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Kamala Harris’s road to the White House
On inauguration day, on 20 January, Kamala Harris will make history. She will become the first woman and the first person with Black and Asian heritage to become vice-president of the United States. She’s a woman who’s been breaking barriers throughout her career. But she’s also unafraid of making controversial decisions and has faced criticisms…
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‘If the UK moves forward with this Internal Market Bill… there will be no US-UK trade deal – period’ – Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle
We spoke to Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle, who sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which is responsible for international trade agreements.
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China, Russia and Turkey yet to congratulate Joe Biden on election win
As congratulations to Joe Biden flooded in from around the world, there were exceptions – Russia, China and Turkey are yet to recognise the election result. From rejoining the Iran nuclear deal to dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, the president-elect has his work cut out.
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Biden to meet with Covid taskforce as Trump still refuses to concede election
Washington is currently witnessing two parallel universes: one is the universe of President-elect Biden, who is rolling out his Covid taskforce today – even though his administration won’t actually be installed for another 71 days. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is not just refusing to concede, he is still calling the election stolen, soldiering on with his…
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Mary Trump on Donald Trump: ‘If he thinks he’s going down, he’s going to try to take the rest of us down with him.’
We were joined from Massachusetts by the psychologist Mary Trump, who is also the president’s niece. Her recent book is called ‘Too Much – Never Enough: How my family created the world’s most dangerous man’.
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How conspiracy theorists reacted to Trump’s vow to fight US election results
“The media is the opposition party” – that was Donald Trump just a few days after he was sworn into office in 2016. Last night, when the major networks cut away from the president’s speech as he made claim after claim of a plot to cheat him out of the election, it seemed to confirm…
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‘Black voters were determined’ – Black Votes Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown
As we await the finally tallies from the four key states that will decide this election, the heat continues to rise here in Washington with protesters gathering outside the White House in support of Joe Biden Among those turning out to support him in significant numbers have been Black voters and they’ve been the deciding…
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‘I think it’s important that every legal vote is counted’ – newly elected Republican Representative Bryon Donalds
Representative-elect Byron Donalds is a Republican who has just won his seat in southwest Florida.
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Trump ‘doesn’t have the facts and doesn’t have the law. He can try, but this is over’ – law professor Neal Katyal
We were joined by Neal Katyal, law professor and former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration.
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Media and secret service agents gather in Delaware where Biden campaign is based
The world’s press and a host of secret service agents have been gathering in Wilmington, Delaware, where we are told that Joe Biden is planning to make a national address later tonight, if the race has been called by then.
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Biden overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania
The outcome remains on a knife edge. The official electoral college votes have not shifted since last night – Joe Biden is still on 253 and Donald Trump on 213 votes. No candidate has yet reached 270 votes. It all comes down to four key states, where the margins are razor thin: Nevada, Arizona, Georgia…
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Trump has a “strategy to undermine faith” in US democracy, says author Anne Applebaum
We spoke to journalist and author of ‘Twilight of Democracy’, Anne Applebaum and former chief ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush, and law professor, Richard Painter.
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President will follow constitution in transition of power says conservative think tank
From Arlington, Virginia we were joined by Charmaine Yoest.
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US could face ‘unrest’ if Biden wins and Trump fails to concede, says Congressman
Democrat Congressman Bill Keating, who serves as the chairman of the Europe subcommittee of the House of Representatives warns of civil unrest should Trump refuse to concede.
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Pennsylvania Trump’s last real hope of a second term
If there is a state Donald Trump cannot lose, it’s Pennsylvania.