President Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, pictured at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., in July 2018. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption
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President-elect Joe Biden delivers a Thanksgiving address Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 vote total shatters the 2008 record of 69.5 million votes cast for Barack Obama. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An election worker scans mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department last month in North Las Vegas, Nev. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Rules Committee, which has jurisdiction on the rules for federal elections. Susan Walsh/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks about the economy on Nov. 16, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris looks on. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Doug Emhoff joins his wife, Kamala Harris, for a get-out-the-vote rally Nov. 2 in Philadelphia. With Harris set to become vice president, Emhoff has said he will give up his career, for now, to serve as second gentleman. Michael Perez/AP hide caption
Poised To Be America's 1st Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff Shakes Up Gender Stereotypes
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts. In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Lester Holt he said key agencies from the Trump administration are reaching out to facilitate the transition of power. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team can now formally access agencies, federal office space and funds. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, wear masks as they mark Memorial Day. The president-elect has consistently worn masks amid the pandemic, and he's already talking to governors about trying to implement a national mask mandate. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
To Combat The Pandemic, Biden Will Aim To Depoliticize Mask-Wearing
President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments Tuesday in Wilmington, Del. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
First lady Melania Trump watches as President Trump gives the turkey Corn a presidential pardon outside the White House on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia raises a fist during a Nov. 5 voting rights rally. President Trump's campaign unsuccessfully used spurious claims of voter fraud to invalidate votes in Philadelphia and other largely Black cities. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups
President-elect Joe Biden addresses reporters Tuesday in Wilmington, Del. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., home to the U.S. government's death chamber. Executions there are set to continue even as the new administration prepares to take power. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday her office is investigating threats against members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers. Nessel seen above in March during a news conference in Lansing, Mich. David Eggert/AP hide caption
President Trump, seen here on Saturday, hasn't formally conceded the election to Joe Biden but says he is allowing the transition to proceed. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden speaks Monday in Wilmington, Del., during a virtual meeting with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Avril Haines, seen here before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in January, as director of national intelligence in his administration. If confirmed, she'd be the first woman in the role. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump drives a golf cart Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Then-Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a briefing in 2017. President-elect Joe Biden reportedly will nominate Yellen as his Treasury secretary. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden Picks Janet Yellen To Be Treasury Secretary In Historic Appointment
Protesters gather in support of President Trump on Nov. 14 at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. Trump and his allies have baselessly alleged widespread voter fraud was to blame for the president's election loss. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In his Thanksgiving address Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden acknowledged that the imperative "to love our neighbors as ourselves," may strike many people right now as "a radical act." But Biden insisted, "We must try." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
As President-Elect Joe Biden Doubles Down On Calls For Unity, Supporters Have Doubts
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., where he named John Kerry as a climate envoy. He says he'll also appoint a domestic climate policy coordinator to push for action across the government. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption