elections

Bilingual Education Returns To California. Now What?

8:06am November 25, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Eighteen years after California voters severely restricted bilingual education, they've voted to bring it back. Proposition 58 passed by a wide margin. But what happens next won't be easy.

Family tensions can bubble to the surface during the holidays, especially after a divisive election.

This Thanksgiving, Looking Forward To A Respite From The Hydrant Of Terribleness

8:57am November 24, 2016

by Gene Demby

Here's hoping that the holiday provides the rare oasis from a year full of rancor and racial strife in our politics.

President-elect Donald Trump delivered a Thanksgiving message calling for the country to unify and put wounds from the bruising election aside.

Trump Calls For Unity, Healing In Thanksgiving Address

6:00pm November 23, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

"Emotions are raw and tensions just don't heal overnight," the president-elect admitted in a nearly two-minute video.

Republican Pat McCrory Requests Recount In North Carolina Governor's Race

4:29pm November 23, 2016

by Jeff Tiberii

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is a few thousand votes behind his opponent, Democrat Roy Cooper. McCrory is challenging as many votes as possible and suggesting some votes were cast fraudulently.

Election workers sort through unprocessed vote-by-mail ballots at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office on Monday.

Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Lead Is 1.7 Million And Growing. Here's Why

8:23am November 23, 2016

by Ben Adler

There are still 2 million ballots left to count in California. Most of those votes will likely go to Hillary Clinton, further running up her lead in the popular vote.

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Tonya Stands recovers from being pepper sprayed by police after swimming across a creek with other protesters hoping to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, near Cannon Ball, N.D., on November 2.

The Standing Rock Resistance Is Unprecedented (It's Also Centuries Old)

3:41pm November 22, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Many say the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance is beyond anything they've experienced before. But there are preludes in Native American history, and you don't have to look too far back to find them.

Media executives and anchors met from the top five TV networks met with the president-elect at Trump Tower on Monday.

Trump Airs Grievances, Fields Questions In Meeting With Top TV News Figures

11:44pm November 21, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The President-elect met at Trump Tower with executives and anchors from five major TV networks, where he complained about "unfair coverage" before taking questions about his political intentions.

Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, speaks to the media at Trump Tower on Monday.

Trump Adviser Dismisses Potential Business Conflicts; Defends Children's Roles

6:14pm November 21, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

"They'll continue to be wildly successful in the business world," Trump's former campaign manager told NPR's Audie Cornish, saying concerns about conflicts of interests are unfounded.

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Speakers taking questions from the press included alt-right supporters (left to right) Peter Brimelow, Kevin MacDonald, Jason Jorjani, and Jared Taylor.

Energized By Trump's Win, White Nationalists Gather To 'Change The World'

1:25pm November 20, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The white nationalist group held a conference in D.C. this weekend after Trump's unlikely victory for president. Now, the controversial believers say they can be "an intellectual vanguard" for Trump.

Trump's Private Business Dealings Pose Unprecedented Conflicts Of Interest

9:34am November 20, 2016

The president-elect has said he'll put his three oldest children in charge of his assets. Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell about potential ethical issues that presents.

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