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Philadelphia's Suburbs Helped Deliver Crucial Pennsylvania For Biden

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Election workers examine ballots Friday in Cobb County in metro Atlanta as part of a statewide recount of the presidential race. Emil Moffatt/WABE hide caption

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Palm Beach County canvassing board chairman Judge Charles Burton rubs his eyes as board member Carol Roberts (left) shows a questionable ballot to the Democratic attorneys during the hand counting of ballots in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 22, 2000. Victor Caivano/AP hide caption

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Voters line up at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds last month in Lawrenceville, Ga., to cast their ballot on the final day of early voting in Georgia. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Fair Fight CEO: Voter Outreach Efforts Continue Ahead Of Georgia Senate Runoff

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President Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport in North Carolina on the night before Election Day. Brian Blanco/Getty Images hide caption

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Justice Samuel Alito speaks at a hearing last year on Capitol Hill. "We have never before seen restrictions as severe, extensive and prolonged as those experienced for most of 2020," Alito said in a speech this week to the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump has continued to fundraise post-election. The majority of the donations will go to his newly formed political action committee called Save America. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump's refusal to OK a handover of power is in contrast with 2008 when the General Services Administration "immediately ascertained" President Barack Obama had won, says John Podesta, who co-chaired Obama's transition team. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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'It's Dangerous To Delay' Transition, Democratic White House Veteran Podesta Says

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Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., center, is among the Republican lawmakers supporting a push for President-elect Joe Biden to receive new intelligence briefings as part of his transition to the White House. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Rep. Ro Khanna, a progressive Democrat from California, says he plans to work with moderates in his party on priorities like "Medicare for All" and aggressive climate change policies. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Divided Democratic Party Under Biden Requires Compromise, Says Progressive Rep. Khanna

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Kamala Harris poses with the Isiserettes, a legendary drill-and-drum team, at the Polk County Steak Fry in Iowa in 2019. Cory Williams hide caption

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'She'll Look Like A Boss': Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Inspires Young Girls

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President-elect Joe Biden spoke Thursday morning with Pope Francis. The two met in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Republican Sen. Susan Collins delivers election night remarks to supporters and staff on Nov. 3 in Bangor, Maine. Collins was down by 4 points in an average of polls before Election Day but won by 9 percentage points. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption

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