Trump-Biden transition updates: At least 20 arrested, 1 stabbed at DC protests

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday they have one message to Republicans in Congress: It is time to move on from the election and accept Biden as the next president.

"The election is over. It wasn't close," Schumer said. "Senate Republicans: Stop denying reality."

He accused Republicans of throwing a “temper tantrum” and expressed confidence that the Biden win is not going to be seriously challenged in court, deeming recent legal maneuvers as “nothing more than a pathetic political performance for an audience of one: President Donald John Trump.”

Pelosi hammered that Republicans' focus instead should be on passing another coronavirus relief package, which as of right now is stalled in Congress, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the country and the U.S. labor market inches toward a recovery.

"Stop the circus," Pelosi said. "And get to work on what really matters to the American people."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, asked about where he stands on COVID-19 stimulus when leaving the Senate floor Thursday morning, continued to advocate for a "targeted" bill -- leaving him at odds with Pelosi and Schumer.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan and Allison Pecorin

Nine days after election day, turnout in the 2020 election has officially broken the modern-history record.

The total votes cast currently stand at​ 152,764,399, which is 63.9% of the voting-eligible population in 2020, slightly higher than the modern turnout record of 63.8% set in 1960, according to the U.S. Elections Project.

Biden: 77,635,157 (51%)
Trump: 72,382,585 (47%)

With 96% of the expected vote in nationwide, Biden's lead over Trump has increased to more than 5.2 million votes.

Turnout is expected to continue to climb to reach as high as 158 million votes, experts predict. That could surpass records from a century ago -- hitting around 65.5% of the voting-eligible population -- but those elections excluded significant groups. 

-ABC News' Kendall Karson

Kayleigh McEnany, speaking as a “Trump campaign adviser” to Fox News Thursday morning, appeared to slip up with a departure from the president’s public messaging -- that he won the election -- by saying the Trump administration is following all laws “with regard to an expected transition” before seeming to catch herself.  

Asked whether the president has considered giving Biden access to the President's Daily Briefs even as he continues to contest the election results, McEnany said it’s a question for the White House -- although McEnany serves as White House press secretary, the main spokesperson for the president.

“That would be a question more for the White House, but I will say that all laws are being followed with regard to an expected transition though we expect to continue on as the Trump administration, and we will see how our litigation goes," she said. 

Her comments comes as the GSA has yet to officially recognize Biden as the victor in the election, preventing the Biden team from full access to government funds and information to aid in the process.

-ABC News' Jordyn Phelps

The standoff between the Biden transition team and the Trump administration continues as Trump still refuses to concede the loss and recognize Biden as the president-elect -- while the Trump campaign continues to issue largely empty legal threats in hopes of overturning the results. 

Trump, who largely avoided the public since last week, has another day with no public events. He’s scheduled to have lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and meet later in the day with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin -- but all behind closed doors at the White House. 

Multiple sources told ABC News Trump met with senior advisers, including Jared Kushner, Jason Miller and campaign manager Bill Stepien, on Wednesday to discuss a post-election path forward.

Though he had golf outings over the weekend and on Wednesday participated in a Veterans Day event at a rainy Arlington National Cemetery, Trump has not spoken to reporters since falsely declaring victory for himself, again, one week ago. 

Biden, pushing forward with the formation of his government despite cooperation by Trump or his administration, will continue meeting with transition advisers in Wilmington, Delaware, after naming his incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, a longtime Washington operative, late Wednesday.