Election 2020: Updates from The Washington Post
Follow The Washington Post’s coverage of the 2020 election with this collection of episodes from across our audio programming, including "Post Reports," "Can He Do That?" and "The Daily 202's Big Idea."Podcasts
Pardon me? And my family? And maybe my lawyer?
Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 12:35 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds
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How to raise $170 million after an election
Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 10:26 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 48 seconds
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Wisconsin recount adds to Bidens margin of victory
Published: Nov. 30, 2020, 1:01 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
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Trump allows transition to begin, but his baseless efforts to sow doubt continue
Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 12:48 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds
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The campaign to flip the election
Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 8:15 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 21 seconds
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Trump puts democracy through a stress test
Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 1:03 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 59 seconds
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Trumps lame-duck agenda: Lessons from history and warnings for coronavirus
Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 1 second
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Inauguration is 62 days away. What could go wrong?
Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 9 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 29 seconds
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How we voted, and why
Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 10:04 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 39 seconds
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A red wave of Republicans and covid cases
Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 9 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 55 seconds
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Does Trumps refusal to concede put national security at risk?
Published: Nov. 14, 2020, 2:57 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds
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The worst covid surge is just beginning
Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 9:01 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 43 seconds
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Trump checks out, ignoring public duties, as coronavirus surges and firing spree continues
Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 12:09 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 1 second
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Whats wrong with polling?
Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 10:01 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 46 seconds
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Bidens pick for chief of staff is the ultimate Washington survivor
Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 12:53 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds
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Biden hopes to name several Cabinet nominees by Thanksgiving
Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 12:34 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds
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These tweets may be harmful to your democracy
Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 9:21 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 18 seconds
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Barr weaponizes the Justice Department to investigate Trumps baseless fraud claims
Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 1:08 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 9 seconds
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New president, same pandemic
Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 10 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds
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Trump appointee refuses to sign key letter allowing Biden's transition team to get to work
Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 12:48 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds
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President-elect Joe Biden calls this a time to heal as he reads a Catholic hymn in victory speech
Published: Nov. 8, 2020, 3:16 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 50 seconds
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How does a man who hates losing prepare to lose?
Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 9:44 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds
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Biden takes lead in Georgia and Trumps margin narrows in Pennsylvania
Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 12:52 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
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The divided states of America
Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 11 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 8 seconds
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What do Trumps legal threats actually accomplish?
Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 9:29 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 30 seconds
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Biden is on a path toward victory after wins in Michigan and Wisconsin
Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 1:08 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 29 seconds
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With the presidency on the line, Trump wants judges to stop Pennsylvania from counting ballots
Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 12:48 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 54 seconds
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Its not over yet
Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 10:46 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds
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The citizens guide to election night
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 10:17 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 39 seconds
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Trump and Biden focus on the North, but the South could determine an early winner
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 1:16 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 41 seconds
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The year of the voter
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 9:51 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds
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Biden plans to pick a very diverse Cabinet if he wins
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 12:58 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds
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Will our democracy survive this election?
Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 8:05 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 11 seconds
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Appeals court panel rules Minnesota must set aside ballots received after Election Day
Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 12:43 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds
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Q-tips, generators and a prayer: How to run an election
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 8:50 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 8 seconds
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Democrats in Pennsylvania and North Carolina claim key wins at the Supreme Court
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, noonDuration: 2 minutes 42 seconds
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Can we trust polling in battleground states?
Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 9 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 51 seconds
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70 million Americans have already voted
Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 12:02 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 53 seconds
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Will your vote count?
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 8:45 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 11 seconds
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Justice Barrett gets right to work and may decide on more election cases soon
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds
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The court that Mitch McConnell built
Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 9:08 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 11 seconds
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Pence determined to maintain schedule after five aides test positive, irrespective of CDC guidelines
Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 11:45 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds
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The winners and losers of early voting
Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 8:34 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds
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Bidens oil gaffe and Trumps subdued performance in final debate unlikely to change race
Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 11:24 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
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How 2020 races across the country lay the groundwork for a presidents influence
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 10:42 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 18 seconds
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Trump mulls firing FBI director, as DNI accuses Iran of election interference
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 11:29 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds
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Introducing the mute button to the presidential debate
Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 8:15 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
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Biden and Trump prepare very differently for final debate
Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 12:03 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds
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Can Senate Republicans survive Trump?
Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 8:44 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 55 seconds
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Our newest poll shows North Carolina is a dead heat
Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 11:43 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds
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Lawyers vs. more lawyers
Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 8:51 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 44 seconds
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Joe Biden leads Trump in the polls. So did Hillary Clinton. Democrats fear deja vu.
Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 11:32 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 9 seconds
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Trump defends retweeting conspiracy theories in abrasive town hall
Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 11:45 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
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The 2020 election is facing big challenges. Which ones matter most?
Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 10:57 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 47 seconds
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What happens when campaigns challenge votes?
Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 8:06 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds
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Videos show conservative activists coordinating with White House aides behind closed doors
Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 11:54 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds
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Trump tries to outrun coronavirus with Florida rally and ambitious schedule
Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 11:57 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds
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New coronavirus cases spike as Trump returns to the campaign trail
Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 11:41 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds
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Trump says he wants to hold a rally on Saturday night
Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 11:57 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes
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Covid-19 survivors see callousness, not compassion, in Trumps bout with the virus
Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 12:22 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 26 seconds
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With Trump sick, Biden puts the virus front and center
Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 1:03 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds
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Mike Pence reluctantly agrees to plexiglass barriers in tonights V.P. debate.
Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 12:36 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
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The Supreme Court sides with Republicans in a potentially significant dispute over mail-in ballots
Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 11:37 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds
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Trump testing positive for coronavirus is an 'October surprise'
Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 11:37 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds
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What happens if Trump refuses to accept a loss?
Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 12:15 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds
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Trump tries to clean up Proud Boys debate comment, but damage was already done
Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 12:36 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 22 seconds
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Trump fails in first debate to make the race anything but a referendum on him
Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 11:52 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds
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A new poll shows Joe Biden leading in Pennsylvania ahead of the first debate
Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 11:34 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes
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What it's like to moderate a debate
Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 1 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds
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Five weeks out from the election, Trump plays defense in several states he carried in 2016
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 11:57 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 29 seconds
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Trumps escalating attacks on the election prompt fresh fears of a looming constitutional crisis
Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 12:06 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 8 seconds
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How the Supreme Court became the most trusted branch, and how electoral politics might undo that
Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 10 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds
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President Trump refuses to commit to the peaceful transfer of power
Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 11:50 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
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How a Supreme Court vacancy could affect the election
Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 12:55 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds
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Former Pence aide on coronavirus task force explains why she will vote for Biden
Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 12:17 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 36 seconds
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The White women turning away from Trump
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 4:45 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds
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Trump defies local regulations to hold an indoor rally in Nevada
Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 11:39 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds
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Biden and Trump mark Sept. 11
Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 12:40 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 1 second
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A DHS whistleblower and the 2020 election
Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 12:45 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds
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Top official says Trump ordered him to stop providing intelligence on Russian interference
Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds
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Presidential candidates shift focus to the Midwest
Published: Sept. 4, 2020, 12:40 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds
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Two different stories of American unrest
Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 7:44 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 47 seconds
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Two conventions, two American realities
Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 8:44 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds
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Trump casts himself as more an insurgent than an incumbent in Republican convention speech
Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 11:28 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds
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Trump suggested sending law enforcement to the polls. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 9:15 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
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Trump shatters norms as he uses powers of presidency during Republican convention
Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 11:55 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds
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The GOP platform is enthusiastic support for Trump
Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 11:07 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 41 seconds
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Mail ballots rejected in the primaries could make the difference in battleground states this fall
Published: Aug. 24, 2020, 11:42 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 15 seconds
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Biden promises to end 'the darkness'
Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 11:41 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 22 seconds
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Postal problems persist. (But your mail-in ballot is probably safe.)
Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 9:53 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds
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Kamala Harris becomes first woman of color to accept a major party nomination for vice president
Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 12:07 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds
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Joe Biden officially becomes the Democratic Partys nominee for president
Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 11:50 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
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Michelle Obama warns: If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can
Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 11:52 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds
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Trump vs. the Postal Service
Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 10:44 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 2 seconds
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House Democrats ending recess early in bid to check Trump's moves against the Postal Service
Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 11:21 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 39 seconds
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Trump blocking money for the Postal Service threatens to change the outcome of the election
Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 12:02 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds
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How an extraordinary election season affects Trumps reelection chances
Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 6:25 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds
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Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the future for Democrats
Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 10:31 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 31 seconds
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Public health partisanship confronts a new reality: The virus is surging in rural America
Published: May 29, 2020, 3:21 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 44 seconds
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How Trump is leveraging the presidency to campaign against Biden
Published: May 22, 2020, 11:40 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds
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A pandemic playbook for political campaigns
Published: May 11, 2020, 9:40 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 53 seconds
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The Postal Service is in dire need. Trump wants to block the loan that could save them.
Published: April 30, 2020, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds
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Bernie Sanders drops out
Published: April 8, 2020, 9:25 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds
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U.S. elections are being tested like never before. What comes next?
Published: March 19, 2020, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds
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Joe Biden sweeps the primaries in Florida, Illinois and Arizona
Published: March 18, 2020, 11:46 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 53 seconds
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Joe Biden hires a new manager as part of a campaign shake up
Published: March 13, 2020, 11:19 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 9 seconds
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Joe Biden is on a path to win the Democratic nomination after more decisive wins
Published: March 11, 2020, 10:58 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds
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Joe Biden chips away at Bernie Sanderss edge with white working class voters
Published: March 10, 2020, 10:54 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 2 seconds
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Sanders steps up attacks on Biden ahead of critical Michigan primary
Published: March 9, 2020, 11:09 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
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And then there were two
Published: March 5, 2020, 10:02 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 33 seconds
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Warren weighs her future, as Sanders sharpens attacks on Biden
Published: March 5, 2020, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds
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Biden wins big on Super Tuesday, sweeping the South and beating Sanders and Warren in Massachusetts
Published: March 4, 2020, 11:54 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds
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Big name Democrats embrace Joe Biden as Bernie Sanders hopes for a Super Tuesday sweep
Published: March 3, 2020, 12:06 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
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Super Tuesday, in 16 dispatches.
Published: March 2, 2020, 11:39 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 34 seconds
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Joe Biden moves to capitalize on his win in South Carolina
Published: March 2, 2020, 12:12 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds
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A surging Bernie Sanders shows few signs of making nice with Democrats
Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 12:37 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
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Hacks, chaos and doubt: Lessons from the 2016 election revisited
Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds
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What millennial voters care about in 2020
Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 10:17 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 37 seconds
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Rival Democrats pile on Bernie Sanders in a debate, but no one breaks out
Published: Feb. 26, 2020, 1:04 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds
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Bernie Sanders is unapologetic as he faces criticism from Democrats for Cold War travels
Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 12:04 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 44 seconds
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Bernie Sanders is the man to beat for the Democratic nomination after landslide in Nevada
Published: Feb. 24, 2020, 11:42 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds
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The odds of a contested Democratic convention grow, as the anti-Sanders vote stays fragmented
Published: Feb. 21, 2020, 12:04 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
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Nevada heats up during a combative Democratic debate
Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 9:59 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds
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Mike Bloomberg is a target of everyone elses ire in his debut debate
Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 12:29 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds
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Mike Bloomberg will step outside his expensive comfort zone for tonight's debate
Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 2:37 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes
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Bloomberg qualifies for Wednesday's debate, as he poaches some of Bidens black supporters
Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 12:07 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds
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Trump allies are starting to focus attention on Pete Buttigiegs sexual orientation
Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 1:04 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds
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The New Hampshire primary failed to winnow the Democratic field the way it has historically
Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 12:42 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds
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Sanders narrowly wins N.H.
Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 9:34 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 48 seconds
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As Sanders wins N.H., Klobuchars strong finish behind Buttigieg will keep moderate voters divided
Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 12:55 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds
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Health care is the top concern for New Hampshire primary voters
Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 12:31 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds
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The battle for momentum in early primary states
Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 10:33 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 28 seconds
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Sanders and Buttigieg keep attacking each other in New Hampshire
Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 12:36 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds
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Joe Biden is nowhere to be found in New Hampshire
Published: Feb. 7, 2020, 12:55 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
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Bernie Sanders has his best fundraising month yet
Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 1:06 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 58 seconds
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Iowa and the future of election technology
Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 10:32 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds
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Buttigieg and Sanders take the lead as partial Iowa results are finally released
Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 12:19 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds
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Inside the chaos of the Iowa caucuses
Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 9:33 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 21 seconds
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Iowa mess means no official results and questions about the future of the caucuses
Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 12:32 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 16 seconds
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In Iowa, John Kerry says he wont run in 2020 but doesnt deny he speculated about it
Published: Feb. 3, 2020, 1:09 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds
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Its going to be a cluster, Joe Biden says in Iowa, as candidates scramble
Published: Feb. 2, 2020, 4:01 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 12 seconds
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Bernie Sanderss campaign advises Iowa volunteers to tread carefully around socialism
Published: Feb. 1, 2020, 5:18 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds
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How do caucuses work, anyway?
Published: Feb. 1, 2020, 1:45 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 6 seconds
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Trump overshadows the Democratic candidates in Iowa ahead of the caucuses
Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 1:05 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 52 seconds
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Will the Iowa caucuses clarify anything? Lessons from history in an unpredictable year
Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 10:05 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 38 seconds
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