Mitch McConnell finally concedes election but trump clings on | First Thing

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Joe Biden on his election win yesterday, but Trump and his press secretary refused to follow suit. Meanwhile, Biden rolled up his sleeves in Georgia's Senate run-off races

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Joe Biden headed to Georgia on Tuesday to campaign for the Democrats in January's crucial Senate run-off races, which will decide who controls the chamber during his administration. Back in Washington, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, broke his silence and finally recognised Biden as the winner of the presidential election. Speaking on the Senate floor, he congratulated president-elect Joe Biden" and said: All Americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice-president-elect for the very first time."