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After days of counting, former Vice President Joe Biden has moved ahead of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, putting him on course for victory in the 2020 election. That major development comes hours after Biden took the lead in Georgia, a remarkable achievement in a once-reliably red state.
If Biden wins Pennsylvania—which he is now expected to do, as remaining ballots should lean heavily Democratic—he’ll have won more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory. Meanwhile, at the White House:
Sources said there has been talk of maybe leaving it to Jared Kushner or Ivanka Trump. WH officials don't believe it will come from someone like Mark Meadows, who in recent days has fed Trump's claim that the election is being stolen from him. https://t.co/qlUTlXT98p
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 6, 2020
U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into the Trump campaign's use of the White House for campaign-related activities to see if federal law has been violated (@Reuters)
— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) November 5, 2020