Tipsheet: Biden vows to heal divided nation

View in your browser     Biden vows to heal divided nation By Jonathan Easley   President-elect Joe Biden in a victory speech Saturday night vowed to heal a nation torn apart by deep political and racial divisions and promised to hear the concerns of both Americans who voted for him and the tens of millions who supported President Trump. Speaking outside the Chase Center, near his home in Wilmington, Del., to scores of enthusiastic supporters honking their car horns and dancing in the night, Biden said he would leave behind this “grim era of demonization in America” and do his best to “unify” the country at a moment of historic civil unrest. Read the full story here     Biden defeats Trump to win presidency By Reid Wilson   Joe Biden has won election as the nation’s 46th president, defeating Donald Trump and ending his presidency by winning a series of tight contests across national battlegrounds. Read the full story here     Trump refuses to accept Biden victory, promises legal challenges By Morgan Chalfant   President Trump on Saturday signaled he would not accept Joe Biden being projected to replace him in the White House. Read the full story here     The Memo: Blue America celebrates its liberation By Niall Stanage   t felt like a liberation — for half the country, at least. Emotions exploded in blue-state America when Joe Biden was declared president-elect of the United States just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Four years of frustration — deepened with every furor President Trump ignited — found cathartic release. Read the full story here       How Biden got across the finish line By Amie Parnes   There were many moments in Joe Biden’s campaign when his aides thought they would never reach the finish line. Read the full story here     Harris smashing glass ceiling is victory for women of color By Marty Johnson and Justine Coleman   Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has broken through one of the final glass ceilings for women with her election as vice president, a moment that puts her a heartbeat away from the presidency and instantly makes her a favorite to one day be president. Read the full story here     Harris celebrates 'new day for America' in first speech as vice president-elect By Marty Johnson   Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Saturday delivered an emotional victory speech as the vice president-elect, touching on her personal journey and applauding Americans for ushering in a "new day" by voting for her and President-elect Joe Biden. Read the full story here     Biden on Harris's historic vice-presidency: 'Don't tell me it's not possible' By Jordan Williams   President-elect Joe Biden hailed the historic nature of his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) becoming vice president-elect during his victory speech Saturday night, saying “don't tell me it's not possible." Read the full story here     Trump supporters demonstrate across the country following Biden-Harris win By Jordan Williams   Supporters of President Trump gathered across state capitols on Saturday to protest the 2020 presidential election after President-elect Joe Biden was named the winner. Read the full story here     World leaders congratulate Biden, Harris By Celine Castronuovo   World leaders on Saturday took to Twitter to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris after news outlets officially called the race for the Democratic nominees. Read the full story here     Biden's defeat of Trump is the most important win since FDR By Paul Bledsoe   OPINION | As the nation awoke the morning after Election Day, reactions seemed to suggest Democrats had lost nearly every office in the land. Numerous news stories recorded “huge Democratic disappointment.” How, many Democrats asked, could we be losing House seats and fail to take back the Senate? And with Biden running behind in early returns, many began to worry that far-left critics were correct: Biden had lost because he had “run the most plodding and forgettable presidential campaign in recent memory.” Read the full story here     Democrats are not in disarray By Ryan Matsumoto   OPINION | Millions of Democrats across America went to bed in despair on Tuesday night. Florida was an early call for Donald Trump because of devastating Republican gains in heavily Cuban Miami-Dade County. Although preelection polls suggested competitive races in Iowa and Ohio, both fell to Trump by surprisingly large margins. And the infamous "blue wall" states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania looked bleak as Trump initially took commanding leads in all three. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Five takeaways from President-elect Biden’s victory speech By Adam Nagourney   As he addressed the nation from Delaware, Joseph R. Biden Jr. set a tone that was very different from President Trump’s. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Biden plans immediate flurry of executive orders to reverse Trump policies By Matt Viser, Seung Min Kim and Annie Linskey   President-elect Joe Biden is planning to quickly sign a series of executive orders after being sworn into office on Jan. 20, immediately forecasting that the country’s politics have shifted and that his presidency will be guided by radically different priorities. Read the full story here     CNN: Biden to announce coronavirus task force as part of presidential transition By Dan Merica and Jeff Zeleny   Joe Biden pledged throughout his presidential campaign to take the coronavirus seriously, and days into his presidential transition, he will take the first steps to make good on that promise. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Americans pivot from red-hot Trump to Biden’s seasoned cool By Calvin Woodward and Michael Tackett   In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden fielded a question about people of color who live alongside chemical plants and oil refineries that seem to be making them sick. Read the full story here     Reuters: Loved or hated, Trump stamped his face on the Mideast conflict By Stephen Farrell   “God Bless You Donald and Melania” read the poster hanging over an Israeli highway during the U.S. election campaign. In nearby Palestinian areas, anti-Trump graffiti adorned walls. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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