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How To Repair Relationships Damaged By Election Divisions

8:59am November 07, 2020

After an election year unique in its divisiveness, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with advice columnist Amy Dickinson about how people can begin to repair relationships, if they so desire.

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State Of The Race: Where Vote Counts Are At In Key States

8:59am November 07, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Every day, the number of outstanding ballots has gotten smaller, and the margins between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden have shifted, in some cases dramatically. We get an update.

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Week In Politics: Joe Biden Leads In Key States As Votes Continue To Be Counted

8:59am November 07, 2020

by Ron Elving

Slow and steady vote counts days after the election, with Joe Biden leading in key swing states. President Trump calls shenanigans, and his team looks into legal options.

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GOP Senate Candidate John James Refuses To Concede, Claims Irregularities In Votes

8:59am November 07, 2020

by Abigail Censky

It took 24 hours before the AP called the Michigan senate race for the incumbent Democrat, Gary Peters. His challenger, John James, is so far refusing to concede.

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Votes Still Being Counted In Philadelphia As Biden Maintains Razor-Thin Lead

8:59am November 07, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Pennsylvania continues to process ballots, with all eyes on Joe Biden's lead and the state's prized 20 electoral votes. It's always intense in Philadelphia.

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Republicans Take In Results Of The 2020 Election

8:59am November 07, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon asks Tim Alberta, Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent, how the GOP is responding to this week's election results.

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Arizona Still Counting Votes, With Biden Maintaining Lead

7:58am November 07, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

Arizona officials are still counting ballots. President Trump won the state four years ago, but Joe Biden may turn the usually Republican state blue.

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Trump To Challenge Vote Counts In Key States

7:58am November 07, 2020

by Miles Parks

President Trump's campaign plans to challenge vote counts in four battleground states that continued tallying ballots this week. The president wants the Supreme Court to intervene in the election.

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Voting Rights Organizers Claim Victory As Biden Takes Narrow Lead In Georgia

7:58am November 07, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Nse Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project. The organization registered a large number of new voters in the state.

A voter casts a ballot on Election Day in Atlanta. Georgia could be ground zero for whether Congress will be divided again next year.

Senate Control Likely Decided By Fate Of 2 Georgia Runoff Races

7:31am November 07, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Senate Democrats gained one new seat so far, but they would need two more plus the White House to take the majority. Two runoffs races in Georgia give them a very narrow path.