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President-elect Donald Trump stands on stage at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy
NPR

The transition to the Trump administration is underway. But it’s already behind

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has not yet signed official legal documents with the General Services Administration and White House.

2 months ago

The Trump family walks on stage at an election night party
Courts & Law

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after presidential win

Trump was charged last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

2 months ago

A person drops off a mail-in ballot in October in Doylestown, Pa. Pennsylvania county officials received thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications, most of which were withdrawn shortly after Election Day. (Hannah Beier/Getty Images)
Politics & Policy
NPR

Mail ballot challenges are dropped in Pennsylvania shortly after Election Day

Around 77% of more than 4,400 challenges were withdrawn on Wednesday or Thursday.

2 months ago

Supporter for Republican Senate candidate David McCormick
Politics & Policy

Here’s how to recycle your campaign yard signs in Philly and the suburbs

It depends on the type of materials they’re made out of, but there are ways you can keep your yard signs out of the landfill.

2 months ago

Burying the hatchet ceremony
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s political candidates gather to ‘bury the hatchet’

Delaware candidates from all political parties gather to actually “bury the hatchet.” It’s called Return Day.

2 months ago

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Susie Wiles
Politics & Policy

President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff

Wiles, a longtime Republican strategist who would be the first woman to hold the role, is widely credited with running Trump's most well-executed campaign.

2 months ago

David McCormick smiles
Politics & Policy

AP calls Senate race in Pa., McCormick declared winner while incumbent Casey doesn’t concede

The AP named Republican candidate David McCormick as winner of the Senate seat in a race against Democratic incumbent Bob Casey. Casey’s campaign is not ready to concede.

2 months ago

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 Presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

A reckoning for the Democratic Party

Democrats suffered major losses in 2024, including key states and local races. Did their messaging on democracy and abortion fail to resonate?

Air Date: November 7, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:40
Donald Trump waves alongside Melania Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump to meet Biden at the White House, the president commends Harris for her campaign

Kamala Harris called Donald Trump to concede the race and to congratulate him, while Biden invited him to an Oval Office meeting to prepare to return the keys.

2 months ago

A poll worker holds a roll of
Politics & Policy

Fact focus: A multimillion vote gap between 2020 and 2024 fuels false election narratives

Some Trump supporters say 2020's vote total, much higher than 2016 and 2024, suggests votes were manufactured when Biden won. Harris supporters question her lower numbers.

2 months ago

Elon Musk
Politics & Policy

Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company

Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

2 months ago

Supporters watch returns at a campaign election night watch party for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Palm Beach Convention Center. (Evan Vucci/AP/AP)
Science
NPR

Trump’s victory promises to shake up U.S. energy and climate policy, analysts and activists say

In recent months, Trump railed against wind turbines and electric vehicles, which experts say would help curb climate pollution.

2 months ago

Kamala Harris speaks
Politics & Policy

Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting

Kamala Harris acknowledged her loss to Donald Trump Wednesday in a speech at Howard University, her alma mater.

2 months ago

Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Health
NPR

How health care could change under the new Trump administration

Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. He may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.

2 months ago

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands with former first lady Melania Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia area divided after Trump, GOP win

Donald J. Trump will be the 47th president of the United States, winning decisively against Vice President Harris and appearing poised to sweep the battleground states.

Air Date: November 6, 2024 12:00 pm

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