Erin Burnett OutFront

Recently, United States President Elect Joe Biden says "people may die" if Trump refuses to start cooperating with the presidential transition process. Biden also says that it's "beyond my comprehension" that Trump is playing golf instead of working on a stimulus package.Biden says that small businesses are "teetering on the edge" in pandemic and a Texas food bank sees its largest distribution ever recently. 

Trump continues to tweet baseless presidential election claims as covid cases surge. 

Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective against the infection, while the United States reports more than 100,000 covid infections for the 14th straight day. 

Georgia's republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says  that the GOP, including Sen. Graham, is pressuring him to toss out legal ballots. Raffensperger also says that Graham asked him about mail-in ballots saying, "I got the sense it implied... throw those out." At the same time, 

Trump continues to sow doubt on Georgia recount as he refuses to concede, while lawsuits have been withdrawn that tried to block Biden's wins in four states. Trump falsely claims twice in a 24 hour span that "I won the election."  Trump also touts stock market gains as coronavirus cases surge. 

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Trump speaks publicly for first time since defeat, doesn’t acknowledge loss, but says “I guess time will tell.” Trump’s Ex-Chief of Staff hits Trump for failing to authorize official transition: “Not doing so could be catastrophic.” Biden wins Georgia, now has 306 electoral votes; Trump won’t concede. Trump appointed election official says Trump’s claims of fraud are “baffling” and “laughable.” Biden flips 5 states Trump won in 2016; Arizona sends two Democrats to Senate for first time since 1950. Biden campaign intends to pour resources into Georgia Runoffs; Republican National Committee to invest $20 million and will send 600+ staffers to the state. United States reports record 160,000+ new coronavirus cases. Trump vows there won’t be a lockdown, says cases will go down “rapidly.” “Stop The Steal” plans Pro-Trump protest in D.C. based on lies; Trump says he may “try to stop by and say hello.” Source: CIA Chief Gina Haspel shut out of White House intelligence meeting. Obama on the night President Trump won the White House. 

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The Department of Homeland Security says they found, “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised”. The GOP sees Trump’s election challenges as likely to fail and urges the White House to take steps toward an official transition. Arizona audits find no voter fraud. A source says that CIA director GIna Haspel, is on “thin ice” as Trump purges Government officials. Other sources say the White House forced two DHS officials to resign. Key pandemic model projects up to 196,000 more coronavirus deaths by March 1st. In a new 60 minutes interview President Obama says President Trump is “delegitimizing” democracy with false claims of voter fraud. He also says that he's troubled by the fact that the GOP is “humoring” these claims.

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Decision on naming White House Chief of Staff can come as early as tomorrow from President-elect Joe Biden.  

President Donald Trump meets with advisors, shows no signs of conceding.  

Arizona’s GOP Attorney General: Appears Biden will win Arizona.  

Republican Senator on transition: If Biden doesn’t get intel briefings by week’s end, I’m going to intervene.  

Biden widens lead in Pennsylvania, maintains sizable in Georgia and Arizona. Biden’s popular vote lead widens to more than five million.  

CNN projects Trump wins Alaska but doesn’t change election outcome. Republican Governor-elect of Utah congratulates Biden on win.  

Sources: State Department blocking Biden from foreign messages.  

Health officials warn delayed transition from Trump to Biden could cripple Covid response as pandemic worsens.  

Georgia Republican Secretary of State: No evidence of widespread election fraud; Georgia to conduct full by-hand recount. Senate balance of power rests on two Georgia runoffs.  

Sources: Biden chooses Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff.  

Mr. President, please put America first. 

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The Biden campaign attorneys have called Trump's claims of voter fraud "theater."

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, ignored United States President-elect Joe Biden's win on Tuesday. He told reporters at the State Department that there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump term.
 
The United States President-elect has called Trump's failure to concede "an embarrassment."

Four senior Pentagon officials have been fired or resigned within the past couple of days. The recent changes came after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, on Monday.  Sources tell CNN, there is growing uncertainty at the Pentagon about whether Trump will fire more top officials.

The U.S. Supreme court signals the Affordable Care Act will survive its latest challenge. The justices' held oral arguments Tuesday. It appeared the court was poised to again reject a Republican-backed attempt to kill the program.

A postal worker in Pennsylvania who claimed there was voter fraud has recanted the allegations. This is according to a statement from the Democratic House Oversight Committee. The postal worker previously claimed they were ordered to backdate mail-in ballots after election day in Pennsylvania. 

Republicans have cited this claim as evidence of widespread voter fraud, following Joe Biden's presidency win.

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