That is out there this is a top story joe biden has based in donald trump to become the 46. 00 president of the United States trump is refusing to concede defeat a projected win in the battleground states of pennsylvania and nevada push the democratic challenger across the finish line the 290 Electoral College votes joe biden is expected to address the nation in the next few hours but has already tweeted that he is on it that america has chosen him to lead says the work ahead will be hard but he promised to be a president for all americans those who voted for him and those who didnt and he says hell keep the faith that supporters have placed in him his running mates come to harris isnt just the 1st woman to become Vice President shes also the 1st president of black and south asian descent harris learned of the knees while out jogging this video of her reaction and phone call to joe biden was posted online. We we did you know. Here in the next president of the United States that. Huge c
Horse rhetoric floor the temperature see each other again listen to each other again and make progress we have to stop treating our products as our enemies they are not our enemies there are birds there are birds. A bunch owes us to over the years a season of trying to burrow to try to repeat it time to show and a time to hear all this is the target here on american. Oh Vice President elect come on horaces making history shes the 1st woman and the 1st person of color to become the Vice President she offered a message of hope for future women leaders. And what a testament it is to joes character that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exists in our country and select a woman as his vice. But while i may be the 1st woman in this office i will not be the last. President trump is continuing to make on substantiative claims about voice of fraud his campaign has vowed to mount more legal challenges. And reaction from World Leaders to the Election Results h
Hell go to court to make sure election laws are upheld. But theres been celebrations in cities across the United States from new york in the east to los angeles in the west rounds of government on the streets to cheer doms and play music to my little shell has more from wilmington delaware. In terms of movements obviously today is sunday however biden did promise that he would be getting to work right away at least in an interim period is limited what he can do as president elect obviously cant really be meeting with or fish holes within the government or the state but that wont stop him from putting together a plan that he can execute soon as he takes office later in january. Theres been an escalation in the conflicts between azerbaijan and armenia azerbaijans present says his troops are now in control of shushi its one of the most important cities in the fight overseeing the regional capital of the goanna current. Polls have closed a mere miles general election the 2nd since the end
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But many queions remain. The news came on the same day thtotal number of u. S. Infections tped 10 million. We will speak toulitzer ize winning journalist laurie gaett. Weill look at the death of palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat who has died from covid. Then fears are growing that the Trump Administration is moving to overturn the election of joe biden. On monday, attorney general william barr authorized new probes into voter fraud as republican lawmakers are backing trumps decision not to concede to the president elect. President trump is 100 within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and wait his legal options. Amy we will speak to kristen clarke, president of the Lawyers Committee for civil rights under law. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Attorney general william barr upended Longstanding Justice Department policy on monday by announcing federal prosecutors could investigate