Senate GOP to Trump: The election is over

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Senate Republicans are sending a clear message to President Trump: The election is over and Joe Biden won. 

While Trump is digging in and showing little sign of ending his public campaign despite a long losing streak in the courts, GOP senators — from leadership on down — are signaling they view the election result as settled and want to move on without a messy weeks-long fight. 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) publicly congratulated Biden during a Senate floor speech, in his first public acknowledgement of the former vice president’s victory.  Continue reading.