In the early morning hours of November 8, 2000, the state of Florida, which had been previously called for Al Gore earlier in the evening, was called for George W. Bush. Within minutes, Gore called ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, the words of one good man uneasily brought us all together. Al Gore did not have to concede Florida and with it, the 2000 presidential election and America’s future.

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

DEC. 17, 2000 — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, incoming White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) joined Meet the ...

Twenty-five years after Florida became the epicenter of one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, the key figures who lived through the 36-day battle that decided the ...