Controversy ensues as President Trump refuses to concede the election to Joe Biden, amidst continued calls of voter fraud and the President's claim that the election was rigged.

The 2020 Election may be well enough behind us, but the question of the Presidency is far from being over. Two weeks have passed, and with some states only recently finishing their counts (or recounts), Donald Trump has yet to concede the election to his rival Joe Biden. First, we look at the state of the pandemic, and the hope that news of two promising vaccines has brought in recent days.

We then take a look at the debate over the President's refusal to concede, which include one theory that he accepts defeat, but feels that he "owes a fight" to his supporters. We also take a look at why one traditional conservative outlet says there is not a case for voter fraud in amounts significant enough to account for Biden's win, and other controversies in the news in the days following one of the most contentious elections in recent memory. 

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SHOW NOTES

• RECESSION: After Trump, will the presidency recede a bit for Americans?
• VAX: Early Data Show Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective
• PFIZER: Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study
• Remarks by President Trump During an Update on Operation Warp Speed 
• TESTING: House Gets New Coronavirus Testing As Members Prepare For Next Congress
• ISOLATION: UK's Boris Johnson self-isolating as Brexit talks drag on and policy shift begins
• MILLION MAGA MARCH: Violence erupts in D.C. after the 'Million MAGA March'
• TRUMPMAX: Newsmax won't become 'Trump TV,' CEO says — but Trump could get a show
• NATIONAL RE-REVIEW: A Careful Voter-Fraud Review
• Federal lawsuit seeks to throw out 1.2M votes, flipping Michigan for Trump
• POLITICAL THEATRE: Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater'
• Trump seems to acknowledge Biden win, but he won’t concede
• Trump Walks Back Hint Of Conceding Election
• Trump tweets Biden won — but won't concede election or stop fundraising. Here's why.
• SOUR GRAPES: Sore loser or victim? Voters struggle with president's role in loss
• White House planning for second Trump term despite defeat
• Lou Dobbs demands Republicans help fight for 'what is rightfully his'
• John Kelly criticizes transition delay
• Supreme Court goes idle on disputes with time running out
• WRAP UP: DREAMS: Is a Republican Senate Biden’s Dream Come True?
• Biden’s IRS could finally give Trump’s tax returns to Democrats

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