News Brief: Biden's Cabinet And Civil Rights Priorities, Staying Safe On Black Friday Biden is expected to announce more members of his cabinet. His administration will focus heavily on civil rights. And, stores are changing things up to keep shoppers safe on Black Friday.
News Brief: Trump Pardons Flynn, Hospitals See PPE Shortage, Diego Maradona Dies President Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying about a Russian contact. Hospitals are still short on PPE, months into the pandemic. Also, a filmmaker remembers Diego Maradona.
Biden And Trump Offer Jarring Contrast Minutes Apart On Thanksgiving Eve President-elect Joe Biden called on Americans to unite this holiday season amid the pandemic. Minutes earlier, President Trump repeated baseless claims about the election being "rigged." Brett Neely
What Might Be The Lasting Effect Of Trump's Refusal To Concede? As states certify votes, President Trump continues to insist his efforts to stay in office will prevail. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with election law expert Justin Levitt on the long-term implications.
President-Elect Biden Hits 80 Million Votes In Year Of Record Turnout The 2020 presidential election saw the most votes in U.S. history at 156 million and counting, and the highest participation rate since 1900. Domenico Montanaro
As States Certify Ballot Totals, An Extraordinary Election Comes To An End Voting took place amid a pandemic and unprecedented polarization. Despite baseless claims by the president and his allies that the outcome was rigged, states say the results are accurate. Pam Fessler
Why Transition Delays Won't Be A Problem For Biden's National Security Team NPR's David Greene talks to Dennis Blair, retired Navy Admiral who served as President Obama's first director of National Intelligence, about national security implications of the Biden transition.
Biden: It Would Be 'Difficult' To Lose Sanders, Warren From Senate For Cabinet The president-elect says he is open to including his progressive former rivals in his new administration, but that he also needs strong leadership in the Senate. Vanessa Romo
Fox News Settles With Seth Rich's Parents For False Story Claiming Clinton Leaks Fox News settles with parents of a slain Democratic staffer over a retracted 2017 story reporting he had shared party emails with Wikileaks. Fox also suggested Democrats were linked to his death. David Folkenflik
Biden Can Receive Intelligence Briefings Now That Transition Is Underway President Trump has not conceded the election, but now that the transition is underway, President-elect Joe Biden can access the same brief about national security threats that Trump receives. Franco Ordoñez