President-elect Biden gets to work; Trump refuses to concede

Nov 9, 2020 11 min

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<a href="https://apple.news/AEhT3ZC9YRISJTykzzlZMkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> breaks down the president-elect’s plan to address the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/AUzSyatf7Rt2dLiH8R2TXfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> provides an overview of contenders for various positions in a future Biden cabinet. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASVbg_DtFTt-b2a3yUbEcyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that Biden is already preparing a series of executive orders after he's sworn in on January 20. And <a href="https://apple.news/ACyM9vbQKSFWiAD3QlTrEWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> reviews the Biden-Harris transition website and the pair’s plans to tackle four major issues. The <a href="https://apple.news/Az-0Sq31CQH-yfVD7EQENEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> highlights notable concession speeches from modern history. <a href="https://apple.news/AjegkNfqHTpedZTIZJDOg4A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ABC News</a> chronicles some of the threats of violence directed at poll workers in this election. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AYNfE7S53Qui8YzDM9CFG4g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> reports that one Georgia election worker has gone into hiding after being falsely accused of throwing away a ballot. Biden’s dog Major will the first shelter dog to occupy the White House. <a href="https://apple.news/A3WVRAoC4SyyCOa7thcTkXQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story. <a href="https://apple.news/AYIICFmAaR6mkl98_L7Z2kw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> writes that Kamala Harris’s husband, Douglas Emhoff, will be the nation’s first Second Gentleman. And <a href="https://apple.news/Ax1cAszShRvGekQNMa4VAGA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> says Jill Biden will be the first First Lady in 231 years to maintain her career while serving in this role.

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