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European leaders congratulate Joe Biden, after media count declares him victorious in US presidential election

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Shortly after the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner in the US election, messages of congratulations flowed in from European leaders, some of whom had testy relationships with Donald Trump. … Read More >European leaders congratulate Joe Biden, after media count declares him victorious in US presidential election

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Seoul goes all-in on presumption Joe Biden won, launching efforts to build connections with ‘new administration’

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South Korea’s ruling party is moving ahead as if Joe Biden’s election victory is a fait accompli, racing to find people who have ties with the Democrat candidate as part of a push to curry favor with the presumed president-elect. … Read More >Seoul goes all-in on presumption Joe Biden won, launching efforts to build connections with ‘new administration’

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‘Happy day’: Pelosi hails ‘President-Elect Joe Biden’ with ‘tremendous mandate,’ votes still being counted in several states

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has embraced the “imminent” victory of Democrat Joe Biden, as battleground states continue to count votes and the Trump campaign files lawsuits. … Read More >‘Happy day’: Pelosi hails ‘President-Elect Joe Biden’ with ‘tremendous mandate,’ votes still being counted in several states

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Democrats, Never-Trumpers compiling ‘lists’ of Trump supporters in case ‘they try to deny complicity’ in future

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Democrats and conservative critics of President Donald Trump have begun creating ‘blacklists’ of his staff and supporters, apparently hoping to shun them from polite society as divisions grow wider amid a contentious election. … Read More >Democrats, Never-Trumpers compiling ‘lists’ of Trump supporters in case ‘they try to deny complicity’ in future

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Election glitch in Michigan county accidentally hands Democrat a win, flipping it to Republican once fixed

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Michigan’s Oakland County has discovered a computer glitch that erroneously gave a victory to a Democratic candidate for commissioner. Her rival is breathing a sigh of relief, and worrying about where else such errors lurk. … Read More >Election glitch in Michigan county accidentally hands Democrat a win, flipping it to Republican once fixed

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Trump Campaign Soliciting at Least $60 Million From Donors to Fund Election Lawsuits – Report

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According to two sources that tipped off Reuters on Friday, the election campaign of US President Donald Trump is asking donors to cough up at least $60 million to fund its legal challenges to ballot counting procedures in several states. … Read More >Trump Campaign Soliciting at Least $60 Million From Donors to Fund Election Lawsuits – Report

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‘We’ve rebuilt the blue wall’: Biden says ‘numbers tell us clear & convincing story, we’re going to win’ as Trump vows litigation

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said that he is on track to grab over 300 electoral votes in the US election, more than enough for victory, while stopping short of announcing himself as the formal winner. … Read More >‘We’ve rebuilt the blue wall’: Biden says ‘numbers tell us clear & convincing story, we’re going to win’ as Trump vows litigation

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Trump Mulling Firing Top Officials at the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, Report Claims

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On Thursday, a senior Pentagon spokesman dismissed reporting by NBC News that Secretary of Defence Mark Esper was preparing to proactively resign from his post in the expectation that he would be one of the cabinet officials to be pushed out by President Trump in the coming weeks. … Read More >Trump Mulling Firing Top Officials at the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, Report Claims