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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.

6 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.

6 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

Listen 14:59
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.

6 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.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden
Courts & Law

Trump team says it’s suing to stop Pennsylvania vote count

There have been no reports of fraud or any type of ballot concerns out of Pennsylvania. The state received more than 3.1 million mail-in ballots that take time to count.

6 years ago

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

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

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.

6 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.

6 years ago

The Resistance Revival Chorus performs in front of City Hall, onboard a flatbed truck, as part of a voter motivational effort called
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Truck dancing, hula-hooping and helping: How Philly made Election Day

In a year defined by pandemic, movements against racial injustice and the general defiance of norms, Philadelphia showed out on Election Day.

6 years ago

Activists held an election night rally in front of Independence Hall in Old City, Philadelphia. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy

Philly activists promise daily protests at LOVE Park if Trump claims victory early

“West and Southwest Philly have been ground zero for the disaster of this presidency,” said City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier at an election night rally on Independence Mall.

6 years ago

In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Politics & Policy

Biden, Booker victorious in N.J.’s mostly mail-in election

Booker defeated Republican Rik Mehta, a business executive with a law degree and a doctorate in pharmacy.

6 years ago

Gretchen Fitzgerald outside polling place
Politics & Policy

Delawareans vote in record numbers, but Trump has support in Biden country

Delaware’s Trump supporters say the president’s business-friendly approach has earned their loyalty over his opponent, Joe Biden, their state’s favorite hometown politician.

6 years ago

John Hansberry operates an extractor at Philadelphia's ballot counting center
The Why
Politics & Policy

Why Pa. didn’t have results on Election Day

A record number of mail-in ballots meant Pennsylvania didn't know its final results on Election Day. And those results could make or break the election.

Air Date: November 3, 2020

Listen 14:07
Election workers check ballots one last time before sending them to be scanned and counted in the West Chester University gym.
Politics & Policy

Trump campaign files legal challenges in Philadelphia as election court heats up

Challenges are being filed over contacting voters, the view from the ballot counting observation area, and decisions made by judges of elections at the polls.

6 years ago

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