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Your support makes all the difference.As Donald Trump continues to refuse conceding the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden, the president-elect was said to have spoken with Senate Republicans who have begun to admit he should at least receive intelligence briefings that have so far been denied.
On Friday afternoon most networks called Georgia for Mr Biden and North Carolina for Mr Trump bringing their respective electoral college vote totals to 306 to 232.
US federal and state cybersecurity officials, meanwhile, have delivered a direct rebuke to Donald Trump, who continues to allege irregularities and widespread fraud without evidence.
Chris Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the 3 November vote was “the most secure in history" in a report published Thursday, and added that Americans should trust the result. His agency had not find any evidence of ballots being lost, deleted or altered, he said.
Biden aide deletes tweet suggesting team may have hostile attitude towards Facebook
One of Joe Biden’s top campaign advisors posted and swiftly deleted a tweet suggesting that his incoming administration may be on track for a hostile relationship with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in particular.
The tweet, first reported by The Financial Times, was posted on Saturday by Bill Russo, a Deputy Communications Director for Biden's campaign press team, according to the newspaper.
The top aide retweeted a post from Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen which featured a photo of Mr Trump and Zuckerberg shaking hands accompanied by a caption, reading: “One down. One to go.”
Louise Hall has the full report:
Biden aide deletes tweet suggesting hostile attitude towards Facebook
Campaigns Deputy Communications Director retweeted Sacha Baron Cohen dig at Mark Zuckerberg
Is the election actually over?
On Saturday, major media organisations projected that Joe Biden will become the next president of the US. The announcement prompted celebrations in the streets from Mr Biden's supporters and - for some - a collective sigh of relief that the five-day election had finally come to a close.
While the marathon press coverage, constant Twitter refreshing, and frenzied mathematics of NBC’s Steve Kornacki may be finished, there is still a sizeable group of Americans who believe the election is far from over.
Donald Trump's most ardent supporters believe the president still has a pathway to electoral victory through legal challenges meant to disqualify massive numbers of votes. Mr Trump alleges the votes in question have been cast illegally.
So who is right? Is the election over? Are Mr Trump's supporters in denial? Are Mr Biden's supporters being naive?
Graig Graziosi has on what’s to come with the 2020 election:
Congresswoman attacks Barr’s election probe
Seattle congresswoman Pramila Jayapal became one of the first to attack AG Bill Barr’s election probe.
Biden team calls for government agency to recognise Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Top DOJ official quits over Barr election ‘fraud’ probe
The move came after attorney general Bill Barr gave federal prosecutors authority to investigate voter fraud claims.
Justice Department official in charge of voter fraud, Richard Pilger resigned within an hour of the announcement.
Trump’s refusal to concede impacting national security, says report
Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election to Joe Biden has already had national security implications, according to the New York Times.
President-elect Biden has been unable to receive the presidential daily briefing and it is unclear if his team has access to classified information.
Trump’s Arizona lawsuit involves just 200 ballots
Republican challenge in Maricopa County involves a very small amount of “incorrectly rejected” ballots, according to a report.
GOP officials will get to put their case before a judge later this week but observers say it will not have any impact on the state’s election results.
Lindsey Graham complains mail-in voting doesn’t help Republicans
Senator Lindsey Graham went on Fox News and told Sean Hannity that they needed to get rid of mail-in voting as it did not favour the GOP.
DOJ official steps down over election probes
Just hours after Donald Trump’s attorney general William Barr authorised probes into claims of voter fraud, the top federal investigator of election crimes in the US has resigned.
Here’s the full story on Richard Pilger’s bombshell resignation, revealed in an email to DOJ staff that was highly critical of the Trump campaign and Barr:
Top DOJ official steps down over Trump’s election fraud investigations
Civil rights organisations say resignation shows how grossly politicised DOJ has become under Barr
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