Pompeo on election results: ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo battled reporters over President Trump's refusal to accept the results of the presidential election, predicting “there will be a smooth transition to a second …

Agency Review Teams  —  Meet the Biden-Harris agency review teams  —  Agency review teams are responsible for understanding the operations of each agency, ensuring a smooth transfer of power, and preparing for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris and their cabinet to hit the ground running on Day One.

Pompeo refuses to say Biden has won election  —  Asked by a reporter Tuesday if the State Department is preparing to engage with President-elect Biden's transition team, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded: “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”

Top Pentagon adviser resigns after Esper firing  —  U.S. defense officials said James Anderson, the top policy adviser at the Pentagon, submitted his resignation Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper.  Anderson has been the acting undersecretary for policy since June.

Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle make moves to expand RNC influence and possibly takeover, sources say  —  (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are making moves to expand their influence at the Republican National Committee, three GOP sources, including advisers to the President tell CNN.