Erin Burnett OutFront

A senior republican, who is close to the president, says that President Donald Trump is throwing a "tantrum" over his recent presidential election loss. The republican says that Trump is acting like a "petulant child" over election. The republican says that conspiracists around Trump have promised proof of fraud "but have failed to deliver" the proof. Trump just issues a series of pardons that includes some of his allies; two former GOP congressman and two people who lied in Russia probe.

As Trump plunges into an alternate universe, the senior republican close to him likens to "petulant child not getting his way." 

Trump's allies sound the alarm about delusional efforts to undo the presidential election that has named President-elect Joe Biden the winner. 

Fauci warns about a possible surge on top of a surge due to travel for the holidays. Fauci says that January "could be very difficult" due to holiday travel as a surge becomes "superimposed" on top of the existing surge. 

The United States tops 2,800 deaths so far today. Scientists are saying that new strain is likely more transmissible. 

Trump appears to threaten to veto new coronavirus relief package. 

Biden says that the suspected Russian cyberattack "happened on Donald Trump's watch when he wasn't watching."

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President Donald Trump is meeting with lawmakers to push election fraud claims. Some people in the White House fear Trump's final days as president as Trump also turns to conspiracists. "It's scary" says a source about outside advisers influencing Trump. A source also says that Trump appears to be "obsessed" with scenarios that could overturn his presidential election loss. 

Barr says that Russia appears to be behind a hack as Trump downplays it. Trump's attorney general, who agrees with Pomeo, contradicts Trump by saying Russia appears to be behind a massive hack of the United States government agencies; Trump points to China. 

A Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes a Russian agent into revealing details of the poisoning meant to kill him. 

A source says that the White House is testing a requirement for travelers from the United Kingdom as a new covid variant sparks fears and as the United States tops 18 million cases. 20 million covid vaccinations is expected by the year's end and may go into early 2021. An official says that 1 in 64 L.A. County residents are infected with coronavirus. 

Congress is starting to vote on a $900 billion coronavirus stimulus plan after months of waiting by struggling Americans. 

President-elect Joe Biden gets his first dose of the covid vaccine. 

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Trump's Silence Is Deafening As U.S. Faces Multiple Major Crisis

Tensions rise between the Pentagon and the Biden transition team: Pentagon says meetings on "holiday pause," Biden team says "no mutually agreed upon" break. 

President Trump turns his attention to the January 6th Congressional tally. 

Michigan governor: Trump administration "slow-walking" vaccine shipping process "for some reason I cannot get an answer to". 

U.S. agencies became aware several months ago of suspicious activity that has now been linked to massive hack. 

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FDA panel greenlights 2nd COVID vaccine.

California shatters its record for daily COVID deaths. 

Dominion Energy threatens defamation suit against former Trump lawyer: "You are not entitled to your own facts".

19 House Republicans ask for voter fraud hearings amid plans to contest presidential election in January. 

Report: 76,000 new GA voters registered before Senate runoffs. 

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Trump pushing for special counsel appointments to probe his baseless voter fraud claims and Hunter Biden. CNN: Trump has told some advisers he will refuse to leave White House; Adviser: “He’s throwing a f***ing tantrum. He’s going to leave.” CNN: Trump weighs pardons for more than two dozen in his orbit, a spreadsheet has been created to track requests. Officials: Preemptive pardon for Trump has not been ruled out. President Elect Biden and Vice President Pence will get vaccinated publicly; United States hits record high COVID hospitalizations eleven days straight. Kansas Mayor resigns after receiving threats for backing mask mandate. Georgia GOP Senate Candidate trades more stock than any Senator; Trading stocks of same businesses he oversees in senate. CNN: Melania Trump to go to Florida Friday to oversee renovations at private Mar-A-Lago quarters; Neighbors: Go elsewhere.

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