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Pennsylvania certifies Biden as winner of presidential vote

By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, culminating three weeks of vote counting and a string of failed legal challenges by President Donald Trump, state officials said Tuesday.

Read the full letter officially starting Biden transition process to the White House

By Associated Press

The move clears the way for the start of the transition from Trump's administration and allows Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan. 20.

U.S. agency allows formal Biden transition to begin

By Matthew Daly, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Trump, who had refused to concede the election, said in a tweet that he is directing his team to cooperate on the transition but is vowing to keep up the fight.

Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump challenge

By David Eggert, Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Allies of Trump and losing GOP Senate candidate John James had urged the panel to delay voting for two weeks to audit votes in heavily Democratic Wayne County, home to Detroit.

A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide

By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux

After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham speaks to a…

Amid Wisconsin recount, Trump campaign tried to have thousands of ballots tossed

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin's two most heavily Democratic counties has begun with President Donald Trump's campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots.

WATCH LIVE: Georgia Gov. Kemp holds briefing on election results

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

‘Our time is now.’ With Biden, women in national security see chance to fix imbalance

By Ali Rogin

Joe Biden has pledged to change the landscape of the overwhelmingly white male-dominated world of national security. When Biden takes the oath of office on January 20, 2021, he will become the first president to have pledged to pursue gender…

Vice President Pence campaigns in Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs

By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Associated Press

While Pence has joined Trump in not yet conceding to Biden, the vice president has avoided repeating Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.

Georgia Secretary of State certifies election for Joe Biden

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

“Working as an engineer throughout my life, I live by the motto that numbers don’t lie,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news conference at the state Capitol.