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Politics

A Trump supporter stands outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Politics & Policy

Unmarked texts urging vote protests in Philly tied to group run by top Trump aide

The messages directed Trump fans to converge at a downtown intersection where hundreds of protesters from the opposing candidates’ camps faced off Thursday afternoon.

5 years ago

An angry supporter of President Donald Trump shouts at crowds of celebrating demonstrators after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Trump, who never admits defeat, mulls how to keep up fight

People close to Trump don't expect him to ever formally concede but do believe he will grudgingly vacate the White House at the end of his term.

5 years ago

Joe Biden gives a speech at The Queen Theater in Wilmington
Politics & Policy

Delawareans rejoice as odyssey of hometown ‘Joe’ leads to the presidency

For the first time in U.S. history, a Delawarean is bound for the White House. Residents of the first state join people around the nation celebrating Biden’s win.

5 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP

The 56-year-old California senator represents the multiculturalism that defines America but is largely absent from Washington's power centers.

5 years ago

Demonstrators demanding for officials to
Politics & Policy
WITF

More than 100,000 labor-intensive provisional ballots await Pa. election workers after mail ballot count

Fifty-seven counties have reported nearly 105,000 provisionals awaiting processing in response to WITF’s inquiry.

5 years ago

A voter casts a ballot on Election Day
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate control likely decided by fate of 2 Georgia runoff races

Senate Democrats gained one new seat so far, but they would need two more plus the White House to take the majority. Two runoff races in Georgia give them a very narrow path.

5 years ago

Mark Meadows, right, traveled with President Trump and Vice President Pence in the homestretch of the campaign, including to a rally in Traverse City, Mich. on Nov. 2.
NPR
Politics & Policy

White House Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows tests positive for the coronavirus

Meadows, never far from the president's side, traveled extensively with the president in the homestretch of his campaign, and was with Trump and his family on election night.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
Politics & Policy

Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory

The U.S. presidential race is hovering in suspended animation as the long, exacting work of counting votes brings Democrat Joe Biden closer to victory over President Trump.

5 years ago

Shaka Johnson, attorney for the Wallace family, (left) and Gwen Carr (right), mother of Eric Garner, spoke in support of the Wallace family and Wallace’s mother who is bedridden with grief. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Eric Garner’s mother joins Wallace family to call for more police training and new crisis hotline

“We have to stop the police from being the first responders,” said Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother. “They shoot first and ask questions later.”

5 years ago

U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
Politics & Policy

Party-flipper Van Drew beats political newcomer Kennedy in close South Jersey race

The Associated Press called the close race for Republican Van Drew on Friday. He was the incumbent, though he first won the seat in 2018 as a Democrat.

5 years ago

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

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 woman walks by the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 5. Stock markets are rallying at the prospect that this week's elections will result in a divided government.
NPR
Money

Wall Street bet on a ‘blue wave,’ but divided government suits it just fine too

Stocks have traditionally done well with a Democrat in the White House and Congress under Republican control.

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
Politics & Policy

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

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People wanting to be election challengers yell as they look through the windows of the central counting board as police were helping to keep additional challengers from entering due to overcrowding
Politics & Policy

Trump backers converge on vote centers in Michigan, Arizona

The protests came as the president repeatedly insisted without evidence that there were major problems with the voting and the ballot counting.

5 years ago

A demonstrator holds up a sign while waiting for election results
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

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