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Outgoing US president still insists he won 2020 election but hints at possible concession
President instructs officials to do ‘what needs to be done’ but stops short of concession
Chief executives of Goldman Sachs and BlackRock warn further delays will hamper response to pandemic
States to certify Biden victory after crushing weekend courtroom setback for outgoing president
Scathing opinion is latest blow to president’s effort to overturn election defeat
President fails to persuade Michigan lawmakers to switch votes as Georgia certifies Biden win
President makes unprecedented claims of vast conspiracy and leans on officials to reject result
President has launched flurry of legal actions seeking to undo result of election
But the new president will struggle to unite two Americas
Campaign manager will enter White House in January as deputy chief of staff
US president hopes that frustrating state certification process will derail Biden
Loss is latest blow to Republican efforts to overturn 2020 election defeat
Former military intelligence officer had admitted to lying to FBI in Russia probe
Chinese president’s message leaves Vladimir Putin one of the few world leaders yet to acknowledge win
Some big names have called on the president to welcome his successor. And he listened. Sort of
President-elect signals desire to export global and moral leadership after Trump’s isolationism
Progress on a vaccine and Trump’s move to begin transfer of power buoy global markets
President-elect signals sharp break from ‘America first’ foreign policy of Donald Trump
The smooth functioning of the supply chain is vital if the US is to ensure trust in a mass immunisation programme
‘I won’
Georgia’s secretary of state survived a frontal attack by a sitting American president — so will the country
Antony Blinken chosen as secretary of state with Avril Haines as director of national intelligence
Data from 2020 election confirms gender and race are deep divisions in US politics
Secretary of state Brad Raffensperger has defended count against president’s baseless claims of fraud
Senators hit out after Rudy Giuliani makes further unsubstantiated election fraud claims
‘I had hoped to vote in US elections’
America’s president-elect would be wiser to first fix things at home
With autocracy on the rise globally, respecting the popular vote matters even more
The lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania combines progressive politics and manly style — take note, Democrats
Chris Krebs ousted for agency’s dismissal of president’s fraud allegations
State supreme court supports count observers as federal judge expresses scepticism of related case
Veterans of real estate industry say hard-nosed legal strategy was honed over decades
Joe Biden warned about the US’s ability to handle Covid-19 without a smooth White House transition
US president-elect vents frustration over delayed transition as pandemic rages
Robert O’Brien promises smooth transition and notes Democrat ‘obviously’ looks like victor
In a contest defined by record ballots for both candidates, race has played an increasingly nuanced role
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