{"id":120139,"date":"2020-11-23T19:28:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T23:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=120139"},"modified":"2020-11-23T19:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T23:28:29","slug":"trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-91156183\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1391917365\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">CNN: The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/biden-trump-us-election-news-11-23-20\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0formal transition\u00a0<\/a>process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnn\/2020\/images\/11\/23\/gsa.biden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-1644204295\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">The letter is the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/11\/23\/politics\/shelley-moore-capito-trump-2020-election\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0President Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat,<\/a>\u00a0more than two weeks after Biden was declared the winner in the election.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Murphy said she had not been pressured by the White House to delay the formal transition and did not make a decision &#8220;out of fear or favoritism.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts,&#8221; Murphy wrote. &#8220;I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official &#8212; including those who work at the White House or GSA &#8212; with regard to the substance or timing of my decision. To be clear, I did not receive any direction to delay my determination.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The letter signals that Murphy has formally signed off on Biden&#8217;s victory, a normally perfunctory process known as ascertainment. The move will allow the transition to officially begin, permitting current administration agency officials to coordinate with the incoming Biden team, and providing millions in government funding for the transition.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The move toward ascertainment comes after Michigan formally certified its election results on Monday and Georgia certified its razor-thin presidential results on Friday. Pennsylvania is nearing certification of its election results, too.<\/div>\n<div id=\"bx-campaign-1217290\" class=\"bxc bx-base bx-custom bx-active-step-1 bx-campaign-1217290 bx-brand-11696 bx-width-default bx-type-agilityzone bx-has-close-x-1 bx-has-close-inside bx-fx-fade bx-impress\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"bx-slab\">\n<div class=\"bx-align\">\n<div id=\"bx-creative-1217290\" class=\"bx-creative bx-creative-1217290\">\n<div class=\"bx-wrap\">\n<div class=\"bx-ally-label\">close dialog<\/div>\n<div id=\"bx-step-1217290-1\" class=\"bx-step bx-step-1 bx-active-step bx-step-AwGwAsq bx-step-1217290-1 bx-tail-placement-hidden\" data-close-placement=\"inside\">\n<form id=\"bx-form-1217290-step-1\" tabindex=\"0\" action=\"https:\/\/api.bounceexchange.com\/capture\/submit\" method=\"post\">\n<div id=\"bx-group-1217290-IIU7uv8\" class=\"bx-group bx-group-default bx-group-1217290-IIU7uv8 bx-group-IIU7uv8\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bx-group-1217290-GzVvfOD\" class=\"bx-group bx-group-default bx-group-1217290-GzVvfOD bx-group-GzVvfOD\">\n<div id=\"bx-element-1217290-kHiqFOc\" class=\"bx-row bx-row-text bx-row-text-default bx-row-kHiqFOc bx-element-1217290-kHiqFOc\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">It&#8217;s the latest sign that Trump&#8217;s conspiracy-laden legal bid, led by Rudy Giuliani, to circumvent the outcome of the election is nearing an end. The Trump campaign&#8217;s lawsuits to delay certification of the election have been dismissed in multiple states, as his legal team has failed to provide any evidence of widespread voter fraud.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">But until now, Murphy had refused to move forward with the ascertainment process, despite Biden&#8217;s clear victory, locking the President-elect&#8217;s team out of speaking with federal agencies. Murphy, a Trump political appointee, has faced intense scrutiny and political pressure from Democrats and, in recent days, Republicans calling for the start of a smooth transition. In a statement Monday, Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, said that &#8220;there is no evidence as of now of any widespread fraud or irregularities that would change the result in any state&#8221; and called on the transition process to begin.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">In the letter, Murphy suggested that the ascertainment rules were vague and should be updated.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;GSA does not dictate the outcome of legal disputes and recounts, nor does it determine whether such proceedings are reasonable or justified,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;These are issues that the Constitution, federal laws, and state laws leave to the election certification process and decisions by courts of competent jurisdiction. I do not think that an agency charged with improving federal procurement and property management should place itself above the constitutionally-based election process. I strongly urge Congress to consider amendments to the Act.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2968890196\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN: The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy\u00a0sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN. The letter is the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge\u00a0President Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat,\u00a0more than two weeks after Biden was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":120140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[118,119,117,116,107,88,102,94,96,91,90,99,92,114,115,98,108,106,104,109,95,105,110,112,113,111,101,103,97],"class_list":["post-120139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-268-antigua","tag-268-antigua-barbuda","tag-268-antigua-today","tag-268-today","tag-advertise-in-antigua","tag-antigua","tag-antigua-barbuda","tag-antigua-and-barbuda","tag-antigua-breaking-news","tag-antigua-caribbean","tag-antigua-crime","tag-antigua-economy-news","tag-antigua-news","tag-antigua-news-rooom","tag-antigua-observer","tag-antigua-politics","tag-antiguan-news","tag-barbuda","tag-barbuda-news","tag-barbudan-news","tag-breaking-news-antigua","tag-news","tag-news-antigua","tag-news-antigua-barbuda","tag-news-antigua-and-barbuda","tag-news-barbuda","tag-news-in-antigua","tag-news-in-barbuda","tag-tourism-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CNN: The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy\u00a0sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN. The letter is the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge\u00a0President Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat,\u00a0more than two weeks after Biden was [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-23T23:28:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-23T23:28:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"681\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"383\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-23T23:28:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-23T23:28:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\"},\"wordCount\":512,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"268 Antigua\",\"268 Antigua &amp; Barbuda\",\"268 Antigua Today\",\"268 Today\",\"Advertise in Antigua\",\"Antigua\",\"Antigua &amp; Barbuda\",\"Antigua and Barbuda\",\"Antigua Breaking News\",\"Antigua Caribbean\",\"Antigua Crime\",\"Antigua Economy News\",\"Antigua News\",\"Antigua News Rooom\",\"Antigua Observer\",\"Antigua Politics\",\"Antiguan News\",\"Barbuda\",\"Barbuda News\",\"Barbudan News\",\"Breaking News Antigua\",\"News\",\"News Antigua\",\"News Antigua &amp; Barbuda\",\"News Antigua and Barbuda\",\"News Barbuda\",\"News in Antigua\",\"News in Barbuda\",\"Tourism News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\",\"name\":\"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-23T23:28:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-23T23:28:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg\",\"width\":681,\"height\":383,\"caption\":\"Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as his wife Jill Biden looks on.(AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process","og_description":"CNN: The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy\u00a0sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN. The letter is the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge\u00a0President Donald Trump&#8217;s defeat,\u00a0more than two weeks after Biden was [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2020-11-23T23:28:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-11-23T23:28:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":681,"height":383,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process","datePublished":"2020-11-23T23:28:12+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-23T23:28:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/"},"wordCount":512,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg","keywords":["268 Antigua","268 Antigua &amp; Barbuda","268 Antigua Today","268 Today","Advertise in Antigua","Antigua","Antigua &amp; Barbuda","Antigua and Barbuda","Antigua Breaking News","Antigua Caribbean","Antigua Crime","Antigua Economy News","Antigua News","Antigua News Rooom","Antigua Observer","Antigua Politics","Antiguan News","Barbuda","Barbuda News","Barbudan News","Breaking News Antigua","News","News Antigua","News Antigua &amp; Barbuda","News Antigua and Barbuda","News Barbuda","News in Antigua","News in Barbuda","Tourism News"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/","name":"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-23T23:28:12+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-23T23:28:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:681\/h:383\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Joe-Biden-Election-Night-Remarks-3.jpg","width":681,"height":383,"caption":"Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as his wife Jill Biden looks on.(AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trump-administration-is-ready-to-begin-the-formal-transition-process\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trump administration is ready to begin the\u00a0formal transition\u00a0process"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/120140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}