Politics
Late in his term, President Barack Obama was using executive actions to advance much of his agenda in the face of congressional opposition. President Trump has been unapologetic about taking such actions. And some Democrats think that should be President-elect Joe Biden's approach. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Election personnel sort ballots in preparation for an audit at the Gwinnett County Board of Voter Registrations and Elections offices on Saturday in Lawrenceville, Ga. President Trump's attempt at legal action to contest the results of the election have so far been mostly unsuccessful. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Allie Young, a Diné woman on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, is among a group of Native Americans riding on horseback to the polls on Election Day. Larry Price/AP hide caption
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
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
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
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., took it upon herself to help boost women's numbers in a party dominated by white men. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
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
President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Clark County election worker scans mail-in ballots on Nov. 7 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Ron Klain was also Joe Biden's chief of staff when he was vice president. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
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
