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Fourteen auditors began the manual recount of around 71,000 presidential ballots in Macon, Ga., on Friday, part of a statewide recount of about 5 million votes cast across Georgia. Grant Blankenship/GPB hide caption
Poll workers check voters' identifications on Election Day at the Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wis. The Trump campaign has announced it is filing for a recount in two Wisconsin counties. Andy Manis/Getty Images hide caption
A supporter of President Trump fastens Trump campaign flags to a police barricade last week in Philadelphia. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., broke barriers when she was the first woman elected speaker of the House in 2007. Democrats lost the majority in 2011, but she regained the gavel in 2019 when Democrats ousted the GOP in the 2018 midterms. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weakened a rule that aimed to protect people who get payday loans. Consumer advocates say they are looking forward to a Biden administration strengthening the agency. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
"There's this sense that decisions about the pandemic are being made in cities and kind of imposed on rural spaces," said Kathy Cramer, an expert on the rural-urban divide at the University of Wisconsin. JamesBrey/Getty Images hide caption
Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was fired by President Trump on Tuesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams left the stage after addressing supporters during an election night watch party in 2018. She accepted her loss but never conceded. John Amis/AP hide caption
Election workers count absentee ballots earlier this month in Detroit, the county seat of Wayne County, Mich. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond (left) for a top job in his White House. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference Wednesday in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
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 O'Brien announced that President Trump has ordered 2500 U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq by Jan. 15.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
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about how social media companies handled election misinformation. Hannah McKay-Pool/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
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election on Nov. 12. J. Scott Applewhite/AP 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
House Hints It May Drop Supreme Court Case Seeking Mueller Grand Jury Info
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
