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

A federal agency has named Biden as the election winner, after weeks of delay and mounting bipartisan pressure.

By Jen Kirby

A historian on the perils of chaotic White House transitions

Key lessons from Herbert Hoover’s disastrous transfer of power to FDR in 1933.

By Sean Illing

Parler, the “free speech” Twitter wannabe, explained

Conservatives are flocking to a site where they can post things that Facebook and Twitter don’t allow.

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Covid-19 vaccine efficacy results are not enough

What the latest Covid-19 vaccine announcements from AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Moderna can and can’t tell us.

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How Trump’s conspiracy theories have inspired some supporters to boycott the Georgia runoffs

Lying to his supporters about elections being rigged is having an unintended consequence.

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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift lead the 2021 Grammy nominees

The annual music award show is scheduled for January.

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The long list of contenders for Kamala Harris’s Senate seat, explained

California Gov. Gavin Newsom must choose a candidate for Harris’s Senate seat from a crowded field.

By Li Zhou and Benjamin Rosenberg

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

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

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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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The FDA authorized the use of an experimental antibody treatment for Covid-19

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As coronavirus cases surge, hospitals are beginning to be overwhelmed

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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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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.

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