President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in rally for U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock earlier this week in Atlanta. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Vice President Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House complex on Friday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Rep. Cedric Richmond, left, speaks with Joe Biden at Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ga., in October. Biden's transition team says he has not had close contact with Richmond, who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Brenda Mallory to lead his Environmental Quality Council. Stephanie Gross for Southern Environmental Law Center hide caption
A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with allegedly running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims of a voter fraud conspiracy. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the Electoral College vote certification process on Monday in Wilmington, Del. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Electors Seal Biden's Win, Sanders Pushes For Direct Cash Payments
Construction crews work on the platforms where President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., here at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday for the first time since the election. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
'Electoral College Has Spoken': McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen addressed a press conference at the Justice Department in October. He'll now run the show there until the arrival of the incoming Biden administration. Yuri Gripas/AP hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, "For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you," according to the Kremlin. Alexei Nikolsky/TASS via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him president Monday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A poll of nonvoters shows there is little that would encourage them to vote — even campaigns haven't heavily invested in motivating this group. Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Eric Ray/Flickr hide caption
Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's Why
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, pictured at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Monday that the Electoral College confirms Joe Biden as president-elect. Several Republicans had held out on doing so until now. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and President-elect Joe Biden last week in Wilmington, Del. They were formally elected Monday by the Electoral College. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the Electoral College vote certification process Monday in Wilmington, Del. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, pictured on Nov. 5, says her state's electors will cast their votes within a closed capitol building, citing a "security issue." Michigan Office of the Governor via AP hide caption
Pennsylvania electors arrive in December 2016 to cast their votes for president. Then, their 20 votes went for President Trump. This time, they are slated to go for President-elect Joe Biden. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
On Monday, the Electoral College will meet (some virtually) to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump broadcast his approval of Saturday's demonstration, tweeting, "Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn't know about this, but I'll be seeing them! #MAGA." Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen here with President Trump in June in Dallas, sued four states that Joe Biden carried in the general election, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch speaks on Dec. 2 during an outdoor legislative session at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. Hinch died of COVID-19 on Dec. 9, just a week after he was sworn in as leader of the state's newly Republican-led House. He was 71. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
Newly Sworn-In GOP N.H. House Speaker Dies Of COVID-19, Autopsy Shows
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Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani returned home Wednesday evening after treatment for COVID-19. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption