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Trump, GSA Tell Biden to Start the Transition

Agency head says she wasn't pressured by White House to delay

(Newser) - Emily Murphy, administrator of the General Services Administration, announced Monday afternoon that she had determined that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 presidential election, clearing the way for federal agencies to cooperate with Biden's team on the transition. In a tweet, Trump endorsed...

Michigan Certifies Biden Win
Michigan 
Confirms
Results
Nov 23, 2020 4:48 PM CST

Michigan Confirms Results

Republican who voted with Democrats to certify Biden's win says 'the law is pretty clear'

(Newser) - After listening to three hours' worth of public comment and receiving a recommendation from the state Bureau of Elections to approve, a Michigan board voted to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Nov. 3 victory in the state. One Republican member voted with the two Democrats to confirm the certified results...

Controversial Trump Lawyer Gets the Boot

Sidney Powell cut by campaign

(Newser) - A controversial member of President Trump's legal team has been shown the door. Sidney Powell, the lawyer called out by Tucker Carlson over her refusal to present evidence of her claim that Dominion voting machines switched millions of votes from Trump to Biden, is now "practicing law on...

'I've Had It!' The Wisconsin Recount Gets Ugly

At least 2 Trump observers are escorted out

(Newser) - Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one by one. When one tabulator told the ardent supporter of President Trump she was leaning too far over a...

Not Yet, Putin Says of Congratulating Biden

Russia wants to see 'legitimate, legal' confirmation of the election results

(Newser) - Don't read anything into Russia's reluctance to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin said Sunday. That process is just a formality, the Russian leader said on state TV, Bloomberg reports. But he specified that his recognition does have prerequisites. "We will work with anyone who has the...

Judge Tosses Trump's Bid to Block Pa. Vote Certification

Says campaign presented 'strained legal arguments without merit'

(Newser) - Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that show Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, US District Judge Matthew Brann ruled Saturday, dealing President Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election. In his ruling, Brann said the Trump campaign presented “...

Trump Tees Off After Brief G20 Appearance

The president pledges to work 'with you ... for a long time'

(Newser) - President Trump hit the links Saturday as G20 leaders grappled with the pandemic and America logged a record 198,500 new daily infections, the Guardian reports. The G20 summit's online "Pandemic Preparedness" event featured leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and South...

Mich. Lawmakers Back 'Normal Process' After Trump Meeting

They sound skeptical about overturning the vote

(Newser) - President Trump met with Michigan's two most powerful state legislators on Friday, but the statement issued by the legislators afterward suggested they're not about to make any unusual moves regarding their state's vote count. "We have not yet been made aware of any information that would...

Georgia Recount Confirms 'the Verdict of the People'

Trump can still request the votes be counted a third time

(Newser) - Georgia certified its presidential election results Friday, after a recount confirmed President-elect Joe Biden's victory Nov. 3 over President Trump. "I believe that the numbers that we have presented today are correct," said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. "The numbers reflect the verdict of the people....

All Eyes on Trump&#39;s Meeting With Michigan Lawmakers
All Eyes on Trump's Meeting
With Michigan Lawmakers
the rundown
Nov 20, 2020 1:45 PM CST

All Eyes on Trump's Meeting With Michigan Lawmakers

It's not an 'advocacy' meeting, says White House, but stakes are high for president

(Newser) - President Trump's long-shot bid to remain president intensifies Friday in the form of an afternoon meeting at the White House with state Republican leaders from Michigan. The state's results are not yet certified, and Trump has sought to cast doubt on the credibility of the vote count there....

Tucker Carlson Calls Out Trump Attorney Over Evidence

Sidney Powell says software flipped votes from Trump to Biden, but hasn't provided any proof

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani got most of the attention at Thursday's memorable press conference on Election 2020, but fellow Trump attorney Sidney Powell made some huge allegations herself. Powell alleged that software used in voting machines made by Dominion Voting Systems was rigged to flip votes from President Trump to Joe...

Georgia Finishes Recount
Hand Count Complete,
AP Calls Georgia for Biden
UPDATED
Nov 19, 2020 6:50 PM CST

Hand Count Complete, AP Calls Georgia for Biden

Once results are certified, Trump campaign can request a recount

(Newser) - A hand tally of ballots cast in Georgia for the presidential race has been completed, and it affirms Joe Biden's narrow lead over President Trump, according to results released Thursday by the secretary of state's office. The Associated Press declared Biden the winner of Georgia and its 16...

Giuliani Channels My Cousin Vinny in New Allegations

He alleges coordinated fraud, while president makes a key invite to White House

(Newser) - President Trump has invited top Republicans from Michigan to the White House on Friday as he and his allies press their effort to turn the election in his favor, reports the Hill . The invitation comes after Trump called two election officials in Michigan , and both later rescinded their votes to...

Official Who Wants to Rescind Certification Got Trump Call

But Michigan's Monica Palmer says president did not pressure her to change mind

(Newser) - What is normally a formality regarding the certification of votes has morphed into a caustic, confusing situation in Wayne County, Michigan—home of Detroit. President Trump himself has personally weighed in, via phone calls to the Republican election officials involved. This all began Tuesday, when a four-member county elections board...

Rubio Uses a Term Sure to Displease Trump
Rubio Uses a Term
Sure to Displease Trump
the rundown
Nov 17, 2020 8:19 AM CST

Rubio Uses a Term Sure to Displease Trump

He is calling Joe Biden 'president-elect'

(Newser) - Marco Rubio joined a select club on Monday with a seemingly humdrum response to question regarding Joe Biden. "Well, that'll be the president-elect's decision obviously," Rubio said when asked about the possibility of a fellow senator, Angus King, joining a Biden Cabinet. By NPR's count,...

Newly Found Georgia Ballots Help Trump

But not by all that much

(Newser) - President Trump will be helped a bit by more than 2,600 Georgia ballots that were discovered to have not yet been tallied. But when we say "a bit," we really mean it: The POTUS will net almost 800 votes from them, as 1,643 voted for Trump...

Republican Calls Out Trump on Voting Claims

Georgia's secretary of state describes pressure he's under to deliver a GOP victory

(Newser) - President Trump's claims of crooked voting in Georgia, including the state's recount, have been flagged by Twitter as potentially bad information. But now the claims have been fact-checked by the official in charge of elections there, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. In response to Trump saying that his...

Trump Campaign Scraps a Big Claim in Pennsylvania Suit

It withdraws the allegation that 682K ballots were illegally processed

(Newser) - President Trump’s campaign on Sunday withdrew a central part of its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Biden beat Trump to capture the state and help win the White House. Ahead of a Tuesday hearing in the case, Trump’s...

Fox News Host Highlights 'Disturbing' Trump Sign

Anchor Eric Shawn pauses interview to comment on it

(Newser) - A Fox News interview came to a halt Saturday when the anchor noticed what he called a "disturbing" sign at the "Million Maga March," Newsweek reports. Fox News' Eric Shawn was talking to Axios co-founder Mike Allen when the sign appeared among thousands of President Trump supporters...

Trump Tweets 'He Won,' Then Says He's Not Conceding

Followup says only the media believe Biden prevailed in the election

(Newser) - President Trump tweeted "He won" in a reference to President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday, then returned minutes later to clarify the Twitter record. "He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA," the followup tweet said. "I concede NOTHING!" Both tweets charged that...

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