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• Barclays' European rival Credit Suisse meanwhile reported a comparatively weaker performance from its investment bank on Thursday.

• "Tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me," Trump tweeted from POTUS account.
• The tweets were deleted almost instantly.

• The Republican-led Senate and Democratic-controlled House of Representatives were due to meet to formally certify the results of the Nov. 3 election in proceedings that could stretch past midnight.
• Biden is due to take office on Jan. 20.

• McConnell congratulated Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory during remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
• "While we disagree on a lot of things, there are things we can work together on," Biden told.

• President Donald Trump is leaving the White House but he is not going to fade away quietly.
• They include another White House run in 2024 or new pursuits in media. But they are clouded by potential legal jeopardy and business challenges.

• The Electoral College will officially vote on Monday, as it is expected to cement Biden’s presidential victory ahead of his inauguration in January.
• “No, it’s not over,” Trump said. “We keep going and we’re going to continue to go forward.”

*Organizers Stop The Steal, linked to pro-Trump operative Roger Stone, and church groups urged supporters to participate in "Jericho Marches" and prayer rallies. * My charge to you is to go back to where you are from" and make demands, Flynn told the crowd, without being more specific.

• Officials from Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin already have called the lawsuit, which aims to throw out the voting results in the four states.
• What Texas is doing in this proceeding is to ask this court to reconsider a mass of baseless claims about problems with the election that have already been considered,

• According to a recent poll, sixty percent of voters do not want President Trump to run for President again in 2024.
• The survey concluded that only 32 percent of respondents think that the President should run for a second non-consecutive term.

• Both lawsuits were filed on Nov. 25 by Sidney Powell, a former lawyer for the Trump campaign, on behalf of groups of Republican voters.
• "The people have spoken," Parker wrote, referring to the election results.

• Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious.
• Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here.

• Biden's senior campaign staff have been discussing their roles in the transition and the new administration.
• The Republican Trump has remained angry and defiant on social media even as some prominent Republicans have asserted that Biden should be considered the president-elect.

• Biden to address economy in Wilmington at 1:45 pm EST/1845 GMT.
• Advisers to meet vaccine makers this week as transition advances.
• Trump promises "big cases" showing election was unconstitutional.
• Trump campaign drops major part of Pennsylvania vote lawsuit.

• Trump has made little headway in the courts with his lawsuits and for the first time on Friday he began to sound doubtful about his prospects.
• The pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington and other cities are scheduled to feature a mix of the president's backers,

• Biden was projected to win Arizona after more than a week of vote counting from the Nov. 3 election, Edison Research said.
• Biden had already cleared the 270 vote threshold to win the election, setting him on course to be sworn in on Jan. 20.

• "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration," Pompeo said in an at times testy news conference when asked about contacts with the Biden team.

• Biden is due to meet with an advisory board co-chaired by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
• "Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important battles our administration will face, and I will be informed by science and by experts," Biden said.

• Imran says he is looking forward to Biden's Global Summit on Democracy & working with him to end illegal tax havens & stealth of nation's wealth by corrupt leaders

• Trump has repeatedly made unfounded claims of fraud in the election.

• Americans have been waiting longer than in any presidential election since 2000 to learn the winner, with counting slowed by a record number of mail-in ballots.
• "The numbers tell us ... it's a clear and convincing story: We're going to win this race," Biden said.

• The demonstrations were largely peaceful, although Trump supporters occasionally shouted with counterprotesters.
• Facebook removed a fast-growing group in which Trump supporters posted violent rhetoric.

• President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden both still have possible paths to reach the needed 270 Electoral College votes to win the White House, as states keep counting mail-in ballots that surged amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• FO spokesperson said the election was an internal matter of the US.