Biden urges voters to ‘preserve Democracy’ and stand up against political violence - live

The president sent a message to election deniers saying, You can't love your country only when you win'

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Donald Trump's lawyers tailored their petition specifically to supreme court justice Clarence Thomas for reasons both practical and symbolic, Politico reports.

Thomas is well known for his conservative jurisprudence, but Politico notes he is also the justice responsible for handling emergency filings out of Georgia - which means he would get the Trump legal team's petition about its election conduct, Politico says.