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Biden moves forward with transition plans
Joe Biden's camp picks the teams it will use to ensure a smooth handover of power in January.
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Biden moves forward with transition plans
Joe Biden's camp picks the teams it will use to ensure a smooth handover of power in January.
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Biden: Trump refusal to concede 'an embarrassment'
President Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the election he has been projected to lose.
![US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Make America Great Again" rally at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1584F/production/_115334188_gettyimages-1056927068.jpg)
What Trump could do after leaving the White House
Will he run again, relaunch his TV career, or make retirement great again at his golf resorts?
![Secretary of State Mike Pompeo](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/F2B8/production/_115363126_p08y1zj8.jpg)
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Republicans decline to acknowledge Biden victory
The secretary of state, vice-president and other Republicans bat away questions about the president-elect.
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Top US lawyer quits over 'vote fraud' memo
He left as federal prosecutors got the go-ahead to probe alleged irregularities, normally the role of states.
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The most viral US vote claims debunked
As the vote was counted in the remaining battleground states, unsubstantiated rumours spread about voting fraud.
![Trump protests](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/17C48/production/_115325379_gettyimages-1284462026.jpg)
How is President Trump challenging the result?
The president says the result was "stolen" but his lawyers may struggle to make a strong case in court.
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![A supporter wearing a face mask gestures as Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. October 27, 2020.](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/490/cpsprodpb/34AE/production/_115368431_mediaitem115368428.jpg)
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Biden moves forward with transition plans
Joe Biden's camp picks the teams it will use to ensure a smooth handover of power in January.
![Joe Biden, 10 November 2020](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/D562/production/_115362645_064288086.jpg)
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Biden: Trump refusal to concede 'an embarrassment'
President Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the election he has been projected to lose.
![US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Make America Great Again" rally at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1584F/production/_115334188_gettyimages-1056927068.jpg)
What Trump could do after leaving the White House
Will he run again, relaunch his TV career, or make retirement great again at his golf resorts?
![Secretary of State Mike Pompeo](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/F2B8/production/_115363126_p08y1zj8.jpg)
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Republicans decline to acknowledge Biden victory
The secretary of state, vice-president and other Republicans bat away questions about the president-elect.
![Attorney General William Barr (L)](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/55CB/production/_115336912_mediaitem115336242.jpg)
Top US lawyer quits over 'vote fraud' memo
He left as federal prosecutors got the go-ahead to probe alleged irregularities, normally the role of states.
![Person holding stack of ballots](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/153C/production/_115263450_ballots_epa.jpg)
The most viral US vote claims debunked
As the vote was counted in the remaining battleground states, unsubstantiated rumours spread about voting fraud.
![Trump protests](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/17C48/production/_115325379_gettyimages-1284462026.jpg)
How is President Trump challenging the result?
The president says the result was "stolen" but his lawyers may struggle to make a strong case in court.
![Joe Biden, 10 November 2020](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/D562/production/_115362645_064288086.jpg)
Video 1 minute 26 seconds
Biden: Trump refusal to concede 'an embarrassment'
President Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the election he has been projected to lose.
![US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Make America Great Again" rally at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1584F/production/_115334188_gettyimages-1056927068.jpg)
What Trump could do after leaving the White House
Will he run again, relaunch his TV career, or make retirement great again at his golf resorts?
![Secretary of State Mike Pompeo](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201111151552/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/F2B8/production/_115363126_p08y1zj8.jpg)
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Republicans decline to acknowledge Biden victory
The secretary of state, vice-president and other Republicans bat away questions about the president-elect.
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Video caption: Republicans decline to acknowledge Biden victory The secretary of state, vice-president and other Republicans bat away questions about the president-elect.
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Video caption: Joe Biden: 'Embarrassment' that Trump has not conceded election President-elect Joe Biden says that not conceding the election "will not help the president's legacy".
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Video caption: US election: Kamala Harris' ancestral Indian village celebrate vice-president-elect People in Thulasendrapuram lit firecrackers and walked with photos of the US vice-president-elect.
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Video caption: 'We just call him Joe, he’s an everyday guy' In Joe Biden's home town of Wilmington, BBC World News hears anecdotes about the president-elect.
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Video caption: ‘US election dispute is a legal and a rhetorical battle’ The president should use surrogates to reassure the public over vote challenge, Jack Kingston says.
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Video caption: The 'Four Seasons' saga explained The BBC's Ros Atkins explains why everyone is talking about a Trump Campaign news conference.
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Video caption: 'Will you accept the results of this election?' Trump supporters spoke to the BBC's Jane O'Brien in Washington DC.
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Video caption: Mitch McConnell backs Trump challenge to vote results Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell declared on the Senate floor that "no states have yet certified their election results".