Felicia Sonmez

As the president refuses to concede, an influential Michigan Republican said Sunday that the certification of the state's election results should not be delayed.

The president-elect plans to focus heavily on the pandemic while the president, who has not conceded the election, presses ahead with legal challenges in states where he is trailing in the vote count.

Biden forged ahead with his transition to the White House, as more Republicans said they believe Biden should get access to classified briefings and President Trump continued to challenge the vote count in various states and hold back the transition.

The Republicans stopped short of saying Biden won, but their comments stand as an acknowledgment of the election results despite Trump’s refusal to concede.

Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) are planning their transition effort, after delivering their first remarks Saturday night as president- and vice president-elect as their supporters gathered to celebrate throughout the country.

President Trump, who has largely stayed out of the public eye since Election Day, appeared at Arlington National Cemetery for a Veterans Day event. President-elect Joe Biden appeared at the Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia.

The president-elect spoke in Delaware on the importance of the Affordable Care Act. The president's refusal to concede has picked up support from key Republicans, despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud.

The two runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 will determine majority control of the Senate and whether McConnell or Schumer leads the chamber.

“Our system will resolve any recounts” and lawsuits, said the Senate majority leader, who provided no evidence to back up the president’s baseless claims.

Two years after announcing retirement, Issa won in a neighboring district and will fill the vacancy created when Duncan D. Hunter resigned after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds.