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Trump To Challenge Vote Counts In Key States

7:58am November 07, 2020

by Miles Parks

President Trump's campaign plans to challenge vote counts in four battleground states that continued tallying ballots this week. The president wants the Supreme Court to intervene in the election.

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Voting Rights Organizers Claim Victory As Biden Takes Narrow Lead In Georgia

7:58am November 07, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Nse Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project. The organization registered a large number of new voters in the state.

A voter casts a ballot on Election Day in Atlanta. Georgia could be ground zero for whether Congress will be divided again next year.

Senate Control Likely Decided By Fate Of 2 Georgia Runoff Races

7:31am November 07, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

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

The 2000 presidential election ended up at the Supreme Court. Experts say that's unlikely to happen this time.

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Will This Election Be A Replay Of 'Bush v. Gore' At The Supreme Court? Not Likely

7:01am November 07, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

President Trump has made unfounded allegations of "fraud" in the election and said the Supreme Court, with three of his appointees, will be the final arbiter. Legal experts aren't so sure.

Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Sean Hannity interviews President Trump in Las Vegas in 2018. Hannity, like Trump, has cast doubt on the 2020 election results without providing evidence.

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As Trump's Chances Fade, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices

6:00am November 07, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Rupert Murdoch struck an alliance with President Trump early on and Fox News has bolstered his presidency. As Joe Biden nears victory, Fox is stepping warily to avoid alienating Trump supporters.

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden looks on while speaking in Wilmington, Del., Thursday.

Biden Urges Patience As His Lead Widens In Key States

11:22pm November 06, 2020

by Alana Wise

Biden delivered remarks as he continues to advance his lead in critical swing states.

President Trump arrives to speak in the briefing room at the White House Thursday.

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Trump Wants To Fight Election, But 'It's Dawning On Him,' Former Adviser Says

10:49pm November 06, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

A former adviser said he believes Trump will eventually concede, but at this stage believes he has to "go to the mattresses to push, you know, as far as he can."

Bethany Lind Mendenhall and her husband, Eric Mendenhall, say they're concerned about the division they see in the country.

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How Georgia Turned From Red To Purple

10:42pm November 06, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

In a state not won by a Democratic presidential candidate for nearly three decades, officials are predicting a recount, saying the result will come down to a margin "less than a large high school."

Protesters demonstrate four years ago against Donald Trump, then the president-elect, outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Trump won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.

As Presidency Hinges On A Handful Of States, Some Have Made A Popular Vote Pact

7:12pm November 06, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

What would a national popular vote mean? Instead of watching days of livestreams of swing state poll workers, the result would have been settled on Tuesday night.

Week In Politics: What The Presidential Election Is Saying About U.S. Democracy

5:10pm November 06, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Brooks of The New York Times and Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post about the presidential election, election security and the state of the U.S. democracy.

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