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The Latest: Biden announces Buttigieg as transportation pick
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) December 15, 2020 - 4:55 PM
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
7:55 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden has formally announced former rival Pete Buttigieg as his pick to be secretary of transportation.
Buttigieg would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was virtually unknown nationally when he launched a longshot bid for president, but became a formidable political force in the early primary states, finishing well ahead of Biden in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Live updates: With his victory cemented, Biden heading to Georgia to campaign for pair of Senate candidates John Wagner
Replay Video UP NEXT With his victory cemented by the electoral college, President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Georgia on Tuesday to campaign for the two Democratic Senate candidates competing in runoff elections. The races will determine which party controls the Senate when Biden takes office. Even as more Republicans acknowledge there will be a new president in January, Trump is continuing to deny the outcome. Early Tuesday, he tweeted, “This Fake Election can no longer stand.” Here’s what to know:
He pointed out a report that had been published on the official website of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice referring to the Russian justice system as one of the most effective in the world, "or at least in Europe"