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Presidential Transition Live Updates: Tensions Rise as Trump and Allies Attack the Election Process

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China warns Australia and Japan over 'confrontational' new defence pact

Australia and Japan will “pay a corresponding price” if their new defence pact threatens China’s security, Chinese state media has warned, as Scott Morrison insisted the deal should not cause any concerns to Beijing.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Vaccine Unproven? No Problem in China, Where People Scramble for Shots

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Trump Rebuffs Biden Transition Team, Setting Off Virus and National Security Risks

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s refusal to allow President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his transition staff access to government offices, secure communications and classified briefings prompted growing warnings on Thursday, including from Republicans, that keeping Mr. Biden in the dark potentially endangers the country.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company

Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/world/europe/trump-autocrats-dictators.html

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud

PHILADELPHIA — Election officials in dozens of states representing both political parties said that there was no evidence that fraud or other irregularities played a role in the outcome of the presidential race, amounting to a forceful rebuke of President Trump’s portrait of a fraudulent election.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Who’s Going to Tell Him? Republicans Shy From Asking Trump to Concede

WASHINGTON — Since he was elected, President Trump’s relationships with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill have mostly fallen into one of two categories: the unbreakable bond with his most ardent followers, who defend him at all costs, and the tenuous, strained alliance with the rest, who share his agenda but often cringe privately at his language and tactics.

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As Biden Plans Transition, Republicans Decline to Recognize His Election

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. prepared on Sunday to start building his administration, even as Republican leaders and scores of party lawmakers refrained from acknowledging his victory out of apparent deference to President Trump, who continued to refuse to concede.

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Election Highlights: Biden Pulls Ahead in Pennsylvania, Edging Closer to Victory