President Trump, pictured Friday in the White House briefing room, met with Republican lawmakers from Michigan as his campaign seeks to overturn election results there. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. appellate Judge Merrick Garland walks into federal court in November 2017 in Washington. He could be in contention for a nomination to become attorney general. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger holds a press conference earlier this month. Despite pressure from some fellow Republicans, Raffensperger has certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Georgia Certifies Results; Election Official Says The 'Numbers Don't Lie'
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President Trump arrives to speak last week in the White House Rose Garden. He has benefited from the de facto immunity from prosecution that all presidents enjoy while in office. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Ben Carson, here in June, posted about his recovery from COVID-19 on Facebook on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Trump, here in the White House Rose Garden on Nov. 13, met with Republican lawmakers from Michigan on Friday as the state prepares to certify its election results. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Xavier Watts, 9, waves an American flag during a campaign rally for Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on Nov. 15 in Marietta, Ga. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks Friday at the first White House formal briefing she has held in weeks. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks at The Queen theater, Thursday, in Wilmington, Del. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
House lawmakers called on General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to provide a briefing to Congress on her delays in ascertaining Joe Biden's election win. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally at Cellairis Amphitheatre in Atlanta on Oct. 27. Biden is the first Democratic presidential nominee to win Georgia since 1992. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots Monday in Lawrenceville, Ga., as part of the state's recount for the 2020 presidential election. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing Thursday at the White House. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
A Joe Biden supporter holds up a phone displaying the Electoral College map in Philadelphia on Nov. 7. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
A couple watches the election results at a Republican watch party at Huron Valley Guns in New Hudson, Mich. People watching the results come in saw President Trump outperforming his position in preelection polls. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani points to a map Thursday while speaking to the press about lawsuits related to the 2020 election at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Arizona presidential election results from MSNBC are displayed during Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly's Nov. 3 election-night event in Tucson, Ariz. Like many other news organizations, NBC held off on calling Arizona for Joe Biden, while The Associated Press called it in the early hours of Nov. 4. Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images hide caption
During the transition from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama, Bush administration officials shared with the incoming Obama administration intelligence about a terrorist threat to disrupt Obama's 2009 inauguration, a threat that ultimately did not come to pass. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Todd Anderson is a single dad raising four children in Mackinaw City, Mich. "I'm pretty honest and open with them," he says. "They know we're in a spot right now." Todd Anderson hide caption
12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates arrives for a ceremony for FBI Director Chris Wray at the FBI Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28, 2017. Yates is considered a potential pick for President-elect Joe Biden's attorney general. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a Biden-Harris drive-in rally in Miami on Oct. 24. In his first interview with Terry Gross, Obama talks about what he misses most about being president and reflects on the turmoil of the Trump White House. Obama's new memoir is A Promised Land. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Democracy Is 'Strained' But Not 'Broken,' Former President Obama Tells 'Fresh Air'
Climate activists protest in Washington, D.C., the day after the election. Some progressives want President-elect Joe Biden to bar any appointees with fossil fuel ties. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Climate Activists Want Biden To Bar Appointees With Fossil Fuel Ties
Foreign threats to the 2020 election looked a lot like Y2K from two decades ago: With high levels of alarm and preparation, the system held off foreign disinformation and cyberattacks. Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images hide caption
