Election 2020: Updates from The Washington Post

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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."

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The end of the 2020 election

Dec 14 2020
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Pardon me? And my family? And maybe my lawyer?

Dec 03 2020 28 mins  
On "Can He Do That?" The president is reportedly considering pardoning himself and his family for potential future Justice Department charges. And where does recent news of a “bribery-for-pardon” scheme fit into a president's limitations on pardon power?

How to raise $170 million after an election

Dec 02 2020 24 mins  
How President Trump might use the $170 million he’s raised to challenge election results. Infighting muddies the future of the Democratic Party. And, how the pandemic has complicated shared custody agreements.

Wisconsin recount adds to Biden’s margin of victory

Nov 30 2020 2 mins  
From "The Daily 202" podcast, The recount of presidential ballots in Wisconsin’s two largest counties reconfirmed Sunday that Biden beat President Trump in the key swing state by more than 20,000 votes.

Trump allows transition to begin, but his baseless efforts to sow doubt continue

Nov 24 2020 4 mins  
On "The Daily 202" podcast, President Trump effectively surrendered his three-week protest of the election results on Monday night by giving the green light for the government's official transition process to begin.

The campaign to flip the election

Nov 20 2020 12 mins  
Will anyone stop the president’s attempts to overturn the election?

Trump puts democracy through a stress test

Nov 20 2020 6 mins  
From "The Daily 202" podcast, President Trump is using the power of his office to try to reverse the results of the election. He is orchestrating a far-reaching pressure campaign to persuade Republican officials to overturn the will of voters.

Trump’s lame-duck agenda: Lessons from history and warnings for coronavirus

Nov 19 2020 24 mins  
This week on the "Can He Do That?" podcast, Professor Jeremi Suri offers an example from history with lessons for today. Plus, reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb on the implications of Trump's approach to the virus for Biden's incoming team.

Inauguration is 62 days away. What could go wrong?

Nov 19 2020 18 mins  
The votes have been (mostly) counted, and though Joe Biden is clearly the president-elect, there are still more steps and potential obstacles for that to become official. Plus, why more men are dying of covid-19.

How we voted, and why

Nov 18 2020 30 mins  
A look at how key groups voted in this election: from Latinos in Texas and the women who went for President Trump to the Black voters who pushed President-elect Joe Biden across the finish line.