ToplineSen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) appeared to acknowledge Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory in a newspaper interview on Monday, putting him at odds with President Trump despite being one of the president’s closest allies in the Senate. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman James Risch (R-ID) ... [+] speaks during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. Still, many Republican senators who have not yet conceded the election to Biden have questioned Trump’s refusal to allow Biden to receive intelligence briefings or to formally authorize the transition. Risch’s position on the Foreign Relations Committee may have influenced his break with Trump, as most major foreign leaders have recognized Biden as president-elect. Mike DeWine, who has broken with the president on issues like masks and mail-in voting and who acknowledged Biden as president-elect.

Source: Forbes November 16, 2020 19:28 UTC