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'Loser': How a lifelong fear bookended Trump's presidency

Dan Barry, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 27 12:37 PM

It is a matter of record that Donald Trump has been a loser in many business ventures (Trump Steaks, anyone?). In fact, his greatest success flowed not from real estate but from the creation of a popular alternate-reality television persona — Trump, master of the boardroom — that he ultimately rode to the White House. Read more »

Trump says he'll leave if Biden wins Electoral College vote

Jeff Mason and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 27 11:21 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov. 3 election, even as he repeated unfounded claims of massive voter fraud. Read more »

US President-elect Biden pinakilala ang ilang magiging Cabinet members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 08:25 PM

Pormal nang ipinakilala ni US President-elect Joe Biden ang ilang miyembro ng kaniyang magiging gabinete simula Enero 2021.  Read more »

China's Xi congratulates Biden on US election victory

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 25 11:44 PM

China's President Xi Jinping hoped the two countries could promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Read more »

World stocks touch record high as investors cheer Biden transition, vaccines

Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 25 08:43 PM

Global shares on Wednesday hit record highs and were on course for their best month ever, with investors cheering the prospect of a smooth handover of power after the US presidential election and confident COVID-19 vaccines would soon be ready.   Read more »

Meet the US' new first daughter Ashley Biden, a social activist who’s not just chasing the spotlight

Lynn Farah, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 01:31 PM

Hunter Biden might be known for his history with drugs, but his sister Ashley has faced her fair share of scandals – although the activist mostly prefers to keep a low profile, even setting her Instagram profile to private. Read more »

China’s interest in Pacific trade deal sets stage for new US showdown after Xi ups the ante

Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 12:48 PM

Xi Jinping’s statement of intent on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has caught the eye of member states. Analysts say Joe Biden’s election sparked firming up of Beijing’s interest, but uncertainty remains as to the US direction of travel under the new administration. Read more »

How misinformation ‘superspreaders’ seed false election theories

Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 12:13 AM

“Because of how Facebook’s algorithm functions, these superspreaders are capable of priming a discourse,” said Fadi Quran, a director at Avaaz. “There is often this assumption that misinformation or rumors just catch on. These superspreaders show that there is an intentional effort to redefine the public narrative.” Read more »

Biden to name Yellen to Treasury to lead U.S. from sharp economic downturn

Trevor Hunnicutt and David Lawder, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 11:24 AM

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary, breaking a 231-year gender barrier and putting a seasoned economist and labor market expert in charge of leading the country out of the steepest downturn since the Great Depression.   Read more »

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition - but still not conceding

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 09:31 AM

President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance.   Read more »

Michigan certifies Biden election win: officials

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 24 01:20 PM

WASHINGTON (UPDATE) - Michigan's Board of State Canvassers officially certified Democrat Joe Biden's election victory in the state over Donald Trump on Monday, closing off another avenue for the outgoing president to contest his national defeat. Read more »

Biden signals US diplomatic shift with new team

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 06:26 AM

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced a foreign policy and national security team crammed with veterans from the Barack Obama years, signaling an end to the upheaval under President Donald Trump and a return to traditional US diplomacy. Read more »

US business leaders move on from Trump to Biden

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 04:43 AM

US President Donald Trump may still be trying to overturn Joe Biden's election win, but the business world -- including some Trump backers -- is looking ahead towards the new Democratic administration.   Read more »

Biden taps Blinken as secretary of state as foreign policy team takes shape

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 02:15 AM

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the key members of his foreign policy team, tapping Antony Blinken as the next US secretary of state, Jake Sullivan as national security adviser and Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the US ambassador to the UN. Read more »

Biden to announce first cabinet picks: Top advisor

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 23 01:19 PM

US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff said, even as Donald Trump clung to unsubstantiated claims of fraud despite growing dissent from within his own party. Read more »

Trump bid to overturn election stumbles as judge tosses Pennsylvania lawsuit

Jan Wolfe and Andy Sullivan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 09:56 AM

The lawsuit is one of dozens filed by Trump and his Republican allies in the aftermath of the election. They are also seeking to invalidate or change the results through recounts and direct pressure on lawmakers in several states. Read more »

Twitter to hand @POTUS account to Biden on inauguration day, Jan. 20, 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 06:45 PM

The handover will see all existing tweets on @POTUS, as well as @FLOTUS, @VP and other official accounts, archived. Read more »

2 weeks after Biden named President-elect, Trump faces stinging setbacks

Matt Spetalnick and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 04:10 PM

Joe Biden on Saturday reached the two-week mark since becoming president-elect, with President Donald Trump stinging from back-to-back setbacks in his desperate, unprecedented bid to undo his election defeat.   Read more »

Whatever it is, it’s probably not hair dye

Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 21 03:19 AM

Rudy Giuliani gave a news conference Thursday in which, as he continued to cast doubt on the results of the presidential election, it appeared he was starting to melt. Read more »

Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s nuclear arsenal add to Joe Biden’s list of presidential challenges

Jacob Fromer, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 20 01:47 PM

Analysts are skeptical that a Biden administration will succeed where previous ones, from both political parties, have failed. Pyongyang, meanwhile, has said it will never abandon its nuclear weapons as long as the US remains ‘hostile’ to it Read more »