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Nov 2020
37m 33s

Party in the U.S.A.: A bumpy transition

CBC
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President-Elect Joe Biden can now formally begin the transition process, but that doesn’t mean Trump is giving up the fight. Trump’s legal team is forging ahead with a string of court battles, despite a growing number of both legal losses and high-profile Republicans coming out in support of the handover. This is far from the end of the story. Biden-Harris ... Show More
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