Merrick Garland Among Biden Candidates For Attorney General, Sources Say The federal judge and erstwhile Supreme Court nominee — whose case was never taken up by Senate Republicans — could be asked by the new administration to take the reins of the Justice Department. Carrie Johnson
El Paso County Posts Job Opening For Morgue Workers As Virus Death Toll Mounts "The Morgue Attendant will be provided maximum PPE, will be tasked with physically moving bodies, and will require the ability to lift between 100-400 lbs. with assistance," the job listing states. Brakkton Booker
Sue Gordon On President Trump's Efforts To Fight Election Results Sue Gordon, formerly the second highest ranking official in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about Trump's efforts to overturn election results.
Top House Democrats Demand Biden Transition Briefing From GSA Chief Democrats want answers from General Services Administration Emily Murphy as to why she has delayed ascertaining President-elect Joe Biden's election win. Jaclyn Diaz
Biden Flips Coveted Georgia, The Last State To Be Called By The AP Democrats had been seeking to flip the reliably Republican state for years. The call brings the electoral vote tally to 306 for President-elect Joe Biden and 232 for President Trump. Elena Moore
Georgia Releases Hand Recount Results, Affirming Biden's Lead The full hand recount of the state's 5 million presidential votes resulted in a slight narrowing of Joe Biden's lead over President Trump, but not nearly enough to change the result. Barbara Sprunt
AP Explains Calling Arizona For Biden Early, Before It Got Very Close Fox News and The Associated Press, which NPR relies on, were the earliest to call Arizona for Biden. Other networks didn't follow for days, as Biden's lead shrank dramatically and some doubted the AP. Domenico Montanaro
Trump Lawyers Allege Massive Vote Tampering More than two weeks after the election, President Trump still refuses to concede. And now his legal team is alleging an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that Democrats stole the election. Pam Fessler
Coronavirus Update: Government Reaction To Latest Surges Across The U.S. The White House coronavirus task force briefed reporters on Thursday for the first time in months as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to avoid travel. Joe Palca
History Suggests Delay In Trump-Biden Transition Could Mean Danger National security experts argue for a smooth transition, which some administrations have accomplished, but any transition between President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden may be rocky. Brian Naylor