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Biden Transition to US Power Formally Starts

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's transition to power in
   Washington has formally started after a government agency declared him
   the apparent winner of the 2020 presidential election, even as
   President Donald Trump continues his long-shot attempt to upend Biden's
   victory at the polls.

   Biden's team of advisers immediately started reaching out Monday night
   to Trump officials throughout the government to learn about possible
   national security threats the country faces, and other immediate issues
   Biden will face when he is inaugurated January 20.

   Pentagon officials said Biden transition team members contacted the
   Defense Department soon after Emily Murphy, the administrator of the
   General Services Administration, determined that Biden is the
   "apparent" election winner and that the transition can begin. Murphy's
   action allows Biden to tap public funds for the transition, to receive
   security briefings and his transition officials to gain access to
   federal agencies.

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