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Democrats on Nov. 8 criticized President Trump for not conceding to President-elect Joe Biden, while some Republicans defended challenges in the courts. (Video: The Washington Post)

Biden focuses on transition, while Trump spends the day at his golf course

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Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) are planning their transition effort, including the establishment of a coronavirus task force that is set to be unveiled Monday.

The moves by the president-elect and vice president-elect come as George W. Bush became the latest former president to congratulate the Democrats on their victory.  
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Biden is planning to quickly sign executive orders after being sworn into office on Jan. 20, forecasting that the country’s politics have shifted and that his presidency will be guided by radically different priorities.
Trump’s bid to discredit the integrity of the U.S. election results has raised fears, even among his own aides, that he will refuse to concede and will seek to undermine a potential transfer of power.
Celebrations erupted across the country as Biden was declared the winner of the presidency.
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Biden is planning to quickly sign executive orders after being sworn into office on Jan. 20, forecasting that the country’s politics have shifted and that his presidency will be guided by radically different priorities.
Trump’s bid to discredit the integrity of the U.S. election results has raised fears, even among his own aides, that he will refuse to concede and will seek to undermine a potential transfer of power.
Celebrations erupted across the country as Biden was declared the winner of the presidency.
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