Gov. Pritzker Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions Again In Chicago’s Suburbs
With cases rising, Pritzker announced new limits for restaurant outdoor seating and gatherings to 10 people in DuPage, Kane, Will and Kankakee counties.
With cases rising, Pritzker announced new limits for restaurant outdoor seating and gatherings to 10 people in DuPage, Kane, Will and Kankakee counties.
Record turnout, a president who won’t accept the outcome and likely divided government. Beating President Trump may turn out to be easier than governing for President-elect Biden.
Reactions from Republican lawmakers on President Trump’s claims that the election isn’t over and that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election have varied.
Harris is the first woman, the first Black person and the first Asian American elected vice president of the United States. Her rise marks a statement about a changing nation.
A Democratic administration could usher in more federal economic relief, a centralized pandemic response and new agendas for criminal justice reform and education funding.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris addressed the nation after clinching the election.FOLLOW OUR COVERAGEThis episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, correspondent Asma Khalid, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Decision desks at networks like the Associated Press only call a race when they determine the candidate behind has no route to catch up, even with whatever outstanding ballots to count.
A call in Pennsylvania gave Joe Biden the necessary electoral votes to secure the presidency, says the Associated Press.READ OUR COVERAGEThis episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, campaign reporter Juana Summers, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
From obscene gestures outside Trump Tower to spontaneous dancing on the North Side, Joe Biden supporters hit the streets to celebrate his victory over Donald Trump.
The 56-year-old California senator is also the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency.