Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that he has come under increasing pressure in recent days from fellow Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) …

Trump Sought Options for Attacking Iran to Stop Its Growing Nuclear Program  —  The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked senior advisers …

Another shake-up on Trump campaign legal team  —  The game of musical chairs among lawyers pursuing President Donald Trump's court challenges to the election results continued on Monday evening, as the campaign tried to replace the entire team handling the campaign's federal lawsuit seeking …

Statement regarding Scott Atlas  —  The university has been asked to comment on recent statements made by Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is on leave of absence from that position.  —  Stanford's position on managing the pandemic in our community is clear.

GSA official blocking Biden's transition appears to privately plan post-Trump career  —  Emily Murphy has the power to decide when a transfer of power begins.  —  Obama sounds alarm in new interview as Trump digs in  —  The president still has not conceded defeat despite Joe Biden winning …

Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon to get a top White House job  —  (CNN)Jen O'Malley Dillon will join President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration as a deputy chief of staff, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.  —  The expected move, first reported by NBC News …

Lawmakers, lobbyists mingle on Maui at annual getaway, pandemic or no pandemic  —  SACRAMENTO — Although the coronavirus pandemic has largely grounded the global travel industry, it did not stop the annual political conference that brings California lawmakers to Hawaii for five days …

After Big Thanksgiving Dinners, Plan Small Christmas Funerals, Health Experts Warn  —  Mississippians should plan “to have very small Thanksgiving gatherings” with only nuclear family members this year to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs …

Pence faces a new test after 4 years of fealty to Trump  —  For four years, Vice President Mike Pence has faced one sweeping loyalty test after another.  This time, allies are questioning whether there should be a limit to his fealty.  —  As President Donald Trump pushes to overturn …

Republicans livid over Trump's plan to reduce troops in Afghanistan  —  Congressional Republicans on Monday slammed President Donald Trump's plan for a swift reduction of U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, warning that it would be a gift to America's enemies and would undermine progress already made in the region.

Californians prepare to descend on Georgia to fight for Democrats in Senate races  —  Joseph Killian, 38, pets his dog, Bishop, in their home on Friday, November 13, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Killian and friends donated $50,000 to half dozen Democratic Senate candidates — and most of them lost.

4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field  —  Kevin Cramer called Donald Trump last week to convey his support for the president's efforts to contest the election results when Trump dropped a casual aside that snapped the North Dakota senator to attention.

The Democrats Went All Out Against Susan Collins.  Rural Maine Grimaced.  —  The $180 million Senate contest, a political scientist said, “was like being a local in Woodstock in 1969: When it first started, it was exciting and fun, but by the end, it was muddy and dirty.”

Cancel Thanksgiving  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  The United States is now in what disaster-preparedness experts once modeled as a worst-case scenario.  We are flooded with a highly …

Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden ‘President-Elect’  —  Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday evening joined a small group of GOP senators referring to Joe Biden as president-elect after the presidential race was called for him more than a week ago.

Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue  —  Democrats have long dreamed of turning Georgia blue, with young voters and nonwhite voters leading a progressive charge.  Now, a blue Georgia is a reality, but with a winning coalition that might have stunned the party not that long ago.

A third GOP senator comes out against Trump's Fed nominee, putting confirmation vote on knife's edge  —  Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee joins two other Republicans in opposing Judy Shelton's nomination  —  Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Monday said he would not support the nomination …

What Keith Richards Can Teach Us About Beating Our Donald Trump Addiction  —  The election was two weeks ago, and the key state projections that made it clear that Joe Biden is president-elect are now 10 days old.  But Donald Trump is still coursing through your veins, isn't he?

Wisconsin presidential recount would cost Trump $7.9 million  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump will have to pay $7.9 million if he wants a statewide recount of unofficial results in Wisconsin showing him losing to Democrat Joe Biden by about 20,500 votes.

This Is the Most Pathetic Trump Fundraising Email Yet  —  The president is counting on YOUR $5 (sorry, I meant $55) to save the republic.  Spoiler alert: That's not what your money is going toward, and that's not what's going to happen.  —  BEAST INSIDE

Scott Atlas's rabble-rousing will lead to illness and death.  He should be fired.  —  SCOTT ATLAS is a neuroradiologist, not an infectious disease expert, nor an epidemiologist.  As President Trump's leading adviser on the coronavirus pandemic, he continues to make statements that will cause more illness and death.

CREW statement on Lindsey Graham suggesting election interference  —  Washington- Following reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham apparently suggested that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger toss out all mail-in ballots from certain counties …

Tech CEOs to face bitter and bitterly divided Congress over election posts  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans had a shared message for social media companies after the 2016 election: root out foreign interference, or Washington will step in.  —  Fast forward to 2020 …

Trump Can't Fight the Laws of Presidential Eclipse  —  Don't worry about the thin squealing you hear wafting in from the White House.  It's just the sound of the last thousand cubic meters of gas escaping the rapidly deflating Trump presidency.  —  This doesn't mean we've heard the last from Donald Trump …

President-elect Biden wary of Trump-focused investigations, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions …

Madison Cawthorn has tried to convert Jews to Christianity  —  (JTA) — Madison Cawthorn, the newly elected congressman from North Carolina who was criticized for selfies he took at Hitler's vacation retreat in Germany, is a zealous Christian.  And the 25-year-old firebrand conservative …