Biden prepares for White House but Trump presses legal attack again

Biden prepares for White House but Trump presses legal attack again

US COVID-19 hospitalisations surge to record of almost 59,000 patients

Additional intelligence briefings "would be useful,“ Biden added, but "we don't see anything slowing us down.“

Trump suffered another possible setback on Tuesday when Democrats said a postal worker who claimed he witnessed ballot tampering in Pennsylvania had recanted his allegations.

President Donald Trump gestures to his supporters in an election rally. File photo

The measured comments come as Biden prepares to confront dueling national crises such as Coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths are surging, the economy faces the prospect of long-term damage, and the nation's political and cultural divides may be worsening.

Trump's unsupported charges of election fraud have gained little traction so far. His campaign said on Tuesday it planned to file a lawsuit in Michigan to halt the state from certifying its