blocking or delaying the certification of election results in key battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Republicans are complaining that, among other things, their observers weren’t allowed to properly review the processing of ballots.

Experts say Trump has almost no chance of reversing the election. But his repeated baseless claims that the race was rigged is undermining public confidence in the election system while instilling in his supporters the idea that Biden will be an illegitimate president.

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‘A polite coup d’etat’: Trump and allies continue baseless claims on U.S. election

Donald Trump‘s relentless challenges to the election, after the federal government acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden was the “apparent winner” and Trump cleared the way for co-operation on a transition of power.But his baseless claims have a way of coming back. And back.

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In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Twin Georgia Senate runoffs have Republicans in a quandary. They could admit President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid and turn all attention to salvaging a Senate majority to counter President-elect Joe Biden.

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Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn

Donald Trump has pardoned his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, the outgoing president said it is his “Great Honor” to pardon Flynn.“Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family,” Trump wrote. “I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving.”It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T.

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They're baaack: Trump and allies still refuse election loss

WASHINGTON – Monday seemed like the end of President Donald Trump's relentless challenges to the election, after the federal government acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden was the “apparent winner” and Trump cleared the way for cooperation on a transition of power.But his baseless claims have a way of coming back. And back.

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Over phone, Trump tells Pennsylvania hearing U.S. election must be ‘turned around’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday baselessly claimed anew that he had won the election and uttered repeated falsehoods when he called into an event held by Pennsylvania Republicans to investigate unproven allegations of voter fraud.“This was an election that we won easily.

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Biden seeks unity as Trump stokes fading embers of campaign

WILMINGTON, Del. – On a day of grace and grievance, President-elect Joe Biden summoned Americans to join in common purpose against the coronavirus pandemic and their political divisions while the man he will replace stoked the fading embers of his campaign to “turn the election over.”Biden, in a Thanksgiving-eve address to the nation, put the surging pandemic front and center, pledging to tap the “vast powers” of the federal government and to “change the course of the disease” once in office. But for that to work, he said, Americans must step up for their own safety and that of their fellow citizens.“I know the country has grown weary of the fight,” Biden said Wednesday.

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Judge halts further vote certification; Gov. Wolf to appeal

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania appeals court judge ordered state officials on Wednesday to halt any further steps toward certifying election results, a day after Gov. Tom Wolf said he had certified Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania.Wolf's administration quickly filed notice to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia McCullough, a Republican, issued the order and set a hearing for Friday.

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Asian shares mostly rise after Dow crests 30,000 points

TOKYO – Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time despite an ongoing pandemic, as progress in development of coronavirus vaccines kept investors in a buying mood.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.5% to finish at 26,296.86. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6% to 6,683.30.

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'America is back': Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees

WILMINGTON, Del. – Declaring "America is back," President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team, his first substantive offering of how he’ll shift from Trump-era “America First” policies by relying on experts from the Democratic establishment to be some of his most important advisers.“Together, these public servants will restore America globally, its global leadership and its moral leadership,” Biden said Tuesday from a theater in his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware.

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Jake Sullivan: Joe Biden’s national security adviser one of youngest to hold key role

Jake Sullivan (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden appointed Jake Sullivan as his national security adviser Tuesday.Sullivan, 43, will be one of the youngest people to serve in that role.Biden introduced Sullivan in Wilmington, Delaware along with other nominees for his foreign policy and national security teams.RELATED: Biden picks Blinken, Mayorkas, Sullivan for key Cabinet positionsPresident-elect Joe Biden introduced key members of his foreign policy and national security team Tuesday.Sullivan briefly took to the podium, thanking Biden for the honor.

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Biden to deliver Thanksgiving address on Wednesday

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on Nov. 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Biden set to receive daily presidential briefings after Trump signs off

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has belatedly signed off on giving his successor access to the nation’s most secure secrets.An administration official said Tuesday that Trump will allow President-elect Joe Biden to receive the presidential daily brief, the highly classified briefing prepared by the nation’s intelligence community for the government’s most senior leaders.The official said the logistics of when and where Biden will first receive the briefing were still being worked out.The determination comes a day after the General Services Administration cleared the way for beginning formal transition planning to the Biden administration ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration.

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The Latest: Biden says his picks show US back on world stage

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):1:20 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says his national security team will lead the way in reflecting the fact that “America is back” on the world stage.During a speech Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden said that his team would “embody my core beliefs that America is strongest when it works with its allies.”In rolling out his national security picks, including top posts for State Department and Department of Homeland Security, Biden said the nominees show “experience and leadership, fresh thinking and perspective and an unrelenting belief in the promise of America.”The State Department alone has seen a significant number of departures from its senior and rising

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Pennsylvania certifies Biden as winner of presidential vote

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks after a meeting with governors in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 19, 2020. - Biden said today he would not order a nationwide shutdown to fight the Covid-19 pandemic despite a surge in cases.

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Asian shares mostly rise on virus vaccine, Yellen hopes

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US election: Trump administration to begin transition of power process to president-elect Biden

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has informed president-elect Joe Biden that the current administration is ready to begin the formal transition of power process, according to media reports. Jackson Proskow reports.

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Biden transition gets govt OK after Trump out of options

WASHINGTON – The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy.

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GSA officially recognizes Biden as president-elect, clearing way for transition

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States certifying results ahead of Electoral College meeting

States have begun certifying their results from the Nov. 3 presidential election in the run-up to the Electoral College meeting in mid-December.Among the states certifying on Monday was Michigan, where President Donald Trump and his allies tried and failed to delay the process.

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Antony Blinken: Who is Joe Biden’s secretary of state pick?

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GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump

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Trump supporter charged after breathing forcefully on protesters

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Biden picks Blinken, Mayorkas, Sullivan for key Cabinet positions

President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media on Nov. 10, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Despite Trump's prod, Mich. to consider certifying Biden win

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan election officials on Monday planned to consider certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state as President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election faced increasingly stiff resistance from the courts and fellow Republicans. Trump's delay tactics, meant to sow doubt about the vote in order to soften the sting of defeat, were only forestalling the inevitable, with just three weeks until the Electoral College meets to formalize Biden's ascendency to the White House on Jan 20.

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The Latest: Biden names 2 aides to legislative affairs team

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Biden expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning.Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden. If nominated and confirmed, he would be a leading force in the incoming administration’s bid to reframe the U.S.

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The Latest: China tests millions amid new virus flare-ups

leave rural students isolated— Jury duty? No thanks, say many, forcing trials to be delayed— Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge— New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern offers virus know-how to Joe Biden___Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov.

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U.S. election: Top Harris aide says team expects Pennsylvania to certify election, Biden to name some cabinet picks Tuesday

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Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning.Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden. If nominated and confirmed, he would be a leading force in the incoming administration’s bid to reframe the U.S.

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‘Frankenstein’s monster’: Where we’re at in Trump’s fight to challenge U.S. election results

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President Trump appeals rejection of effort to block Pennsylvania vote

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Biden's 1st Cabinet picks expected Tuesday despite Trump administration roadblocks

FILE - President-elect Joe Biden delivers a remarks after meeting virtually with U.S. governors at the Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on Thursday, Nov.

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Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition

WASHINGTON – It’s not just President-elect Joe Biden’s transition that’s under a microscope. President Donald Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency was denied a fair chance for a clean launch.

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Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.“To protect American workers, I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris climate accord, a very unfair act for the United States,” Trump said in a video statement from the White House to the Group of 20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia.

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Biden's 1st Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid road blocks

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January as his team moves forward despite road blocks from the Trump administration.Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, offered no details Sundays about which department heads Biden would first announce. The Associated Press has reported that Biden could name his nominee for secretary of state or treasury secretary this coming week.Biden has pledged to build the most diverse government in modern history, and he and his team often speak about their desire for his administration to reflect America.

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Trump election challenges sound alarm among voters of color

DETROIT – When longtime Detroit community advocate Frank McGhee watched two Republican canvassers vote against certifying election results in the majority Black city, he was furious.McGhee, 58, has spent more than two decades working with Detroit youth and educating them on the electoral process.

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U.S. election: Georgia governor says state law requires governor’s office to formalize certification of election

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said on Friday that state law requires him to formalize the certification of election results, after the state’s top election official approved results earlier Friday showing president-elect Joe Biden beat President Donald Trump in the state in the Nov.

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U.S. Election: Trump campaign requests recount of Georgia’s ballots

Donald Trump’s legal team said Saturday that his campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race after results showed Democrat Joe Biden winning the state.Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Friday certified the state’s election results, which had Biden beating Trump by 12,670 votes out of about 5 million cast, or 0.25 per cent. Republican Gov.

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U.S. judge throws out Trump’s bid to stop Pennsylvania’s election certification

Trump campaign’s futile effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania, shooting down claims of widespread irregularities with mail-in ballots.The case was always a long shot to stop President-elect Joe Biden‘s inauguration, but it was U.S. President Donald Trump’s best hope to affect the election results through the courts, mostly because of the number of electoral votes, 20, at stake in Pennsylvania.

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Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification

Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday, dealing President Donald Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election.U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, turned down the request for an injunction by President Donald Trump’s campaign, spoiling the incumbent’s hopes of somehow overturning the results of the presidential contest.In his ruling, Brann said the Trump campaign presented “strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations ...

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Judge throws out Trump bid to stop Pennsylvania vote certification

WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2020/11/03: County employee opens mail-in ballots at the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections. As the polling stations in Pennsylvania state close, the ballots for the 2020 presidential election are being tra HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday, dealing President Donald Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election.U.S.

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Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount

MILWAUKEE – Election officials in Wisconsin’s largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump on Saturday of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count. Trump requested the recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties, both heavily liberal, in hopes of undoing Democrat Joe Biden's victory by about 20,600 votes.

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Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency

WASHINGTON – One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing to take on a pandemic.The other largely kept to himself behind closed doors at a mostly empty White House, angrily tweeting and using his office and allies to try to subvert the results of an American election in a dangerous breach of democracy.If the differences between President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump were not already clear, the days since the Nov. 3 election was decided have demonstrated the dramatically divergent ways in which each approaches the job of commander in chief.Trump has largely abandoned governing, despite a pandemic that has now killed more than 250,000 people in the U.S.

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Trump urges lawmakers to ignore will of American voters

Weeks after losing the U.S. election, outgoing President Donald Trump is still in denial over his defeat.

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Trump lawyers mix up Michigan and Minnesota in bungled voter fraud claim

Donald Trump‘s lawyers mixed up two states while trying to claim he should’ve won a third this week, in an unforced bungling of an affidavit filed in court.The error played out in the middle of the outgoing president’s increasingly desperate attempts to overturn the results of the election he lost to president-elect Joe Biden. Trump’s team has claimed widespread voter fraud in various battleground states, without evidence, and has been fighting an uphill battle against Biden’s upcoming inauguration in January.

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Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents appeared to have left them unswayed.Trump summoned a delegation of the battleground state’s Republican leadership, including the Senate majority leader and House speaker, in an apparent extension of his efforts to persuade judges and election officials to set aside Biden's 154,000-vote margin of victory and grant Trump the state's electors.

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Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on US vote are from Trump

WASHINGTON – Russia didn't have to lift a finger.In the weeks before the U.S. presidential election, federal authorities warned that Russia or other foreign countries might spread false information about the results to discredit the legitimacy of the outcome.

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Analysis: With silence, GOP enables Trump's risky endgame

WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress are engaged in a risky but calculated bet that once President Donald Trump has exhausted his legal challenges to the election, he will come to grips with his loss to President-elect Joe Biden. But the opposite is happening.

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