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National security adviser Robert O'Brien arrives to speak to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday. O'Brien announced that President Trump has ordered 2500 U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq by Jan. 15. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del. Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks last month during a TV interview in the Russell Senate Office Building. He says he'll be working from home after testing positive for the virus. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption

The White House seen at dusk on Monday. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. Graeme Jennings/AP hide caption

President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus advisers say they urgently need access to federal agencies to begin the transition. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

Judy Shelton appears before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in February. President Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve has said she supports the gold standard and has questioned the mission of the central bank. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

The leaders of India and Israel have reached out to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, even as Donald Trump has refused to concede the election. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., a close ally of President Trump's, has been reelected as the top GOP leader for the next Congress after his party made unexpected gains in the November elections. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

President-elect Joe Biden walks by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris before delivering remarks on his plan for economic recovery under his incoming administration. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told reporters that the selection of the next director of national intelligence would be up to the "president-elect." Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

An airplane flies over caribou on the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where the Trump administration is moving to sell leases for oil drilling. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/AP hide caption

National security adviser Robert O'Brien is seen Saturday at the virtual Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Vietnam News Agency/Via AP hide caption

Rep.-elect Cori Bush, a Democrat from Missouri, arrives at a new member briefing at the Capitol on Friday. With the pandemic raging, the orientation bore little resemblance to previous sessions. But lawmakers will have access to coronavirus testing. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

In this image from video, former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 17. The Democratic National Convention via AP hide caption

"In the spring, we listened to public health experts, stomped the curve and saved thousands of lives together. Now, we must channel that same energy and join forces again to protect our families, frontline workers and small businesses," Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement. Michigan Office of the Governor via AP hide caption