- Trump comes close to admitting defeat but stops short of concession
- Is Biden walking into a Republican trap?
- Georgia Senate runoffs battle is already on
- US sees record 184,000 new daily Covid cases
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3.23pm GMT
President-elect Joe Biden has set up a 13-member coronavirus advisory board will play a high-profile role in helping the Biden-Harris administration contain the coronavirus pandemic in the US as it enters its deadliest phase so far.
“Failure is not an option here,” Dr Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota and a member of the advisory board, told the Guardian. “We have to do whatever we can to reduce the impact of the virus on our society.”
Related: ‘Failure is not an option’: Biden’s Covid taskforce ready to step up
2.50pm GMT
A full hand recount of votes in the presidential race is under way in Georgia, where Joe Biden led Donald Trump by more than 14,000 votes with 99% of precincts reporting as of Friday afternoon.
But that didn’t stop Trump from taking a flamethrower to the statewide audit process moments ago via his preferred medium.
The Consent Decree signed by the Georgia Secretary of State, with the approval of Governor @BrianKempGA, at the urging of @staceyabrams, makes it impossible to check & match signatures on ballots and envelopes, etc. They knew they were going to cheat. Must expose real signatures!
….What are they trying to hide. They know, and so does everyone else. EXPOSE THE CRIME!
Continue reading…Trump comes close to admitting defeat but stops short of concessionIs Biden walking into a Republican trap?Georgia Senate runoffs battle is already onUS sees record 184,000 new daily Covid casesSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.23pm GMTPresident-elect Joe Biden has set up a 13-member coronavirus advisory board will play a high-profile role in helping the Biden-Harris administration contain the coronavirus pandemic in the US as it enters its deadliest phase so far.“Failure is not an option here,” Dr Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota and a member of the advisory board, told the Guardian. “We have to do whatever we can to reduce the impact of the virus on our society.” Related: ‘Failure is not an option’: Biden’s Covid taskforce ready to step up 2.50pm GMTA full hand recount of votes in the presidential race is under way in Georgia, where Joe Biden led Donald Trump by more than 14,000 votes with 99% of precincts reporting as of Friday afternoon.But that didn’t stop Trump from taking a flamethrower to the statewide audit process moments ago via his preferred medium.The Consent Decree signed by the Georgia Secretary of State, with the approval of Governor @BrianKempGA, at the urging of @staceyabrams, makes it impossible to check & match signatures on ballots and envelopes, etc. They knew they were going to cheat. Must expose real signatures!….What are they trying to hide. They know, and so does everyone else. EXPOSE THE CRIME! Continue reading…