But if the Democratic challenger wins, the ambitions of a Biden presidency could well come down to Georgia.Georgia, long a Republican stronghold — but one with rapidly changing demographics — could be the site of two runoffs on Jan.

5 to settle which party would control the Senate. Should Democrats win them, Biden would be dealing with a majority in the Senate, increasing his chances for passing legislation and securing major appointment confirmations.

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GOP backs Trump as he fights election results, transition

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud. Some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, rallied behind Trump's efforts to fight the election results.

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US election: McConnell says Trump within his rights to look into election ‘irregularities’; Schumer says ‘no evidence’ of significant voter fraud

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday said during a speech on the Senate floor that President Donald Trump was completely within his rights to look into “irregularities” from last week’s election.

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Biden is the projected winner of the U.S. election. What if Trump refuses to concede?

Donald Trump has made it clear that he has no plans to concede to Democratic president-elect Joe Biden anytime soon, having already launched lawsuits against several states citing unproven allegations of voter fraud.Shortly after the Associated Press and various other organization declared Biden the projected winner on Saturday, Trump began floating baseless allegations of voter fraud on Twitter, adding that ballot observers in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, were not allowed to watch the counting process.“The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots,” Trump said in an online statement.

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U.S. election: Here’s what happens until Joe Biden, Kamala Harris are inaugurated

Joe Biden has been projected the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, defeating Donald Trump.The Associated Press has projected Biden will win at least 290 electoral college votes, with a few states still counting ballots.However, Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris won’t take over the country’s highest office until Jan.

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Trump not making concession speech damages democracy: expert

The public acknowledgment of defeat by losing candidates has been a staple of U.S. presidential elections since 1896.

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Biden moves ahead with transition of power plans

Joe Biden is unveiling his plans on what will happen once he officially is the 46th president of the United States.

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Attorney General Barr OKs election probes despite little evidence of fraud

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud.READ MORE: Lawsuits filed, recount requested by Trump campaign — here’s where they standBarr’s action comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the prospect that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the outcome.

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Lawsuits’ threat looms as vote count grinds on in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. - President Donald Trump’s campaign launched a lawsuit to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, suing Monday as counties continued to sort through provisional ballots and late-arriving mail-in ballots nearly a week after the election.The Associated Press on Saturday called the presidential contest for former Vice President Joe Biden, after determining that the remaining ballots left to be counted in Pennsylvania would not allow Trump to catch up.But Trump’s campaign filed litigation in federal court over Pennsylvania’s presidential election, and Trump has refused to concede.“The election is not over,” Trump’s general counsel, Matthew Morgan, said in a news conference in Washington,

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Biden likely to fill cabinet roles with experienced picks

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders, a notable departure from four years in which President Donald Trump filled his team with outsiders and government antagonists.Ron Klain is an early favorite to become Biden's chief of staff, according to multiple people familiar with planning who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak freely about private discussions.

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Presidential transition of power: The role of 'ascertainment' and the GSA

WASHINGTON - The course of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to power is dependent in part on an obscure declaration called “ascertainment.”Here are some details on that process:WHAT IS ASCERTAINMENT?The formal presidential transition doesn’t begin until the administrator of the federal General Services Administration ascertains the “apparent successful candidate” in the general election. Neither the Presidential Transition Act nor federal regulations specify how that determination should be made.

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Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe allegations of voter fraud and President Donald Trump firing the Pentagon chief and blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team.Despite little evidence of fraud, Barr signed off on investigations into the unsubstantiated claims made repeatedly by Trump. Even as Biden began assembling experts to face the surging pandemic, the federal agency that needs to green light the beginnings of the transition of power held off on taking that step.

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Business run by Jewish single mom cited for COVID violation, while Biden supporters celebrate across city

A struggling Brooklyn, N.Y. pottery shop employee was confronted by authorities over the weekend when they visited the business over supposed violations of government-mandated coronavirus restriction measures while local leaders have mostly ignored large crowds gathering at the same time to celebrate Joe Biden's win over President Trump in a contentious presidential contest. Ilana Cagan runs Pottery and Glass Land in Midwood, where customers can paint their own glass, pottery, canvas and wood projects in a studio setting.

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Safe harbor deadline: Here’s why Dec. 8 matters in the 2020 election

WASHINGTON - There are many dates to be aware of following the projected win of President-elect Joe Biden and before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2021 — one of them being the “safe harbor” deadline on Dec.

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Trust Index: Do lawsuits allege widespread voter fraud?

ORLANDO, Fla. – President Donald Trump, his lawyers and some of his allies have repeatedly claimed widespread voter fraud illegally tilted last week’s election in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden.But nearly one week after the polls closed, no attorney had yet made such bold accusations in a formal court filing.[TRENDING: Eta drenches Florida | 2 killed in Orange County crash | Biden names COVID-19 task force]Since election-related lawsuits can be expensive to pursue, with attorneys who knowingly file frivolous lawsuits risking sanctions by the courts, many plaintiffs try to choose their legal battles wisely.During a Saturday morning news conference outside a Philadelphia landscaping company, Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal

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DC mayor disregarded own COVID restrictions to attend Biden victory speech, defends 'essential travel'

Despite Delaware being on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s list of high-risk states, the mayor and her staff attended President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech in Delaware Saturday, reportedly defending the trip as “essential travel.” Bowser’s justification for her travel was first reported by Mark Segraves of WRC, the NBC-owned station in Washington D.C., who quoted one of her staff members as saying the trip was “essential travel” and “excepted under Mayor’s order.” Delaware was among the states deemed “high-risk” in a list released by Mayor Bowser’s office just last week.

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After apparent mix-up with Trump campaign, local landscape company is thrust into spotlight

HOLMESBURG - Saturday saw the Philadelphia Four Seasons mix-up, with a Northeast landscaping company thrust into the national spotlight.After a press conference with Rudy Giuliani gained a lot of attention, because he found out Biden won during the event.The fat lady sang for Donald Trump Saturday. To his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, her voice sounded like the presidential race being called for Joe Biden.The former New York City mayor, at a quickly assembled press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, seemed caught by surprise.

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President-elect Biden names COVID-19 advisory board

With the coronavirus spreading widely throughout the country and hospitalizations and deaths climbing, President-elect Joe Biden today announced a new COVID-19 advisory board to guide his administration during the transition period.

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Biden supporters in Delaware hope for positive changes

WILMINGTON, Del. - Residents in the First State are hoping President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris bring positive changes to the nation.In the parking lot of Wilmington’s Chase Center, an equipment rental crew loaded a truck Monday. Nearby, multi-colored confetti was scattered on the pavement. The stage, lights and signs from Saturday’s celebration are gone, but the excitement is not. “We’re all hyped up now.

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De Blasio dismisses coronavirus risks during Biden victory celebrations, contrary to CDC guidelines

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio on Monday appeared to brush off concerns that weekend celebrations over Joe Biden’s presidential victory could contribute to the further spread of the coronavirus. At the mayor’s daily press briefing, a New York Post reporter noted that although many attendees of these celebrations wore masks, many did not abide by social distancing rules – guidelines that De Blasio has previously urged New Yorkers to follow.

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'This is proof': Biden's win reveals power of Black voters

DETROIT – Power. Respect.

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With inauguration 10 weeks away, Biden’s pandemic plans face agonizing wait

Meredith WadmanScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is wasting little time in moving to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, but many observers fear the crisis could get much worse before he is sworn in 10 weeks from now and is able to begin to execute his plans.Today, Biden named 13 scientists and public health specialists to a COVID-19 advisory board.

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Mitch McConnell says Trump '100% within his rights' to question election results

WASHINGTON - Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday President Donald Trump is “100% within his rights” to question election results and consider legal options.The Republican leader's remarks, his first public comments since Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election, come as Trump's allies on Capitol Hill have been reluctant to congratulate Biden or push the president to accept the outcome.McConnell said the process will play out and “reach its conclusion.”RELATED: Election 2020: Lawsuits filed, recount requested by Trump campaign — here’s where they standTrump has declined to concede the presidential race and is mounting legal fights, but there has been no indication

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Coronavirus: Biden implores Americans to wear face masks

“We could save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear a mask for the next few months,” said president-elect Joe Biden during a press conference on Monday where he announced the COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board as U.S.

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California sees spike in COVID cases days after Biden celebrations as US hits the 10M mark

California public health officials have seen a spike in coronavirus cases as infections continue to rise nationally and gatherings like the spontaneous street celebrations after Joe Biden was named president-elect this weekend threaten to worsen the pandemic. On Sunday, Los Angeles County saw 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day, figures not seen since August. Hospitalizations topped 800 on Wednesday and every day since, which hadn't been seen since September. On Nov.

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Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

NEW YORK – One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office.In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Works already planned include the anti-Trump “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S.

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Stacey Abrams raises millions for Democrats in Georgia Senate runoff

Stacey Abrams poses for a picture, after her speech at the National Press Club Headliners Luncheon in Washington, D.C. (Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)ATLANTA - Stacey Abrams says she and her organization Fair Fight have raised millions since Friday to help Democrats in their attempt to win Georgia's two Senate runoff elections.The one-time candidate for Georgia governor tweeted Monday morning that her group has raised $6 million so far for the campaigns of Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and the Rev.

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Russian President Putin won't immediately congratulate President-elect Joe Biden

Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during his press conference at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S.

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President-Elect Joe Biden Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board & Urges Americans To Wear Masks In Fight Against Coronavirus

Joe Biden addresses the nation with a briefing about the newly formed COVID-19 Advisory Board on Monday morning (November 9) from Wilmington, Del.

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Biden has a bold agenda, but a divided Congress could constrain him

–elect Kamala Harris By Jeffrey MervisMost U.S. researchers and environmental activists were ecstatic when Joe Biden emerged as the winner of the U.S.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tests positive for coronavirus

#COVID19 does not pose a threat. Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive test.

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Donald Trump won't concede, Joe Biden gets working on coronavirus

Joe Biden plowed ahead anyway with the first meeting of a parallel coronavirus task force, initiating an awkward and potentially volatile transition period.Traditionally, Trump would by now not only have accepted the results of Tuesday's election but started assisting the incoming administration before the January 20 handover. Construction has already begun along Pennsylvania Avenue for the ceremonies.However, the next weeks threaten to push the United States into unprecedented new tension after the already bitter election.Trump is loudly claiming the election was stolen, despite all-but completed vote counts across the 50 states showing Biden with an insurmountable lead.

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Amid Covid vaccine good news, Joe Biden says it won't be widely available for months

Joe Biden today said nation 'still facing a very dark winter' from COVID-19, despite positive news on vaccines.He added that vaccine approval process must be guided by science so public can have confidence it is safe and effective."With cases rising once more, it's imperative that we ramp up our production of personal protective equipment, to make sure our brave health care workers have what they need to battle safely against this virus," Biden said in a press conference today.“I implore you, wear a mask. Do it for yourself.

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Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

FILE - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper attends a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and U.S.

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DC liquor stores sell more champagne after Trump loss than on last two New Years combined

WASHINGTON (FOXBusiness) - Liquor stores in Washington, D.C. reported a spike in champagne sales after Joe Biden was projected to win the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Biden announces COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board as U.S. cases continue rising

In order to “translate the Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan into action” as COVID-19 cases continue to sharply rise in the United States, president-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the formation of the COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board.

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Biden implores Americans to wear masks while unveiling new coronavirus task force

Joe Biden on Monday implored Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as he cheered news about the promising development of a vaccine being developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.Biden in remarks after meeting with his newly formed coronavirus advisory board cautioned that Americans still face “a dark winter” and need to be aggressive about mask-wearing and social distancing as infections continue to surge around the country.

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U.S. election: WHO director general welcomes Biden election win

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday congratulated president-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S.

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Trump faces pressure to work with Biden on U.S. presidential transition plan

Donald Trump is facing pressure to co-operate with President-elect Joe Biden’s team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January.The General Services Administration is tasked with formally recognizing Biden as president-elect, which begins the transition.

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America Votes 2020: World reacts to Joe Biden being elected U.S. president

Joe Biden’s historic win over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election could mark a significant shift in geo-politics, after four tumultuous years of international relations under the Trump administration.

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Two Indian Americans in Biden's Covid-19 task force

Washington: Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy on Monday was named one of the three co-chairs of the COVID-19 task-force that will guide President-elect Joe Biden on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 236,000 lives in the country.Dr Murthy, 43, a former US Surgeon General, along with two other co-chairs -- Dr David Kessler and Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith -- would lead a team of leading public health experts who will advise Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the deadly virus.The US is currently the world's worst-hit nation from the pandemic.“Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important battles our administration will face, and I will be informed by science and by experts," Biden

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Putin won't congratulate Biden until legal action resolved

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced Monday.

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The Latest: Ousted vaccine expert on Biden virus task force

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):7:25 a.m.President-elect Joe Biden has announced the members of his coronavirus task force, which will put together a blueprint for fighting the pandemic.The co-chairs are former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, former Food Drug Administration Commissioner Dr.

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America Votes 2020: President Trump claims election was ‘stolen’

Despite officially losing the U.S. election, President Donald Trump still won’t concede, continuing baseless claims that the election was illegally “stolen”. Jennifer Johnson reports on Trump’s latest legal attacks to overturn the results.

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Joe Biden team starts Covid vaccine talks with pharma companies

vaccine as soon as possible, campaign medical advisers have received briefings from companies working to produce vaccines in order to be informed about the process," Biden's spokesman Andrew Bates said in an emailed statement.Biden's advisers met with companies that have COVID-19 vaccines or therapies in late-stage clinical trials in September and October, Bloomberg News had reported earlier.The report added that the meeting was aimed at gathering information about the development, manufacturing and distribution of shots to ward off the novel coronavirus and therapies to treat the sick.Biden has vowed to "listen to the science", with his coronavirus plan calling for scaling up testing and contact tracing and promising to appoint a "supply

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Fresh off election victory, Biden turns to virus response

BOSTON – As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle to another, more pressing fight: reining in the pandemic that has hit the world’s most powerful nation harder than any other.The U.S. is now averaging more than 100,000 new infections a day, frequently breaking records for daily cases.

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Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. – President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January.The General Services Administration is tasked with formally recognizing Biden as president-elect, which begins the transition. But the agency's Trump-appointed administrator, Emily Murphy, has not started the process and has given no guidance on when she will do so.That lack of clarity is fueling questions about whether Trump, who has not publicly recognized Biden's victory and has falsely claimed the election was stolen, will impede Democrats as they try to establish a government.

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For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

BALTIMORE – Joe Biden will inherit a mangled U.S. economy — one that never fully healed from the coronavirus and could suffer again as new infections are climbing.The once robust recovery has shown signs of gasping after federal aid lapsed.

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Chatham County judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. - A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the state Republican Party and President Donald Trump's campaign that asked him to ensure a coastal county was following state laws on processing absentee ballots.Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass did not provide an explanation for his decision Thursday at the close of a roughly one-hour hearing. Chatham County includes the heavily Democratic city of Savannah.The suit had raised concerns about 53 absentee ballots that poll observers said were not part of an original batch of ballots.

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Twin Senate runoffs in Georgia could shape Biden presidency

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