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US Election Results 2020 live: Trump alleges ballot counting abuse

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 11, 2020, 00:49:46 IST

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US Election Results 2020 live: Trump alleges ballot counting abuse

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. Joe Biden took the first steps on Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried to sow doubt about the election results. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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Outgoing President Donald Trump has declined to concede the closely-fought November 3 presidential race to Democrat Biden and is mounting legal fights in several key battleground states, but there has been no evidence of voter irregularities or widespread fraud in theÂ election -- billed as one of the most divisive and bitter in recent American history.

13:03 (IST) Nov 10

Taliban call on Biden to stick to US troop withdrawal deal

Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban on Tuesday called on the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden to stick to the February agreement to withdraw US troops. The United States has been pulling out troops under the deal which envisages the withdrawal to be complete by May, subject to certain security guarantees, while the Taliban holds peace talks with the Afghan government in Doha.

12:19 (IST) Nov 10

Japan environment minister sees greater cooperation with Biden's America

Japan expects greater cooperation in climate change and other environmental issues with the United States under a Joe Biden presidency, Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday.

10:58 (IST) Nov 10

GOP backs Trump as he fights election results, transition

The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden's team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud.

10:18 (IST) Nov 10

10 Republican attorney generals file amicus brief with SC in Pennsylvania mail-in ballot case

Ten Republican attorney generals have filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in a case seeking reversal of a lower court order allowing mail-in ballots in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania to be received three days after the election day.

09:53 (IST) Nov 10

Read: Barr tells prosecutors to probe claims of vote irregularities

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09:15 (IST) Nov 10

Harris's election as US' first woman VP a milestone for gender equality: UN leadership

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is always pleased and “always welcomes any instance where women leaders... where a woman gets to break" a new or "yet another ceiling,” his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing Monday when asked about Harris being elected as America's first woman vice president.

09:14 (IST) Nov 10

After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

“Our institutions are actually built for this,” McConnell said as he opened the Senate. “We have the system in place to consider concerns and President Trump is 100% within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options.” McConnell said the process will play out and “reach its conclusion.”

08:56 (IST) Nov 10

Read: Why can't Trump accept his defeat?

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08:40 (IST) Nov 10

According to scholars and mental health professionals, the same authoritarian qualities that defined Trump's rise to power and his presidency make it almost impossible for him to digest a graceful concession to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.

08:40 (IST) Nov 10

With his defeat in the US presidential election, Donald Trump finds himself fighting against being tagged with a label he frequently applies to rivals but which runs completely counter to his own brand: "loser."

07:54 (IST) Nov 10

The US FDA "and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so instead it came out five days later – As I’ve said all along!" tweeted Trump

07:53 (IST) Nov 10

Trump accuses FDA and Pfizer of withholding Covid-19 vaccine announcement before elections, reports PTI

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer of withholding the announcement on Covid-19 vaccine before elections to prevent him from getting a "vaccine win".

07:44 (IST) Nov 10

Trump says media should be called out for election interference

US President Donald Trump on Monday said the mainstream media were so inaccurate in their polls that it amounted to "much more than voter and campaign finance suppression" and that they should be called out for election interference.

07:36 (IST) Nov 10

Big tech welcomes Biden presidency, but battles loom

Silicon Valley is welcoming the election of Joe Biden as US president even as it girds for a series of battles over tech policy in Washington. The transition comes amid a growing "techlash" as lawmakers and policymakers struggle over antitrust enforcement, social media regulation, immigration and other contentious issues.

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06:53 (IST) Nov 10

Trump not conceding election is not unexpected, says Pramila Jayapal

US President Donald Trump not conceding the election despite major US news networks having declared Joe Biden the winner is not unexpected considering his ridiculous behaviour over the last four years, Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said on Monday.

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06:45 (IST) Nov 10

After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday President Donald Trump is "100% within his rights" to question election results, as GOP lawmakers fall in line behind the White House.

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06:26 (IST) Nov 10

The Trump administration has thrown the presidential transition into tumult, including blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team, reports AP.

05:58 (IST) Nov 10

Barr OKs election probes despite little evidence of fraud

Attorney General William Barr has authorised federal prosecutors across the US to pursue "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud.Barr's action comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the prospect that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the outcome.

05:50 (IST) Nov 10

Accept decision to replace me: Mark Esper to Trump after being fired as defence secretary

Mark Esper, who Donald Trump fired as his defence secretary on Monday said he accepted the US President's decision to replace him, reported CNN. "I serve the country in deference to the Constitution, so I accept your decision to replace me. I step aside knowing there is much we achieved at the Defense Department over the last eighteen months to protect the nation and improve the readiness, capabilities, and professionalism of the joint force, while fundamentally transforming and preparing the military for the future," said Esper in a letter.

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