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The presidential transition begins as the GSA formally recognizes Biden’s victory

GSA chief Emily Murphy formally "ascertains" Biden as the election winner, after weeks of delay and mounting bipartisan pressure.

By Jen Kirby

Congress should cancel its Thanksgiving recess and pass another stimulus bill

12 million Americans are about to lose unemployment insurance. Congress is on recess.

By Emily Stewart

Why the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine is different

AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford say their vaccine is up to 90 percent effective. But there’s a lot we still don’t know.

By Julia Belluz and Umair Irfan

What Amazon’s big pharmacy news means for US health care

Amazon’s new pharmacy business isn’t about the present. It’s about the future.

By Dylan Scott

Biden is expected to announce Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary pick

Yellen will become the first woman to serve as Treasury secretary in the US if confirmed.

By Emily Stewart

Why a negative Covid-19 test before Thanksgiving isn’t an all-clear

A negative test isn’t enough to have a safe holiday. Here’s why.

By Brian Resnick

The $35 million play to fix Democrats’ data problem is shutting down

It was Silicon Valley’s attempt to fix the party’s infrastructure.

By Theodore Schleifer

Biden announces veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador pick

The Biden administration’s global rehabilitation project begins.

By Jen Kirby

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Withdrawing won’t end the war

With two months left in the Trump presidency, the US is reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan in an attempt to end America's longest war. But Biden will still inherit the conflict.

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Tony Blinken, one of Biden’s most trusted aides, is reportedly chosen as his secretary of state

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Big California donors want to fill Kamala Harris’s Senate seat with a woman of color

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Trump lashes out at fellow Republicans as his legal challenges to election results fail

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Why Biden is crowdfunding his White House transition

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A new lawsuit alleges Trump’s effort to overturn Michigan’s election results disenfranchises Black voters

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Georgia’s Republican secretary of state just certified Biden’s victory

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The Next Four Years: Joe Biden’s world

The Atlantic Council’s Emma Ashford joins Matt to explain the president-elect’s approach to national security.

The mind-boggling end of Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise, explained

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Supernatural’s bonkers series finale marked the end of an era of fandom

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Natural disasters are increasing. The world’s poorest are left to fend for themselves.

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President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is one of the most diverse ever

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A Trump official is still blocking Biden’s presidential transition. House Democrats want answers.

By Jen Kirby

Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? Ethicists are fiercely debating how to vaccinate billions of people.

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The acting Pentagon chief was exposed to the coronavirus. He’s not quarantining.

By Alex Ward

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The case for a Native American secretary of the interior 

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One Good Thing: Netflix’s Dash & Lily is a sweet TV rom-com with a Christmas twist

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Trump’s lawsuits challenging the election have turned into a clown show

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When ordinary people go viral, where’s the line between comedy and cruelty?

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How affluent people can end their mindless overconsumption

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Pfizer and BioNTech have applied for emergency approval for their Covid-19 vaccine

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BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”

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Alaska voters adopt ranked-choice voting in ballot initiative

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How fake news aimed at Latinos thrives on social media

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