After the election, join Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott for this special series looking at what happened, what it means and what to expect next, drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff.

Amid one of the most turbulent periods in modern U.S. history, the nation chose a new president. The American people faced this choice against the backdrop of a global pandemic, dire economic conditions and nationwide unrest over police brutality and systemic racism. The outcome of the 2020 election -- and the turmoil that's emerged since -- help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here.

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By the time conventions officially nominated our two presidential candidates, this election year had tested the country and our systems in extraordinary ways. This episode looks back at the first half of an election year that began with a presidential impeachment trial — and that wasn’t the most unusual thing about it.

The outcome of the 2020 presidential election will help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here. This podcast, hosted by The Washington Post’s Eugene Scott and drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff, will look back at how we got here and what this moment in history tells us about the future of our divided country.

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The race is over, but tribal party politics and a president unwilling to concede mean big challenges for the transition. We go behind the scenes of the final weeks of the campaigns, the tension of election night and the days that followed to begin to unpack what the result says about the future.

The outcome of the 2020 presidential election will help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here. This podcast, hosted by The Washington Post’s Eugene Scott and drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff, will look back at how we got here and what this moment in history tells us about the future of our divided country.

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What will a Biden administration prioritize, and how likely is the GOP to get on board? This episode explores the plans being crafted by the Biden team to implement an ambitious agenda that reverses course on key issues -- like battling the coronavirus pandemic and addressing climate change -- and the potential long-term impact of Trump’s continued refusal to accept the legitimacy of the president-elect.

The outcome of the 2020 presidential election will help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here. This podcast, hosted by The Washington Post’s Eugene Scott and drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff, will look back at how we got here and what this moment in history tells us about the future of our divided country.

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In Episode 3, Neera Tanden ran us through some of the Biden team’s priorities for the first 100 days in office. In this bonus material from that interview, Tanden offers thoughts on how President-elect Joe Biden will approach vaccine distribution and coronavirus safety measures, and why the demographics of the virus’s impact have slowed the policy response.

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In Episode 3, Washington Post reporter Paul Kane previewed President-elect Joe Biden’s tough path in working with a divided Congress. In this bonus material you didn’t previously hear, Kane shares stories from Biden’s own decades as a senator and discusses how that experience colors Biden’s sense of the possibilities for bipartisanship.

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For four years, Republican politicians have fallen in lockstep with Trump, and emerging politicians have succeeded with Trump-esque tactics and sycophantism. And in the 2020 election, it worked. The GOP lost the presidency, but found surprising success down ballot. Now, as Trump's efforts to overturn the election results force a schism in the party, asking members to choose sides, we look at the future of the GOP and of Trumpism. What does it mean to be a Republican in 2021, and how will the party deal with the partisan rancor it has stirred up?

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On January 6th, Congress gathered to certify the electoral college vote, anticipating an unusual day of challenges to what is typically a ceremonial process. But a different crisis emerged — a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol in a terrifying riot. Who are these people, and what role will they play as we look toward the country’s future? We take a look at the meaning and impact of a day unparalleled in American history.

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