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Pfizer's CEO sold millions worth of stock on Monday. The company says it was part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered the plan.

In a statement Wednesday night, Biden suggested he chose Klain for the position because his longtime experience in Washington had prepared him for such challenges.

The CDC had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. New advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face-coverings.

Some major final steps for the 2020 census are set to take place during the transition from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden.

The heated battle over Georgia's Senate seats has become entwined with President Trump's ongoing battle to contest the outcome of the election.

Cemeteries were silent as well, as many traditional ceremonies were canceled. With infections raging nationwide, several veterans homes are fighting new outbreaks.

ICE has already deported six former patients who complained about Dr. Mahendra Amin, who has been accused of operating on migrant women without their consent.

After results from the hand recount are certified, the losing campaign can then request another recount, which will be performed by machine, Raffensperger said.

It wasn't expected to be this way. Democrats had put lots of Senate races in play, ones not expected to go their way at the beginning of the 2020 cycle.

The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges that happened in the spring and summer — and threatens to be worse.

As the new president sets his priorities, will having an educator as first lady help schools and colleges get what they hope for?

"We're going to count all the votes," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters, a seeming reference to President Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.

Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked Biden from receiving the intelligence briefings traditionally shared with incoming presidents.

Biden issued his call to protect each other on the same day he announced his coronavirus advisory panel and Pfizer announced major progress on a vaccine.

NPR has taken a look through some of Biden's promises and short-term goals for his presidency, some of which is laid out in a new transition website. Here's what to expect.