Headline Roundup • November 23rd, 2020
Trump Administration Says Formal Biden Transition Processes Can Begin
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BBC News
Donald Trump has accepted that a formal transition can begin for US President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
The president said he was recommending a key federal agency "do what needs to be done", even as he vowed to continue contesting the result.
The General Services Administration (GSA) said it was acknowledging Mr Biden as the "apparent winner".
Earlier, Mr Biden's victory in the US state of Michigan was officially certified, in a major blow to Mr Trump.
Mr Trump tweeted as the GSA, which is tasked with formally beginning...
Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, said the transition between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden can begin, releasing millions of dollars in funds and clearing the way for a new administration.
“I have dedicated much of my adult life to public service, and I have always strived to do what is right,” Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden on Monday. “Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and the available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured...
Fox News Digital
U.S. General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy informed Joe Biden on Monday that her agency has formally ascertained him as the apparent winner of the 2020 presidential election and would proceed with transition proceedings.
The letter effectively ends a weeks-long standoff in which the Biden transition team accused Murphy and her agency of withholding critical transition resources needed for a smooth transfer of power. President Trump has yet to concede the 2020 election.
“Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts,” Murphy...
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