PBS News Hour - Politics

Despite denial of the election results by President Trump, the transition to a Biden administration is moving forward. One of Biden's closest allies in the Capitol is Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who reportedly is under consideration to become secretary of state. Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his concerns about U.S. military moves in Afghanistan and Trump's refusal to concede. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Trump announced in a tweet Tuesday night that he was firing Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Krebs has been credited by many for securing American elections from fraud and foreign interference -- but drew Trump's disfavor by defending the election's integrity from Trump's false claims. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Only weeks remain before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated. In a speech Monday, Biden focused on how he would act to rebuild the U.S. economy after the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. But meanwhile, he and his team are concerned about how President Trump's denials of his victory could slow progress around a COVID-19 vaccine. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Trump still refuses to concede the presidential election, more than one week after the Associated Press called the race for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump spent the past weekend on the golf course and on Twitter, repeating his angry and defiant objections to the results. Thousands of his supporters gathered in D.C., with violence leading to 21 arrests. Yamiche Alcindor reports.

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NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump's continued resistance to conceding the election, what his refusal to authorize the transition means for the incoming Biden administration, the pandemic's effect on voters and the outlook for additional federal coronavirus relief. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

With a record turnout, especially in battleground states like Georgia, people of color had a major impact on the 2020 election results. But while the Black and brown electorate made their voices heard in the election, many of the organizers who registered thousands of voters say the fight is far from over -- and the Democrats they elected must now deliver by centering marginalized voices. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President-elect Joe Biden has put the climate crisis at the top of his incoming administration's agenda with ambitious goals ranging from rejoining the Paris Agreement to a $2 trillion plan to transition to clean energy. To pass these laws, he will have to deal with a possibly GOP-controlled Senate and multilateral cooperation with America's allies. Christopher Booker reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration is likely to bring changes at the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and could impact defense strategies both at home and abroad. Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the International Security Program, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On Friday, President Trump made his first public statement since Joe Biden became the president-elect nearly one week ago. But in a Rose Garden news conference, Trump made no direct comments about the election results. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest on the transition of power, including Biden's staffing plans and Trump's legal claims. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump's refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden's administration is taking shape. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders