transition of power

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in Georgia over his efforts to interfere with the Presidential election. Trevor Noah and Desi Lydic cover how he bullied election officials and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Al Franken discuss the potential indictment.

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After days of uncertainty, Joe Biden has been elected president, becoming the first candidate in more than a quarter of a century to beat an incumbent. His running mate, Kamala Harris, is the first woman and woman of color elected vice president.

Mr. Biden’s win is set to be contested — President Trump said in a statement that “the election is far from over.”

Today we host a roundtable of three Times political journalists who discuss the election results, Mr. Biden’s victory and Mr. Trump’s next move.

Guest: Alexander Burns, a national political correspondent for The New York Times; Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The Times; and Jim Rutenberg, a writer-at-large for The Times and The New York Times Magazine.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily

Background reading:

• Mr. Biden achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises.
• He has spent his career devoted to institutions and relationships. Those are the tools he will rely on to govern a fractured nation.