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The event was largely peaceful, but grew violent after crowds thinned at night.

ByLibby Cathey, Meredith Deliso, and Kate Pastor
Last Updated: November 16, 2020, 2:06 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward with transition plans, capping a tumultuous and tension-filled campaign during a historic pandemic against President Donald Trump, who still refuses to concede the election one week after Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential race.

Trump has largely hunkered down inside the White House since the election, but on Saturday his motorcade drove drove past supporters gathered to rally in Washington, D.C., on his way to play golf.

Biden, meanwhile, is pressing forward, meeting with transition advisers in Delaware and calling Trump's refusal to concede "an embarrassment."

The Biden transition team and the Trump administration are in a standoff over whether Biden should be granted access to federal resources allocated for the transition of power. The General Services Administration, headed by a Trump appointee, has yet to officially recognize Biden as the victor in the election, preventing Biden's team from gaining full access to government funds and security information.

But a growing number of Republican senators are calling on the administration to start giving Biden classified intelligence briefings, a sign that support for Trump's refusal to concede the election may be waning among his allies on Capitol Hill.

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Here is how the transition is unfolding. All times Eastern.
Nov 13, 2020, 5:11 PM EST

Trump speaks publicly for first time since Biden projected as president-elect

Trump spoke publicly for the first time since Biden was projected to win the presidential election with remarks in the Rose Garden Friday afternoon on Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s program for developing and distributing a coronavirus vaccine. 

Picking up where he left off, Trump didn’t directly address the election, but while speaking about lockdowns he appeared to admit he was uncertain about the future of his administration.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 13, 2020.
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“I will not go -- this administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully, the, the -- whatever happens in the future -- who knows which administration it will be? I guess time will tell, but I can tell you, this administration will not go to a lockdown,” Trump said.

Notably, the Biden team is describing its strategy as a "dimmer switch" -- dialing restrictions up and down in hot spots as needed -- not a lockdown.

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx waits for an event to begin in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 13, 2020.
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Trump did not take any questions from reporters.

PHOTO: Supporters of President Donald Trump and counter protesters gather in front of the White House in Washington on Nov. 13, 2020.
Supporters of President Donald Trump and counter protesters gather in front of the White House in Washington on Nov. 13, 2020. This image has been altered to remove offensive language.
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Outside the White House, crowds of Trump supporters and counter-demonstrators gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza ahead of expected rallies from far-right groups in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

Nov 13, 2020, 4:29 PM EST

Pennsylvania will not order a recount for presidential race

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar will not order a recount of the presidential election in the Keystone State, as options for the Trump campaign in its effort to reverse the election results dwindle away.

Boockvar said in a statement Friday that the races for president, state attorney general, auditor general and state treasurer will not face recounts or recanvasses because unofficial returns submitted by the state’s counties showed no statewide candidate lost by less 0.5% -- the margin at which a recount would be triggered.

People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States.
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Trump is currently trailing Biden by more than 60,000 votes in the state.

ABC News' Alisa Wiersema

Nov 13, 2020, 4:08 PM EST

Arizona Sen. Martha McSally concedes to Sen.-elect Mark Kelly

Arizona's Sen. Martha McSally conceded to Democratic Senator-elect Mark Kelly Friday afternoon, one week after ABC News projected Kelly to be the winner. 

"With nearly all the votes counted, I called Mark Kelly this morning to congratulate him on winning this race," she said in a statement. "I also offered support in his transition to ensure Arizonans are best served during this time."

Sen. Martha McSally speaks to supporters at a phone bank in Phoenix, Oct. 29, 2020.
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McSally is currently trailing Kelly by 79,114 votes. Kelly outperformed Biden in the state by nearly 45,000 votes. 

Kelly will serve the remaining two years of late Sen. John McCain's term. McSally was appointed to fill his seat and thanked Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in the statement. 

-ABC News' Meg Cunningham

Nov 13, 2020, 3:13 PM EST

Michigan judge denies lawsuit from poll challengers in Detroit

A Michigan judge has just denied a petition to block the certification of the 2020 election results in the heavily Democratic county that is home to Detroit, another legal setback for the Trump campaign, which has been pushing similar cases in several states.

The Michigan lawsuit brought by two Republican poll challengers, who leveled unfounded allegations of fraud, had also sought an independent audit of the election, which the judge also rejected.

Detroit election workers work on counting absentee ballots for the general election at TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020, in Detroit.
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Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny described the plaintiff’s "interpretation" of events on Election Day as "incorrect and not credible."

At latest count, Biden leads Trump in Michigan by more than 148,000 votes.

-ABC News' Olivia Rubin

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