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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 »

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 »

China says it extends congratulations to Biden

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 05:22 PM

"We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. Read more »

Even after election, US remains firmly anti-China, but states see things differently

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 11 01:37 PM

While both political parties are united in their suspicions, states like Arkansas and Tennessee seek more trade and students. States ‘have to attract and create jobs, and look after the businesses in their states’, one analyst notes. ‘And China is an important piece of that puzzle.’ Read more »

Biden tells world leaders 'America is back' but Pompeo digs in

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 06:44 AM

The leaders of close US allies on Tuesday telephoned President-elect Joe Biden and pledged to work together but in an extraordinary break, America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo insisted that Donald Trump would remain in power.   Read more »

US justice chief authorizes probes into vote fraud claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 03:16 PM

US Attorney General William Barr gave federal prosecutors blanket authorization Monday to open investigations into voting irregularities, as President Donald Trump repeated unfounded claims he lost the presidential election due to fraud.   Read more »

Why can't Trump accept his defeat?

Issam Ahmed and Cyril Julien, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 01:17 PM

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." Read more »

Which Hollywood celebrities voted for Donald Trump vs Joe Biden?

Olivia Burney, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 10 12:58 PM

John Legend, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B told fans to vote for the Biden-Harris ticket, while 50 Cent and Kid Rock supported Trump until the end of the race. Read more »

Trump campaign adviser: conceding ‘is not even in our vocabulary right now’

South China Morning Post by POLITICO
Posted at Nov 10 12:27 PM

The US president has continued to push baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, while his campaign keeps up election-related legal challenges in several states. Joe Biden has won 290 electoral votes to Trump’s 214 and maintained his lead in the traditionally Republican stronghold of Georgia. Read more »

HK stock traders love a 1st-term Democrat president as Biden unseats Trump

Yujing Liu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 09 02:24 PM

Hang Seng Index rose 135 percent during Bill Clinton’s first term and 77 percent during Barack Obama’s first four years. Global fund managers see US-China tensions persisting as Joe Biden pledges to force China to play by the rules. Read more »

Biden to launch COVID-19 task force, Trump plans rallies to protest election

Andy Sullivan, Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 02:02 PM

President-elect Joe Biden will convene a coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the No. 1 problem confronting him when he takes office in January, while President Donald Trump pursues several long-shot gambits to hold on to his job.   Read more »

Trump may be on the way out, but he could break more China before he leaves

Mark Magnier in Washington, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 09 02:04 PM

Joe Biden will be sworn in as the next US president on January 20, but until then, Trump has executive tools he can wield quickly and relatively unencumbered. China could be a particular target given Trump’s efforts to blame Beijing for the pandemic and sagging economy that sank his re-election prospects. Read more »

Biden begins transition as Trump refuses to concede

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 01:06 PM

US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps 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.   Read more »

How Joe Biden won the US presidency

Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Katie Glueck, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 09 07:58 AM

Biden campaigned as a sober and conventional presence, rather than as an uplifting herald of change. For much of the general election, his candidacy was not an exercise in vigorous creativity, but rather a case study in discipline and restraint. Read more »

Trump will lose special Twitter protections in January

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 07:04 AM

US President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter Inc rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20, the social media company confirmed this week.   Read more »

For Trump, a nightmarish weekend of defiance and defeat

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 06:46 AM

His last tweet before every major US network declared that he had lost to Biden: "I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!"   Read more »

6 things Joe Biden will likely do on immigration

Ted Hesson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 03:51 PM

When he enters the White House, Joe Biden will likely seek to reverse much of President Donald Trump's immigration legacy and push ahead with his own agenda. Read more »

Trump does not plan to concede any time soon, aides and allies indicate

Jeff Mason, Steve Holland, Andrea Shalal and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 01:40 PM

After the declaration on Saturday that Democrat Joe Biden had won the race for the White House, Republican President Donald Trump and his allies made one thing clear: he does not plan to concede anytime soon. Read more »

'God Bless America': World media react to Biden win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 11:53 AM

With headlines like 'God Bless America', powerful media outlets around the world welcomed the defeat of Donald Trump but warned president-elect Joe Biden faced enormous challenges in healing the United States. Read more »

Biden urges unity in victory speech after beating Trump

Peter Hutchison and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 08 12:00 PM

Democrat Joe Biden urged unity Saturday and promised "a new day for America" in his first national address since he won the tense US election and ended the historically turbulent and divisive era of Donald Trump.  Read more »