Special Episode: Joe Biden Wins the Presidency

<p>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.</p><p>Mr. Biden’s win is set to be contested — President Trump said in a statement that “the election is far from over.”</p><p>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.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/alexander-burns?searchResultPosition=0?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"><strong>Alexander Burns</strong>,</a> a national political correspondent for The New York Times; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"><strong>Maggie Haberman,</strong></a><strong> </strong>a White House correspondent for The Times; and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jim-rutenberg?searchResultPosition=0?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"><strong>Jim Rutenberg,</strong></a><strong> </strong>a writer-at-large for The Times and The New York Times Magazine.</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Biden<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/politics/biden-election.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> achieved victory</a> offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises.</li><li>He has spent his career devoted to institutions and relationships. Those are the tools he will rely on<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/politics/joe-biden.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> to govern a fractured nation</a>.</li></ul>