-tabulating every ballot through a scanner, the same way they were originally counted in the days after the Nov. 3 election.

5 years ago

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