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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally inside the Cabarrus Arena 7 Events Center in Concord, North Carolina on November 3, 2016 - Sputnik International

US Election Live Updates: Trump Says 'Time Will Tell' Who Takes Oval Office in January

15:48 GMT 12.11.2020 (Updated: 10:56 GMT 11.03.2024)

Joe Biden was declared winner of the presidential race on Saturday by major US media outlets. The incumbent, President Trump, opposed his projected victory, arguing that the ballot count was not over and claiming that voting in key states was rife with foul play.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is sure Joe Biden "will be just fine" in the US presidential transition.

"He knows the territory," Pelosi told reporters. "It's most unfortunate that the Republicans have decided that they will not respect the will of the people."

Biden previously stated that the transition of power was underway and will proceed unhindered by Trump's refusal to concede defeat.

Last Saturday, major US media outlets projected Biden to be the winner of the presidential election. Trump also claims he is the winner but has said the election was stolen from him via massive voter fraud, demanding recounts and filing lawsuits to seek redress in court.

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02:15 GMT 14.11.2020

Biden, Italian Prime Minister Vow to Boost Ties, Revive NATO, EU, Transition Team Says

23:52 GMT 13.11.2020

Pennsylvania Courts Reject 2 More Trump Campaign Lawsuits Seeking to Invalidate Ballots

23:45 GMT 13.11.2020

Biden Considers Independent Senator King to Head US Intelligence - Reports

22:27 GMT 13.11.2020

Trump Says 'Time Will Tell' Who Takes Oval Office in January

19:30 GMT 13.11.2020

Trump Wins US State of North Carolina in Presidential Election, NBC Projects

19:26 GMT 13.11.2020

Joe Biden Wins US State of Georgia in Presidential Election - NBC Projection

18:46 GMT 13.11.2020

Pelosi Calls Facebook Part of Problem Regarding Election Misinformation

18:42 GMT 13.11.2020

This Election Was Rigged, Trump Says on Twitter

18:31 GMT 13.11.2020

US Court in Pennsylvania Rejects Republican Effort to Block Late-Arriving Ballots

18:26 GMT 13.11.2020

Michigan Judge Rejects Request to Block Certification of Election Results - Court Document

18:25 GMT 13.11.2020

Trump Campaign Drops Lawsuit in Arizona Election Race - Court Document

18:14 GMT 13.11.2020

White House Operating Under Assumption Trump Will Have Second Term in Office - Reports

17:51 GMT 13.11.2020

Officials in Georgia Move to Confirm Presidential Vote Results by Hand

11:06 GMT 13.11.2020

Putin to Congratulate US President After Official Announcement of Results, Kremlin Says

07:53 GMT 13.11.2020

US Return to WHO Can Be Discussed Only if There is New Administration, Russia's UN Envoy Says

07:52 GMT 13.11.2020

We Respect the Choice of American People, China Foreign Ministry Says as Beijing Congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris on Projected Win

07:51 GMT 13.11.2020

Kremlin Spokesman on US Election: I Doubt US Can Now Criticise Elections in Any Country

04:24 GMT 13.11.2020

Biden Wins Arizona, Edison Research Projects

00:16 GMT 13.11.2020

Some Republican Senators Urge Trump to Give Biden Access to Classified Briefings - Reports

00:12 GMT 13.11.2020

DHS' Cybersecurity Agency Finds 'No Evidence' Machines Changed Or Lost Votes in Election

22:28 GMT 12.11.2020

US State of Wisconsin Preparing for Potential Ballot Recount - Election Official

22:25 GMT 12.11.2020

US Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign Libel Lawsuit Against CNN

21:34 GMT 12.11.2020

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Trump Campaign's Election Results Lawsuit

21:26 GMT 12.11.2020

Pennsylvania Court Rejects Some Mailed Ballots

18:20 GMT 12.11.2020

Russia Awaits Official US Election Results Before Congratulating Winner, Lavrov Says

18:08 GMT 12.11.2020

Pope Congratulates Biden in Phone Call, Democrat's Transition Team Says

16:10 GMT 12.11.2020

Joe Biden Reportedly Planning to Overturn Trump Immigration Policies on Deportations, Asylum

16:09 GMT 12.11.2020

Trump Team to File More Pennsylvania Election Lawsuits Today

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02:14 GMT 14.11.2020

Presumed President-Elect Joe Biden held a phone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in which the two agreed to work together to improve bilateral relations and revitalize the Transatlantic Alliance working through NATO and the European Union, according to a readout of the conversation.

"President-elect Joe Biden spoke this afternoon with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy," the readout said on Friday. "The President-elect thanked Prime Minister Conte for his congratulations, conveying his commitment to strengthen relations with Italy and revitalize the trans-Atlantic relationship, including through NATO and the European Union."

Biden told Conte that he looked forward to working together during Italy’s chairmanship of the G20 next year, the readout said.

23:52 GMT 13.11.2020

US courts in the state of Pennsylvania have rejected two more Trump campaign lawsuits seeking to invalidate more than 5,000 mail-in ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election, court documents revealed.

The Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County denied the Trump campaign's lawsuit seeking to invalidate about 600 mail-in ballots, a court document showed on Friday.

A separate court document on Friday showed that the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County rejected the Trump campaign's effort to invalidate 4,466 mail-in ballots.

23:44 GMT 13.11.2020

Projected President Joe Biden is looking at Independent Maine Senator Angus King as a candidate to head the US intelligence services, Politico reported.

Biden is looking at King, a longtime Senate colleague who caucuses with and generally supports the Democrats though remaining an Independent, to oversee the 17 main US intelligence agencies in the position, which President George W. Bush created in 2005, the report said on Friday.

Politico cited three sources whom it described as being familiar with the discussions on the appointments being currently held by the Biden's transition team.

King was a member of the US Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees. King has been a critic of President Donald Trump and has accused him of politicizing the position Director of National Intelligence.

22:26 GMT 13.11.2020

US President Donald Trump said time will determine who will take office on January 20 but his administration would not announce another lockdown despite COVID-19 surge.

“This administration will not be going into a lockdown. Hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, I guess time will tell," Trump said during a press briefing on Friday.

19:29 GMT 13.11.2020

19:26 GMT 13.11.2020

The US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gestures to the crowd after he delivered remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020. - Sputnik International

Biden Wins US State of Georgia Ahead of Expected Ballot Recount, NBC Projects

13 November 2020, 19:24 GMT

18:46 GMT 13.11.2020

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Facebook became a "part of the problem" with respect to election-related misinformation.

"I am not a big fan of Facebook, I do not know what they have been doing. But I know they have been part of the problem all along," Pelosi said during the press briefing when asked whether social media companies do enough to correct President Donald Trump’s statements about election fraud.

Pelosi said the election was "the most secure" in the US history and added that "there is no evidence that any voting system was deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or anyway compromised."

However, Pelosi called social media "a double-edged sword" in terms of communication during the election.

"I would hope that they would have some sense of responsibility because they were very much a part of causing this problem," she said.

18:42 GMT 13.11.2020

Heartwarming to see all of the tremendous support out there, especially the organic Rallies that are springing up all over the Country, including a big one on Saturday in D.C. I may even try to stop by and say hello. This Election was Rigged, from Dominion all the way up & down!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020

18:31 GMT 13.11.2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected a Republican party lawsuit seeking to invalidate nearly 10,000 late-arriving ballots in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a court document revealed on Friday.

"Further, and independent of our holding on standing, we hold that the District Court did not err in denying Plaintiffs’ motion for injunctive relief out of concern for the settled expectations of voters and election officials. We will affirm the District Court’s denial of Plaintiffs’ emergency motion for a TRO or preliminary injunction," the court document said.

18:25 GMT 13.11.2020

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has abandoned its lawsuit contesting the results of the counting of the state of Arizona vote in the November 3 presidential election, his lawyers acknowledged in a court filing on Friday.

"Since the close of yesterday's hearing, the tabulation of votes statewide has rendered unnecessary a judicial ruling as to the presidential electors," the filing said.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was projected on Thursday to win Arizona and its 13 votes in the Electoral College

18:14 GMT 13.11.2020

he White House is now operating under the assumption that President Donald Trump will have a second term in office, the US media reported on Friday.

"We are moving forward here at the White House under the assumption there will be a second Trump term," Navarro said in an interview with Fox Business.

17:51 GMT 13.11.2020

Officials sort ballots during an audit at the Floyd County administration building in Rome, Ga., on Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020. Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law. - Sputnik International

Officials in Georgia Move to Confirm Presidential Vote Results by Hand

13 November 2020, 17:05 GMT

11:06 GMT 13.11.2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin will congratulate the elected president of the United States after the official results are announced, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

"The president [of Russia] will, of course, send a congratulatory message to whoever is declared as the elected president [of the United States]. We have already said this. If we understand this correctly, the president-elect has not been declared yet," Peskov told reporters.

When asked if Russia would wait until the end of court proceedings if incumbent President Donald Trump went to court over the results, Peskov said, "It is not our concern when the official results are announced. As soon as the official results are tallied, Putin will send a congratulatory message."

Russian officials did not have any contacts with Biden's team, Peskov said.

07:53 GMT 13.11.2020

"We are currently at a stage where the Americans have filed an official notification of leaving the WHO. I think their return can only be discussed if there is a new administration", Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said, when asked if the US could return to the WHO under Joe Biden's possible presidency.

Biden has said that the US will restore membership of some organizations it previously left, the Russian diplomat added.

"He has already made a statement on the [Paris] climate accord. I do not remember whether he has mentioned the WHO, but I do not rule out that things that happened under the Trump administration could be reversed in the event of change of power", Nebenzia added.

07:52 GMT 13.11.2020

"We are watching the reaction of the country itself and the international community to the US presidential election. We respect the choice of the American people and congratulate Mr Biden and Mrs Harris", Wang Wenbin, the Foreign Ministry spokesman told a briefing.

07:51 GMT 13.11.2020

04:23 GMT 13.11.2020

According to the Edison Research projection, Joe Biden boosted his margin victory over President Donald Trump in Arizona by 11 Electoral College votes.

Major US media outlets have issued a similar projection, noting that Arizona, a longtime Republican stronghold, is poised to go blue for only the second time since 1948.

00:15 GMT 13.11.2020

An unspecified number of Republican senators are calling on President Donald Trump to give Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who has declared victory in the November 3 election, access to classified briefings, the corporate media reported.

The number of senators who have made the calls to Trump was not specified, but CNN said in a report on Thursday that their number is growing.

Senate Chuck Grassley, the most senior Republican in the upper chamber of Congress, and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have also made such calls, CNN said.

Republican Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota and Senators Rob Portman of Ohio and James Lankford of Oklahoma said they too believed Biden should be given access to classified briefings, the report said.

00:11 GMT 13.11.2020

Electoral workers count ballots from briefcases with uncounted ballots for the election of local leaders in a tabulation center at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico - Sputnik International

DHS' Cybersecurity Agency Finds 'No Evidence' Machines Changed or Lost Votes in Election

12 November 2020, 23:15 GMT

22:26 GMT 12.11.2020

The US state of Wisconsin is preparing for a recount of the contested presidential election results, Wisconsin's chief election official, Meagan Wolfe, said during a briefing.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is ahead of President Donald Trump by 20,427 votes in the state, according to an unofficial tally by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wisconsin carries ten electoral votes.

"We’re preparing for the potential of a recount," Wolfe said on Thursday.

In Wisconsin, a recount can be initiated by the runner-up in a race in which the difference between two candidates is 1 percent or less. Trump currently trails by 0.62 percent.

Should the Trump campaign go forth with a recount as it has promised, it will have to cover the costs.

Wolfe said the recount costs in 2020 are expected to be similar to the $2 million price tag of the 2016 presidential election recount.

22:24 GMT 12.11.2020

A US federal judge in the state of Georgia has dismissed an attempt by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign to bring a lawsuit against the Cable News Network (CNN), a court ruling said.

"The court grants defendants’ motion and dismisses plaintiff’s complaint for failing sufficiently to plead malice," the ruling said on Thursday. "The court, however, allows plaintiff the opportunity to file an amended complaint."

The Trump campaign's complaint centered on an article published on June 13, 2019 in which CNN contributor Larry Noble claimed that the Trump campaign had assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s help in 2020 and had decided to leave that option on the table.

21:33 GMT 12.11.2020

20:53 GMT 12.11.2020

A Pennsylvania court on Thursday barred the US state from counting mail-in ballots received after election day that involved ID fixes or missing information, but the subset is expected to fall below the threshold that would impact the final result.

"The Court hereby orders that Respondents County Boards of Elections are enjoined from counting any ballots that have been segregated pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Court’s order dated November 5, 2020, granting a special injunction," according to the ruling of one of two statewide intermediate appellate courts.

18:19 GMT 12.11.2020

It is only natural to wait for the announcement of official results of US presidential election before sending congratulations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

"With regard to congratulations, I wonder why so much attention is being paid to this issue. Congratulations are usually sent after the election results are officially announced. This has not happened in the United States," Lavrov said at a press conference.

The Russian foreign minister pointed to the fact that the only preliminary results so far available have compiled by US media and social networks.

"If it is in someone's tradition to send congratulations based on such grounds, we can do nothing about it. But our approach is different. It is necessary to wait for the official announcement of the outcome," Lavrov said.

Although the official results of the November 3 US presidential election are still lacking, projections of major US media showed this past Saturday that Democrat candidate Joe Biden had collected the necessary amount of electoral votes to claim victory, which he eventually did. Incumbent President Donald Trump has denied his defeat and claimed massive electoral fraud.

18:07 GMT 12.11.2020

Pope Francis phoned Joe Biden on Thursday to offer "blessings and congratulations" on his projected victory in US presidential election, Biden's transition team said.

"The president-elect thanked His Holiness for extending blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation for His Holiness' leadership in promoting peace, reconciliation, and the common bonds of humanity around the world," a readout of the call provided by Biden's office says, as quoted by AFP.

Biden is a devout Catholic.

16:09 GMT 12.11.2020

Migrants near the US-Mexican border - Sputnik International

Joe Biden Reportedly Planning to Overturn Trump Immigration Policies on Deportations, Asylum

12 November 2020, 16:07 GMT

16:08 GMT 12.11.2020

“There will be a number of affidavits filed today,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News when asked what the Trump campaign would do next in Pennsylvania, the state that is projected to grant Biden 20 electoral votes that are enough for him to reach the 270 needed to beat Trump.