During his victory speech on Saturday evening, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden told supporters he pledges to be a president who “seeks not to divide, but unify.”

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Trump team still not working with Biden for transition of power

U.S. President Donald Trump still refuses to admit defeat, and it appears the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden could be turbulent.

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U.S. election: Democrats keep control of House, but majority likely to shrink

Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House on Tuesday but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week’s elections that has left them divided and with scant margin for error for advancing their agenda.The party has now nailed down at least 218 seats, according to The Associated Press, and could win a few others when more votes are counted. While that assures command of the 435-member chamber, blindsided Democrats were all but certain to lose seats after an unforeseen surge of Republican voters transformed expected gains of perhaps 15 seats into losses potentially approaching that amount.

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Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden

WASHINGTON – Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his base.The Biden administration plans to restore protection for people brought to the U.S.

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Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden's legitimacy flourish

WASHINGTON – In backing President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud, Republicans risk leaving millions of Americans with the false impression that the results of the 2020 race are illegitimate.And that may be the point.None of Trump's legal challenges and assertions of voting irregularities has revealed any substantive issues with the election that would overturn the results. And some GOP lawmakers and party officials privately acknowledge that Trump has no choice but to step aside by Jan.

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Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance

WILMINGTON, Del. – Vowing “to get right to work,” President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump's fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as “inconsequential,” even as Democrats elsewhere warned that the Republican president's actions were dangerous.Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked the incoming president from receiving intelligence briefings and withheld federal funding intended to help facilitate the transfer of power.

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Transition delay could impede Biden’s ability to address issues like coronavirus: experts

Joe Biden was projected to be U.S. president-elect by all major news outlets, the Trump administration has refused to concede and has reportedly stalled the transition process.

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CNN tops cable ratings for election week, Biden's speech

LOS ANGELES – CNN and Fox News Channel battled for viewers on the election day that turned into an election week and then some, each earning bragging rights.CNN edged Fox among total viewers for the week, averaging 5.9 million viewers to Fox's 5.7 million. The latter was dominant on Tuesday as President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off at the polls.Fox averaged 14.1 million viewers Tuesday to CNN's 9.4 million, with MSNBC drawing 7.6 million, according to Nielsen figures.

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Biden coronavirus adviser warns US facing ‘darkest’ days of entire pandemic

FILE - (L) Dr. Michael Osterholm, Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Gov.

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State legislatures cannot override popular vote after Election Day, legal experts say

released a briefing to dispel this notion — which has been floated by some backers of President Donald Trump in the midst of his projected loss to President-elect Joe Biden.“GET READY TO DO YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY,” conservative radio host Mark Levin tweeted on Nov. 5, adding that Republican state legislatures have “the final say over the choosing of electors.” The post was flagged by Twitter as being disputed.Still, Levin’s post was reportedly retweeted by the president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr.

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Mike Pence on vacation amid legal battles over U.S. election loss

coronavirus cases, United States Vice-President Mike Pence is going on vacation.As of Tuesday, Pence, who is also the head of the current U.S. coronavirus task force, will be vacationing in Sanibel, Fla., through Saturday, according to the Associated Press.Florida’s Gulf Coast is a regular vacation spot for the vice-president and his family, the agency reported.

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Biden fights to confront crises, Trump resistance

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Promising “we’re going to get right to work,” President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation's competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday and downplayed concerns that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge his victory could undermine national security.Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked his Democratic rival from receiving the intelligence briefings traditionally shared with incoming presidents, according to someone with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to disclose private conversations.

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Tally may bring challenges under Pennsylvania recount rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania counties ground through ballot counting Tuesday a week after voting concluded in a high-turnout election that tested a new vote-by-mail law and led some Republicans to doubt its results.Preliminary counts that were due at the close of business Tuesday from counties to the Department of State do not have to be complete but will be watched for how they might affect the presidential race numbers.They also may lead voters to ask officials to recount the tallies in their local precincts.Democratic candidate Joe Biden currently holds a 46,000-vote margin, too wide a gap for Republican President Donald Trump to qualify for a mandatory recount.No state or county election official has reported fraud or any other

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President-elect Joe Biden defends health care law as Supreme Court mulls its fate

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation’s competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday as concerns grew that President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his Democratic rival’s victory could undermine national security.Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked Biden from receiving the intelligence briefings traditionally shared with incoming presidents, according to someone with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to disclose private conversations.

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Faithless electors: Could they impact 2020 election results?

LOS ANGELES - In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, which resulted in Joe Biden being projected as the winner after narrow victories in key battleground states, many may wonder whether the results could be changed by faithless electors come January.The United States has a total of 538 electoral votes up for grabs — equal to the number of representatives and senators the states have in Congress. Each state is guaranteed at least one seat in the House and two in the Senate.But when voters cast a ballot on Election Day, they are not actually voting for the president.

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Mitch McConnell says Electoral College will determine 2020 election

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday there’s “no reason for alarm” as President Donald Trump, backed by Republicans in Congress, pursues legal challenges to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.Republicans are increasingly pointing to a December deadline as they give Trump time and space to exhaust his legal challenges. That's when the states face a deadline to certify results and a Dec.

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Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, to quit law firm

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Trump campaign sues to block certification of Biden win in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump‘s campaign on Monday filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court, seeking to block state officials from certifying President-elect Joe Biden‘s victory in the state.The lawsuit, brought by the campaign and two registered voters, alleged Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting system “lacked all of the hallmarks of transparency and verifiability that were present for in-person voters.” Trump faces long odds in lawsuits challenging ballot counts The lawsuit claims Pennsylvania officials violated the U.S.

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Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, expressing Turkey’s determination to work closely with the new administration.“I believe that the strong cooperation and alliance between our countries will continue to contribute to world peace in the future, as it has done so far,” Erdogan said in his congratulatory message, made available by his office.Turkey was one of a handful of countries, along with Russia, that had not commented on Biden’s victory, which was announced Saturday. A senior Turkish official said Monday that Ankara would wait until legal challenges to the U.S.

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Pentagon’s top policy adviser James Anderson resigns after Mark Esper firing

Dr. James Anderson is pictured in an official government photo.

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AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputes

PARIS – France’s trade minister hopes that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden acts soon to calm trade tensions fueled by Donald Trump, which have led to escalating trans-Atlantic tariffs hitting billions of dollars worth of wine, planes and other goods.In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, French Trade Minister Franck Riester accused the U.S.

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Trump to put climate denier in charge of key U.S. report

Scott Waldmann, E&E NewsOriginally published by E&E NewsPresident Donald Trump’s administration is focused on promoting climate denial even as it counts down the president’s final days.The Trump team is preparing to appoint a climate denier to head development of the National Climate Assessment for the next two months, a key step that involves contracting scientists to write it, according to advisers close to the White House. Those contracts could be structured to keep researchers who reject climate science in place after President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January.On Friday, the administration quietly removed Michael Kuperberg from his job as executive director of the U.S.

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What Joe Biden’s election means for the U.S. coronavirus crisis

Joe Biden says the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority as he prepares to enter the White House against the backdrop of an unprecedented health crisis that has rattled the nation.Two days after The Associated Press projected Biden had clinched victory in a divisive election, Biden unveiled a 13-member coronavirus task force, including prominent doctors, academics and former government health officials, signalling his intent to take a science-based approach to fight the pandemic.“Folks, our work begins with getting COVID under control.

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AP Interview: Germany seeks ‘new deal’ with US under Biden

BERLIN – Germany's foreign minister says the election of Joe Biden as the next U.S.

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President-elect Biden names COVID-19 advisors

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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US election 2020: Can we 'embrace our diversity and make it into a strength'?

Joe Biden will be the 46th U.S. president.Paraphrasing the great activist, satirist, and comedian Dick Gregory, my first response is, “I know the U.S.

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U.S election: Biden team considers legal action as agency delays approving transition

Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognizing the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official said on Monday.The General Services Administration (GSA) normally recognizes a presidential candidate when it becomes clear who has won an election so that a transition of power can begin. Biden is the projected winner of the U.S.

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Country stars call out 'hypocrisy' of crowded Biden celebrations amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Country music stars are having a hard time grappling with the crowded celebrations following Joe Biden's projected victory in the 2020 presidential election. Since March, the music industry has been in a tough spot as concerts have been all but canceled due to social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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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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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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U.S. election crimes official quits after AG Barr authorizes voter fraud probes

William Barr authorized federal prosecutors across the country to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential race is certified.The resignation was confirmed by the New York Times and CNN shortly after news of Barr’s memo was made public. The attorney general’s actions came despite no evidence of widespread fraud.It also 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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President-elect Biden names COVID-19 advisory board

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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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U.S. election: Biden pledges to be a president who ‘seeks not to divide, but unify’

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