The President also made it clear he's not prepared to concede as he continues to push baseless conspiracies that his second term is being stolen

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'I'm the President of the United States!': Trump flips out on reporter

President Trump condemned a reporter after being asked if he would concede the election if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden. ...

Analysis: Trump's continued rhetoric over election hampers US recovery

President Donald Trump finally confirmed Thursday that he will vacate the White House in January after weeks of plunging America into a dark period of uncertainty—where the fate of democracy sometimes seemed to be hanging by a thread—but he largely ignored the mounting challenges his successor is facing as he exits. ...

Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board

Several high profile members of the Defense Policy Board were removed on Wednesday by the Trump administration, in yet another purge of longstanding foreign policy experts and national security establishment figures in the final days of the Trump era, according to three defense officials. ...

Keilar lambasts Rubio for attack on Biden's Cabinet over their education

CNN's Brianna Keilar calls out Republicans for "cynically poking" at the Ivy League educations of President-elect Biden's Cabinet picks. ...

Opinion: Trump admin, preserve evidence of what you've done

The peaceful and orderly transition of presidential power is a hallmark of our constitutional democracy embodied in the 12th, 20th and 25th Amendments. The 2008 transition between President George W. Bush's administration and Barack Obama's is often referenced as the standard for presidential transitions because of the high level of bipartisan cooperation exhibited by both teams. ...

In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid restrictions in New York

• READ: SCOTUS ruling on dispute from religious groups over Covid restrictions • Gov. Cuomo says SCOTUS ruling is essentially a statement that 'it's a different court' ...

ICU nurse's take on 'How It Started ...' meme goes viral

• Nearly 60,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in the next three weeks. There are ways to turn things around, experts say • Live Updates: Germany tops 1 million cases ...

Your phone can send you an alert if you were near someone who has coronavirus

As new coronavirus cases explode nationwide, health officials are turning to cell phones to help slow the spread of infections. ...

Biden asked if he would meet with Trump

CNN's Erin Burnett discusses President-elect Joe Biden's interview with NBC where Biden says he hopes to heal the deep divide in the US by potentially adding a Trump voter to his administration, despite President Trump's refusal to concede and the two not meeting since the 2020 election. ...