WILMINGTON— U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the top members of his foreign policy team, tapping trusted aide Antony Blinken to head the State Department, as Michigan certified Biden as the winner in the election battleground Midwestern state.
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers confirmed earlier projections that Democrat Biden beat Republican President Donald Trump in the closely-contested race.
With the certification, Trump’s effort to deny Biden a victory by claiming election irregularities and fraud in many states, became even more unlikely to succeed.
Biden, who has said he would undo Trump’s “America First” policies, also named Jake Sullivan as his n…
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