KCRW's To the Point

Even before he takes office, President-elect Donald Trump has revealed potential conflicts of interest unlike those of any president in American History. We hear what they could mean for the integrity of the White House and what he can do to avoid them.

The Democrats are still reeling after last week's loss of the White House and their failure to regain power on Capitol Hill. We hear how they're planning to build momentum for the mid-term election of 2018.

President Obama's trip to Europe this week is not the anticipated victory lap but a mission to explain Donald Trump's unexpected election and reaffirm the values underlying the Atlantic Alliance. We hear about his hand-off of leadership to Germany's Angela Merkel.

During Donald Trump's long, sometimes confusing presidential campaign, one consistent theme was defiance of the scientific consensus on climate change. What's at stake for clean energy and other strategies to slow global warming? 

Donald Trump won't be sworn in until January 20 of next year, but his choice of Steve Bannon as "Chief Strategist" for the White House has raised unprecedented controversy for a staff appointment.

The day before this week's election, President Obama warned that Donald Trump was unqualified to have access to America's nuclear codes. Now Trump's in line to take over as the most powerful man in the world. We hear what that could mean for Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

Historic political change is underway in the aftermath of this week's election. Details of Donald Trump's plans are still more rumor than hard fact, but we get the latest.

Early this morning, Donald Trump found himself President-elect of the United States in an upset victory over Hillary Clinton — who he threatened to put in jail if he were elected. In a rare tone of conciliation, he gave credit to his opponent.

With the votes still coming in, we’ll look ahead at one of the major challenges facing the next President of the United States: the fight against ISIS. It’s a legacy of George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, one that Barack Obama has struggled unsuccessfully to leave behind. He reportedly hopes the City of Mosul will be "liberated" before he leaves office, with Raqqa -- the capitol of the "Caliphate" next in line.

This year's presidential campaign is about to come to an end with a prideful outsider pitted against a veteran establishment insider. And the battle over the Senate is coming down to the wire.

In next week's election, some votes will count more than others. That's because it'll finally be decided by the Electoral College — not by majority rule. Has one of the Constitutional compromises lost its usefulness, or should the electors chosen by each of the 50 states have even more power against the passions of populism? 

With so little time left until all the voters have gone to the polls, both presidential candidates are doing what they think they need to do. Reporters embedded with the Clinton and Trump campaigns will tell us what to look for. 

For decades, Republicans have organized "poll watchers" to prevent so-called "voter fraud." This year, Democrats have filed suits, claiming that Donald Trump is inciting his supporters to "intimidate" prospective Clinton voters in neighborhoods where Trump claims "cheating" is likely. We look at the potential for trouble at polling places. 

A conversation about another potential military conflict with Russia that's not even being talked about during the presidential campaign.  

Supporters of Hillary Clinton say FBI Director James Comey might have damaged her chances for no good reason. Donald Trump says, maybe the election is “not as rigged” as he thought. We hear about the fallout from Comey’s vague letter about new emails that might or might not have any connection to the Democratic nominee.