PBS News Hour - Politics

A growing number of Republicans say President-elect Biden should be able to receive a daily national security briefing. Biden has also announced longtime aide Ronald Klain will be his chief of staff. Meanwhile, President Trump's reelection campaign continues its legal challenges to the election -- despite many rejections. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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In Georgia, President-elect Biden leads President Trump by more than 14,000 votes, but the state will conduct a hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots. Trump and Georgia Republicans continue to ask for investigations into "voting irregularities," but the Republican secretary of state has seen no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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President Trump has repeatedly made misleading and false statements about mail-in ballots, the vote-counting process and more. Some of his supporters and members of the conservative media have, too. Social platforms like Twitter and Facebook have tried to limit the spread of disinformation -- but doing so is complicated. William Brangham talks to The Washington Post's Elizabeth Dwoskin.

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American presidential elections always draw intense interest globally. This year, Joe Biden's win was met with an array of reactions, from elation to wariness to silence. The president-elect has already spoken with allies from Europe, Japan and South Korea -- but he has yet to hear from American adversaries including China, North Korea and Russia. Nick Schifrin reports.

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President Trump made his first public appearance since losing reelection with a Veterans Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery. Against the backdrop of Trump's refusal to concede to President-elect Joe Biden, Georgia's secretary of state announced a hand recount of votes in both the presidential and Senate races. Lisa Desjardins reports and joins Yamiche Alcindor and Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., represents progressives in Congress. While Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential election, his party lost seats in the House and failed to achieve a Senate majority. The mixed election results reinforce the ideological divide between the moderate and liberal wings of the Democratic Party, on issues from health care to policing. Sanders joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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The deep divisions in American politics are also on display within the Republican Party since the election. Many GOP officials are standing with President Trump as he makes false claims about election fraud. Some have remained silent, and still others are calling Trump's allegations "unacceptable." Former Missouri Congressman Tom Coleman is among the last group. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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President-elect Joe Biden is reassuring Americans about the transition of power -- even if President Trump never admits he lost. Biden has 290 electoral votes, 20 more than he needed to win. On Tuesday, he held his first news conference since Election Day, promising that his team is continuing to make progress. Yamiche Alcindor reports and joins Judy Woodruff and Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

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In our news wrap Tuesday, Republicans will retain a Senate seat in North Carolina that was closely contested. Incumbent Thom Tillis clinched reelection today when his Democratic opponent, Cal Cunningham, conceded. Also, Tulsa, Oklahoma, ran out of intensive care beds on Monday as COVID-19 infections continue to surge, and Minnesota is imposing new pandemic restrictions on gatherings and bars.

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Health care policy was a major topic during the presidential campaign, and President Trump's administration has long sought to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. But Obamacare, as it is popularly known, is now deeply woven into American health. With health insurance for tens of millions in the balance, the legislation was back before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. John Yang reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders