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The summary was released on the same day that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers domestic violent extremism is the "greatest threat" to the US -- a clear reminder that federal officials remain very concerned about the potential for more violence in the coming months.

He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries” on Thursday night,

Biden said that political appointees at the Pentagon, which Trump has packed with loyalists since the election, have refused to provide a “clear picture” on troop posture or budgeting.

Trump, a Republican, has refused to concede to Biden, claiming without evidence that his victory was due to widespread fraud. Dozens of election officials and judges around the country have dismissed Trump's allegations.

Donald Trump has been in denial about the election results for a long, long time now but it would appear that he is finally...

Meanwhile, Mike Pence has told supporters of Mr Trump that “we’re going to keep fighting" in an attempt to energise supporters for the upcoming 5 January Georgia senate run off elections.

"Putin wished the president-elect every success and expressed confidence that Russia and the United States, which have a special responsibility for global security and stability, could, despite their differences, really help to solve the many problems and challenges facing the world,"

With the elections results now affirmed, in what comes next in the U.S. electoral process, the Congress will formally receive and tally the Electoral College votes and again confirm Mr Biden’s win on January 6. The official oath of office is slated for January 20.

“Texas seeks to invalidate elections in four states for yielding results with which it disagrees,” Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro wrote to the court against Mr Paxton’s suit.

“And I have to say, if I lost, I’d be a very gracious loser. If I lost, I would say, I lost, and I’d go to Florida and I’d take it easy and I’d go around and I’d say I did a good job. But you can’t ever accept when they steal and rig and rob.”

The speech comes a day after attorney general Bill Barr said the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations were “running down” claims of fraud that would potentially cover a “few thousand” votes, but not enough to have changed the outcome of the election.

Trump said he advised the agency to start the process because he did not want Murphy, her family and employees of the GSA to continue to suffer harassment and abuse.

"Observers are disruptive. They are asking question after question, telling the tabulators to stop, stop what they're doing and that is out of line, that's not acceptable," Milwaukee County Clerk George Christianson told reporters.

“Unfortunately, my administration hasn't been able to get everything we need,” Mr Biden said during a video conference with the National Governors Association's leadership team, which consists of five Republicans and four Democrats.

As proof of voting irregularities, the Trump campaign has pointed to news that Floyd County discovered almost 2,600 uncounted ballots during Tuesday’s audit.. The new votes favour Trump by around 2 to 1, though the development won’t materially impact the result of the election in the state.