Alana Wise

Foreign allies of President Trump have signaled that they are ready to cooperate with a new administration, having called President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his White House win.

Georgia's secretary of state told NPR about efforts by national party leaders to lean on him over ballots. He has defended his office and the state's practices amid scrutiny and criticism.

Among the staffers named: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will lead Biden's Office of Public Engagement, and Jen O'Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will become deputy chief of staff.

President-elect Joe Biden focused his plan for rescuing the pandemic-battered U.S. economy on getting the coronavirus under control.

The agency said the U.S. system was prepared to handle the process of questioning the outcome of an election.

Klain had previously served as Joe Biden's chief of staff during the Obama administration.

Speaking to NPR, Carlos Giménez defended President Trump's legal fight. The Republican incumbent lost in both the electoral and popular vote.

The attorney general specified that reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities" that would affect the outcome of a state's election result.

After days of ballot tallying, the former vice president's lead in the 2020 White House race has solidified as he narrows in on the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency.

Biden delivered remarks as he continues to advance his lead in critical swing states.