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Elections
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Biden needs 1 more battleground state to win the White House

Two days after Election Day, neither candidate had amassed the votes needed to win the White House. But Biden’s victories in the Great Lakes states left him at 264.

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters during a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Elections
National

Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter

It’s an outcome that dampens Democratic demands for a bold new agenda, emboldens Republicans and almost ensures partisan gridlock regardless of who wins the presidency.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
Elections
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Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House

A full day after Election Day, neither candidate had cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

6 years ago

Eric Morrison appears with supporters outside a polling location on Election Day.
Delaware
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LGBTQ

Delaware General Assembly gains largest LGBTQ representation in history

For the first time in state history, Delaware elects three members of the LGBTQ community to serve in the General Assembly.

6 years ago

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Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Officials anticipate that the task of scanning mail and absentee ballots will be completed Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Mail ballot trends suggest Biden on path to victory in Pa.

Definitive results aren’t expected until at least Thursday in Pennsylvania, but strong trends in mail ballot results are giving Biden’s campaign reason for hope.

6 years ago

An underwater single-use plastic carryout bag.
Environment
New Jersey

Murphy approves N.J. ban on plastic and paper bags, won’t take effect until 2022

After years of efforts and several different iterations, New Jersey will implement one of the strongest plastic and paper bag bans in the country.

6 years ago

Protesters gather outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2017, to protest President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the Unites States from the Paris climate change accord. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Elections
Environment
International

U.S. withdraws from Paris climate agreement as election results still unknown

Trump made withdrawing from the landmark climate treaty a hallmark of his 2016 campaign. Biden says he will rejoin if elected.

6 years ago

A vendor makes change for a marijuana customer at a cannabis marketplace
Economy
New Jersey

Here’s what’s next for New Jersey’s budding cannabis industry

New Jersey voters approved a referendum legalizing marijuana 2 to 1. But that does not mean that those 21 or older can indulge just yet.

6 years ago

Voters practice social distance while lining up at polling place in Northern Liberties in Philadelphia.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Election Day voting barriers: Language access, constables, correcting mistakes

The Pennsylvania Election Protection Coalition recapped what many anticipated would be a confusing Election Day, and called it a relative success.

6 years ago

A supporter of President Trump's poses with a cardboard cutout likeness Wednesday in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. (John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
International

As America waits out an uncertain election, much of the world sees chaos

The rest of the world is looking on with a mixture of uncertainty, concern and outright alarm as Trump has already labeled the election fraudulent.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters
Elections
National
Politics

Biden campaign sees ‘clear path to victory,’ shrugs off expected Trump court challenges

Biden's campaign manager says the Democratic nominee will win by a bigger margin than Trump did in 2016 in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

6 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. Election 2020 Results: Philly closer to finishing count of mail ballots; at PHL, Trump campaign claims victory

Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt said Wednesday that it will take at least until Thursday morning for workers to wrap up the tally.

6 years ago

New Jersey 3rd Congressional candidate Andy Kim speaks to supporters at the Westin in Mount Laurel in November 2018
Elections
New Jersey

Kim wins re-election in N.J.’s Third Congressional District, defeating Republican David Richter

Kim’s re-election makes him the longest-serving Democratic congressman in three decades in a district historically been represented by Republicans.

6 years ago

Election workers sort ballots
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

The post-election roundtable

Our roundtable of guests join us to talk about the incoming results of the 2020 election and the future of the American government.

Air Date: November 4, 2020 10:00 am

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Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots
NPR
Elections
National

6 takeaways from election night 2020

The election between Trump and Biden is still not settled, and it might not be for days.

6 years ago

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