Edge election could potentially drag on for days or even longer with neither side willing to concede. So well be going to the u. S. Supreme court we want to. Voting just so youre prepared for any effort republicans make in any court and you key states to advance the absurd theory that the president as far as last night. I should check out our web site r t dot com for faster than light updates on anything and everything surrounding the u. S. Elections on behalf of the R T International team thanks for watching and we hope you have a great day. Hello and welcome the cross town where all things are considered on Peter Lavelle as expected ballots are still being counted but what we do know about this election that its close in the country is deeply divided what are some of the lessons to be learned was it enough to frame this election as a risk. Renda and donald trump. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Christopher Metzler in washington he is a legal scholar in monterey we have
This office, i will not be the last. [ cheers ] President Trump insists the election is not over, making baseless claims of fraud. If you count the legal votes, i easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. The president s allegations of largescale fraud and theft of the election are just not substantia substantiated. Launching lawsuits. My guests republican senator mitt romney of utah, democratic congressman James Clyburn of south carolina, and Biden Deputy Campaign manager kay bedingfield. This is not what the democrats dreamed. Disappointed democrats lose seats in the house. We had a very good day. Most pundits thought we would lose the senate. Two georgia runoffs in january will decide control of the senate. Joining me for insight and analysis, nbc News Washington correspondent andrea mitchell. Democratic pollster cornell belcher. Wall street journal columnist peggy noonan. And david wasserman, house editor for the cook political report.
Measures aimed at slowing the surge in new cases of covert. 19 plus a story of trauma and triumph in colombia. A former child soldier who was wounded in a bomb blast is now a champion cyclist with his eyes on glory in the next hour and then think again, its the u. S. Welcome to the program, u. S. President elect. Joe biden has introduced 6 key members of his cabinet and each has decades of experience in their particular field. He said, diplomacy and multilateralism are back and his new team will lead to by example. The transition to a Biden White House is picking up speed after President Trump cleared the way for a transfer of power. President elect joe biden has officially revealed his picks for the top positions of his countenance marking a clear shift away from chums america 1st doctor. And instead, a lot of familiar faces from the administration signaling bidens intention to return to multilateralism. And its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the worl
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Coronavirus pandemic. Officials say more than 100 million votes came in before election day, the most ever. The university of florida is analyzing the trend and says about 65 million of the ballots came in by mail. The surge in mailin voting could have a major effect on election calls. Many people in florida said they wanted to make their voices heard. I know a lot of people especially on social media, younger people are really pushing the voting. Some said the voting process was unexpectedly easy, though there were adjustments for the coronavirus pandemic. There have been no extra long lines, and once the line got started everything just went smoothly. A lot of attention is on the results of six swing states, arizona, florida, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin and north carolina. Those difficulttocall states are essentially the tipping points and often decide who wins the electoral college. The two candidates appeared in public on the crucial day. Were doing very well in florida. Were