While short of a concession, the president’s move paves the way for President-elect Joe Biden’s team to receive funding and security briefings, and sets in motion the steps needed for a peaceful transfer of power.
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Many of the president-elect's nominees for key posts served in the Obama administration.
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It’s hard to imagine what else would need to happen to prompt other Republicans to speak up.
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This dreadful division is there for the taking. But taking it wouldn’t mask the work Washington still faces.
