From the moment he launched his campaign, Joe Biden focused on what he called a "battle for the soul of our nation." Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is the first woman, the first Black person and the first Asian American elected to the second highest office in the United States. Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Follow live coverage of the 2020 election. Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Gage Skidmore/Flickr hide caption
A voter casts a ballot on Election Day in Atlanta. Georgia could be ground zero for whether Congress will be divided again next year. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Mark Meadows, right, traveled with President Trump and Vice President Pence in the homestretch of the campaign, including to a rally in Traverse City, Mich. on Nov. 2. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
In this file photo, Lisa Gordon-Hagerty talks about the National Nuclear Security Administration. She was removed from her post in an abrupt round of departures at three agencies. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP hide caption
Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden looks on while speaking in Wilmington, Del., Thursday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump arrives to speak in the briefing room at the White House Thursday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters demonstrate four years ago against Donald Trump, then the president-elect, outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Trump won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on Thursday as the presidential election remains tight with Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead in the electoral count. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues on Thursday in Allentown, Pa. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
From the White House on Thursday, President Trump claimed, without evidence, that election fraud was the reason for his diminishing leads in several key states. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
A voter casts a ballot on Tuesday at Jennings Senior High School in Jennings, Mo., a St. Louis suburb. Voters passed an amendment to Missouri's constitution that opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children, noncitizens and other residents who are not eligible to vote. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images hide caption
A poll worker helps a voter as she drops off her mail-in ballot at an official Miami-Dade County drive-thru ballot drop box at the Miami-Dade County Election Department on Tuesday. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of President Trump try to enter a room where Michigan absentee ballots are being counted Wednesday at TCF Center in Detroit. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Voters cast ballots Tuesday at the Park Tavern polling station in Atlanta. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
People gather with signs that read "Voters Decide" at the Civic Center Park while waiting for the results of election in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday. Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption
Wearing a face masks to reduce the risk posed by the coronavirus, Sophia Hildalgo (L) and Amore Rodriguez of Miami stay with their car decorated in Cubans for Biden paint. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images hide caption
A Washington, D.C., resident has an operation growing psilocybin mushrooms. With the legalization of marijuana, advocates in several states, including Oregon, have pushed for the legalization of other drugs such as "magic mushrooms." Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
A California ballot measure over whether Uber and Lyft should treat their drivers as employees divided gig workers but was approved by voters. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
California Voters Give Uber, Lyft A Win But Some Drivers Aren't So Sure
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at a rally on Belle Isle in Detroit on Oct. 31. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Although Democratic nominee Joe Biden has an electoral vote edge, President Trump has won key states such as Ohio and Florida, and others remain in play. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images hide caption
