As It Happens: Thursday Edition

Part One

Pennsylvania votes
We check in with a Democratic strategist in Pennsylvania, where the race is so close that the final count will probably be just the beginning.

Trump legal challenges
The President issues a bunch of groundless claims of wrongdoing, and his campaign issues a barrage of court challenges — but a Republican lawyer says proving any of them would be a challenge of its own.

California whale kayaker
You could say our guest had a whale of a time on a recent kayak outing. But she also definitely did not — because a humpback nearly swallowed her Jonah-style.

Part Two

U.S. California gig workers
Californians approve a ballot proposition making gig workers independent contractors and not employees — which at least one of those contractors is pretty jazzed about. 

Kosovo resignation
The president of Kosovo steps down to face war crimes charges, dating back to his time as a leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army in the late 1990s.

Part Three

Oregon drug ballot
Oregon becomes the first in the U.S. to decriminalize the possession of small amount of a whole slew of hard drugs.

Kentucky dog mayor 
A mayoral race in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, pitted 17 candidates against each other, all of them canine.