Current Events 3: Is the Election Over Yet? Did Trump Really Lose?!

<p>On the 3rd episode of Current Events, Al gives an important update on the U.S. presidential election.</p> <p>Most news media outlets are saying the Joe Biden won the presidential election. But is that really the case? Is it actually over? Well, technically, it's not over until the new president takes over on January 20th, called "Inauguration Day." So what is Trump trying to do in order to retain the presidency? What is the legal court case about? Al goes over the details so that you can understand and follow along with the updates.</p> <p>Here are the key vocabulary:<br /> to throw out<br /> widespread fraud<br /> controversial<br /> emergency order<br /> battleground state<br /> to invalidate<br /> margin of victory<br /> audacious<br /> dubious<br /> gambit<br /> legislative branch<br /> executive branch<br /> judicial branch<br /> mail-in voting<br /> absentee voting<br /> precedent<br /> to frame<br /> longshot<br /> to swear in</p> <p><a title="Current Events 3" href= "https://chtbl.com/track/23977G/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/alsensei/current-events-3.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download MP3</a> (37MB) Right Click->Save Link As</p> <p>Articles used in this episode:</p> <p>CNN:<br /> <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/trump-texas-supreme-court-election/index.html"> Explaining the Supreme Court lawsuit from Texas and Trump challenging Biden's win</a></p> <p>Fox News:<br /> <a href= "https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-16-other-states-file-brief-supporting-texas-suit-to-delay-presidential-elector-appointment"> Missouri, 16 other states file brief supporting Texas suit to delay presidential elector appointment</a></p> <p>If you have a question or comment, please leave it in the "Comment" section below!</p> <p><a href="http://alsensei.com/idioms">Get ALsensei's 25 HOT IDIOMS for 2020!</a></p> <p><!--more-->On the English 2.0 Podcast, I help you express yourself more naturally and smoothly. We go beyond the words and phrases and talk about how to make your English sound m