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Trump admin not sharing threat assessment, intelligence reports: Biden team

Biden's transition team has said that they are not getting access to real-time threat assessment and intelligence reports by the outgoing Trump administration

US elections: Trump campaign drops lawsuit challenging Arizona results

US President-elect Joe Biden won the states of Arizona and Georgia which takes the final electoral tally of the US election projected as 306 electoral college votes for the Democrat

China finally congratulates Biden, Harris for their victory in US election

China initially hesitated to congratulate Joe Biden, a Democrat, after President Donald Trump refused to concede

Zuckerberg first tech giant head to acknowledge Joe Biden as next US Prez

Zuckerberg told his employees that the outcome of the November 3 election is now clear

Biden to appoint Covid-19 pandemic response head: Incoming chief of staff

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said President-elect Joe Biden will appoint a Covid-19 coordinator, who will lead the administration's pandemic response

US votes recount: Georgia counties prepare for tally of presidential race

As Georgia counties prepare for a hand tally of the presidential race, the state's top elections official planned to quarantine after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus

Biden elected for sole purpose of healing, uniting America: Family friend

Biden is the right person for the job, a long-time family friend of the President-elect said, asserting he has been elected for the sole purpose of healing and uniting the deeply polarised country

Trump's voter fraud claims one more step in delegitimising democracy: Obama

Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud is one more step in delegitimising not just the incoming Biden administration, but democracy generally, his predecessor Barack Obama has said

US elections 2020: Joe Biden wins Arizona, consolidates lead over Trump

Joe Biden has narrowly won Arizona, major US media outlets projected, capturing the state's 11 electoral votes and consolidating his lead over US President Donald Trump

New Yorkers knew Trump first - and spurned him before many Americans did

When Trump was elected in 2016, it was his first serious venture into electoral politics. In the half-century before his election, the then 70-year-old Trump had been a real estate developer

Biden as 2nd Catholic president to offer refresh in church's political role

The Roman Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was 60 years ago

Former China FM says trade frictions with US could remain under Biden

Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president of the United States, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said

Coronavirus winter surge puts US on red alert, Trump stews in White House

Fresh off his election loss, US President Trump is stewing in the White House as the coronavirus pandemic hammers America with a winter surge that is sending almost all its 50 states into red alert

Joe Biden may file lawsuit to make transition happen; experts wary

President-elect names aide Ron Klain as White House chief of staff

Biden must steer away from Trump's tariffs, focus on digital push in India

By the time Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked hand-in-hand in a Houston stadium in September 2019, the US had raised tariffs on 14% of Indian exports

World leaders talking to Joe Biden about coronavirus, climate change

World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues

Joe Biden is set to 'undo the Trump years' with civil rights makeover

Biden will seek to return the division to its original purpose, focusing on anti-discrimination laws that protect millions of people in minority groups that were mostly ignored in the Trump years

Biden will prioritise defence partnership with India: Obama-era official

Biden was an early supporter of the India-US relationship and his administration will continue to prioritise the defence and security partnership with New Delhi, Barrack Obama-era administration said

Kamala Harris says no tax increase for annual income below $400,000

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has assured Americans that there would be no increase in taxes for those having an annual income of less than $400,000

US election: Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud

During a Pennsylvania court hearing this week on one of the many election lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump, a judge asked a campaign lawyer whether he had found any signs of fraud from among the 592 ballots challenged. The answer was no. Accusing people of fraud is a pretty big step, said the lawyer, Jonathan Goldstein. We're all just trying to get an election done. Trump has not been so cautious, insisting without evidence that the election was stolen from him even when election officials nationwide from both parties say there has been no conspiracy. On Wednesday, Trump took aim at Philadelphia, the Democratic stronghold that helped push President-elect Joe Biden over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the race. The president accused a local Republican election official Al Schmidt, of ignoring "a mountain of corruption & dishonesty. Twitter added a label that said the election fraud claim is disputed. Trump loyalists have filed at least 15 legal challenges i