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·         Joe Biden, in his first speech as president-elect, urges unity: ‘Time to heal in America’

“With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation,” Biden said. “It’s time for America to unite. And to heal. We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together.”

On a personal level, pluralities of voters told pollsters that they believed Biden possessed the right temperament for what is arguably the world’s most demanding job.

In many ways, Biden’s election was predictable -- he had maintained a steady lead over Trump in national and battleground state polls throughout the campaign.

 

·         Biden Team Readies Plan to Fight the Virus, Now Surging at Record Levels

As coronavirus outbreaks rage in the United States at harrowing new levels, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said in a victory speech Saturday evening that he would announce a Covid-19 task force on Monday.

“Our work begins with getting Covid under control,” he said.

Mr. Biden is expected to name three co-chairs of the 12-member panel: Vivek Murthy, a former surgeon general, who has been a key Biden adviser for months and is expected to take a major public role; David Kessler, a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration; and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a Yale University professor.

 

·         Trump refuses to accept election results, says it’s ‘far from over’

President Donald Trump is refusing to concede the election after NBC News and other outlets projected that Democratic nominee Joe Biden has defeated him in the race for the White House.

“The simple fact is this election is far from over,” Trump said in a statement released just minutes after NBC projected that Biden had become president-elect.

“Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor,” Trump claimed.

Trump vowed that as soon as Monday, his team will start “prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld.”

 

·         US Election: Trump's chances of winning in courts very slim - legal expert

 

·         GOP splits over Trump’s false election claims, unfounded fraud allegations

President Trump questioned the presidential election results Thursday night in a speech so riddled with false and unfounded claims that many major news networks, including MSNBC, CBS and ABC, cut away to fact-check the Republican incumbent in real time.

Trump’s broadsides have exposed tensions within his party, splitting GOP officials who spoke publicly on Thursday night into warring camps: those who defended the president and those who defended the U.S. election process. Many others have stayed silent.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has not addressed Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud. But in a Friday tweet, he wrote, "Every legal vote should be counted. Any illegally-submitted ballots must not. All sides must get to observe the process. And the courts are here to apply the laws & resolve disputes.

 

·         ‘Welcome back America!’ World congratulates Joe Biden on U.S. presidential election win

Leaders from around the world congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Saturday.