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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots
NPR
Politics & Policy

6 takeaways from election night 2020

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

5 years ago

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, center, and his wife, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results
Politics & Policy

Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on

It was a jarring outcome for Democrats who had devised an expanded political map, eager to provide a backstop against President Trump and his party’s grip on the Senate.

5 years ago

A car drives past a United States Postal Service facility, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Postal Service says it can’t meet judge’s ballot order

In its response to the judge's order, the Postal Service said it had already conducted rounds of morning checks at all its processing hubs.

5 years ago

Envelopes containing ballots are shown at a voting center
Politics & Policy

6 key questions going into the 2020 presidential election

Key questions linger as the final votes are cast and counted in Tuesday's contest between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Trump threatens to fire Fauci as COVID-19 cases surge

Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of a virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States remains in the news.

5 years ago

Health care activists rally in front of the U.S. Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

Medicaid’s future hinges on who wins the White House

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid.

5 years ago

The walls of a scorched antique shop stand on Skyway after a wildfire burned through Paradise, Calif.
Politics & Policy

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

The U.S. is out of the Paris climate agreement on Nov. 4. Experts say the outcome will determine to some degree just how hot and nasty the world will get in the future.

5 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘A huge attack’: Critics decry Trump order that makes firing federal workers easier

The EO strips protections for thousands of federal workers. Trump says it's needed to get rid of "poor performers." Critics call it an attack on apolitical employees.

5 years ago

Pages from the U.S. State Department's Global Engagement Center report
NPR
Politics & Policy

A ‘perception hack’: When public reaction exceeds the actual hack

This election season has brought a series of computer hacks and disinformation efforts. How do we distinguish between a real threat and a minor distraction?

5 years ago

Election workers sort ballots
NPR
Politics & Policy

With deluge of mail ballots, here’s when to expect election results in 6 key states

Rules in several key states don't allow election workers to begin processing or counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, so the winners may not be declared for days.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, and former President Barack Obama greet each other at a rally at Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously

The memories of Trump's win in Michigan and the rest of the Upper Midwest are still searing in the minds of many Democrats during the last stretch before Tuesday's election.

5 years ago

A medical worker in PPE administers a rapid COVID-19 test.
NPR
Health

U.S. adds almost 100,000 new coronavirus cases in 1 day as colder weather sets in

The surge is particularly acute in the Midwest and Great Plains. Health experts say the increase is being driven in large part by people who don't exhibit any symptoms.

5 years ago

A medical assistant holds a swab after testing a man on Wednesday at the new COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

U.S. hits new coronavirus record with more than 88,500 new cases

In the past week, the U.S. has blown past record levels of infection that were seen in the summer, when new cases topped 77,000 in July.

5 years ago

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