Lifetime seat on the Supreme Court after the Republicanled Senate approved her confirmation following a rushed process to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We will get the latest. Plus, we will speak to alicia garza, cofounder of black lives matter and supermajority. I think black voters in particular, especially as we turned out and shaped the contest across this country, we really do deserve to hear more about what youre going to do to advance the issues that i think all of us care about, the issues of health care, the issues of Community Safety and security, the issues of Climate Change and what is happening in our environment all around us. The issues of low wages that are keeping families from being able to support themselves. Amy we will speak with alicia garza about the election, new bookg, and her the purpose of power and how she was the target of a white supremacist plot that was foiled last week by the fbi. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org
270 are needed to win the electoral college. Six states, alaska, arizona, georgia, nevada, North Carolina and pennsylvania rth onare the states that have not been called and will determine who wins the white house. Thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Lets get to liz kreutz. Dan and ama, patience is the word of the week here, anxiously were awaiting results in five Battle Ground states including pennsylvania. This morning there was hope that we know the outcome of the race by tonight, but as the day has gone on, its looking more and more unlikely and now the president is claiming fraud. As the coup tntry waits on pinsd needles, all eyes are on five states, arizona, nevada, nk ort carolina North Carolina, pennsylvania and georgia. Vice President Biden needs two of the states and President Trump needs four and the final ballot counts that will make the difference are very, very slowly trickling in. Biden today said he has no doubt hell win once the votes are counted and ca
Electoral College Votes shy of an outright victory. This is. In the america this is an embarrassment to our country. Donald trump has falsely claimed election victory and this is the speech and the results even as votes are still being counted. In other news a military escalation in northern ethiopia as tensions between the government and local groups threaten to spill across the border. Its 20 g. M. T. Thats 33. 00 pm in the eastern United States and the race for the white house is still too close to call with 5 states still outstanding within the last hour joe biden has won the key battleground state of wisconsin the Term Campaign announced it will request a recount there its also filed the suit to hold the vote counting in the state of michigan and we are expecting to hear from the Trump Campaign and joe biden very soon hes urging his supporters to be patient insisting that he is on track for victory. Well lets take a look now at how the u. S. Election picture looks right now joe bi
On this mornings washington journal the duties of the office on which im about to enter, so help me god. At the white house last night, Amy Coney Barrett becomes a 115th justice to the Supreme Court and the fifth woman to the court in its 231 year history. This happened hours after the senate voted 5248 to confirm the 48yearold justice, President Trumps third nominee to the Supreme Court. Your reaction this morning, republicans democrats and us on twitter as well remember you can text us with your first name, city and state. Lets begin with Amy Coney Barrett at the white house yesterday. She delivered rare remarks for a justice just sworn into the high court, he or she is. The confirmation process has made ever clear to me one of the fundamental differences between the federal judiciary and the United States senate. Acute isps the most the role of policy preferences. Of a senator to pursue her policy preferences. In fact, it would be a dereliction of duty for her to put policy goals as
Says he Still Believes hell win and is currently 32. 00 Electoral College votes shy of al broad victory. Votes are still being tallied but trump is threatening to go to the Supreme Court to stop the counting. And in other news the ethiopias Prime Minister or his troops into the 2 prayed region following a deadly attack on a military base. And joining us go with the sports argentina football hero Diego Maradona has had Successful Surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. Welcomed news oh it is 1500. 00 g. M. T. 10 am in the east of the United States and as the new day begins the country is waiting on a handful of results which will decide who will be the next president with 43 states counted results are neck and neck that leaves. 7 states to decide the direction of the country and most of them could go either way while other states polls for the night counting continued in wisconsin were expecting to hear the results there in the coming hours and counting has restarted in other are