His supporters are defining the president s showing no signs of conceding as he passed a challenge ballot counts in several states. That hasnt stopped leaders from around the world applauding joe biden including many who have walkie relations were trying to. Welcome 800100 hours g. M. T. 7 pm in washington d. C. And the days of anxious waiting the United States has reached a fateful moment in its history Democratic Party candidate joe biden is now president elect having obtained 290 electoral votes so far if course needed 270 to take the white house. Well this is what finally put joe biden across the finish line a projected victory in pennsylvania with its 20 Electoral College votes and nevada with 6 hes also leading in georgia but that race is still too close to call current President Donald Trump has 214. 00 electoral votes all together. Looking at the breakdown of numbers its a picture of a nation divided bidens won more votes than any other president ial candidate before him but tr
And well see how that goes. For us live from los angeles many thanks when leaders from around the wells have been sending their congratulations to joe biden lets begin in europe where german chancellor Angela Merkel issued a statement saying that she looks forward to future cooperation with President Biden and that the transatlantic friendship between the u. S. And germany is irreplaceable if we are to master the great challenges of time. Nigerias president Mohammed Bihari has tweeted congratulating biden on his election at a time of uncertainty and fear in World Affairs as he said his election is a reminder that democracy is the best form of government. And his Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated biden saying as the Vice President his contribution to strengthening into u. S. Relations was critical invaluable and that he looked forward to working closely together once again to take india u. S. Relations to Greater Heights weve also heard from the emir of qatar which hosts t
Black woman elected Vice President. But donald trump and his supporters a to find the president showing no sign of conceding how will that affect the transition of power in the white house. President says his military has taken control of the strategic city of sushi in the disputed region of the. A promise to restore the soul of America Joe Biden has delivered a message of hope and unity just hours after declaring victory in the president ial election he spoke of ending months of racial unrest out of bringing a new approach to dealing with the pandemic that still a state of the country but biden will face challenges trump is refusing to concede and is threatening legal action that he hopes will overturn results that secured by. Victoria a White House Correspondent Kelly Holcomb reports. Addressing the nation for the 1st time as president elect joe biden spoke to a divided america and appealed for unity. People of this nation have spoken. They delivered us a clear victory we won with th
Latest Nonfiction Book and authors, cspan2 created by americas Television Company as a Public Service and brought to you by your television provider. History and biography is sponsored by wells fargo i am judy would read and i am thrilled to be joining these three amazing offer authors, yoe them on the screen, george packer, Richard Holbrook the end of the American Century and Susan Glasser and peter baker whose book is out this fall, the man who ran washington, the life and times of James A Baker the third period two brilliant books about too complicated and fascinating men. They were born a decade apart, baker in houston in 1930, holbrook in manhattan in 1941, baker republican trained as a lawyer, holbrook a democrat, Foreign Service officer, student of Foreign Policy, their lives to very different project trees but they both ended up in washington where they became major power players. Peter picking up on that, this is a man with great ambition and even was there before he came to w
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