Biden speaks to nation tonight after Electoral College affirms his win; WH Adviser: Trump looking to “long shot” challenge in Congress; The Electoral College is casting its votes for president

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Sources: White House told FDA Chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine today or resign; CNN: Messaging failures around COVID vaccine distribution; Admin Official: Most states expect to use up first COVID vaccine shipment within days; CDC advisers expect FDA authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine before Saturday morning; Sources: WH told FDA Chief to authorize Pfizer’s vaccine today or resign; FDA calls report “untrue”; Boston conference in Feb led to 333K COVID cases, one of largest documented U.S. super spreader events; Biden says there is no political influence on vaccine; Biden ignores question about when he’ll get vaccine; 12M unemployed to lose aid after Christmas if Congress doesn’t act; Food banks serving record number of Americans as pandemic surges;

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Sources: White House told FDA Chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine today or resign; CNN: Messaging failures around COVID vaccine distribution; Admin Official: Most states expect to use up first COVID vaccine shipment within days; CDC advisers expect FDA authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine before Saturday morning; Sources: WH told FDA Chief to authorize Pfizer’s vaccine today or resign; FDA calls report “untrue”; Boston conference in Feb led to 333K COVID cases, one of largest documented U.S. super spreader events; Biden says there is no political influence on vaccine; Biden ignores question about when he’ll get vaccine; 12M unemployed to lose aid after Christmas if Congress doesn’t act; Food banks serving record number of Americans as pandemic surges;

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U.S. reports more Covid deaths in one day than Pearl Harbor or 9/11; More than 100 House Republicans support Trump-backed Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes; Biden adds more former Obama staffers to his team; New Yorker: “Dianne Feinstein’s missteps raise a painful age question among Senate Democrats”; Critical vaccine meeting happening as U.S. hits 3,000 daily deaths; Poll: 61% of Americans say they would get the vaccine; 12 million Americans will run out of benefits after Christmas of Congress fails to reach stimulus deal

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WH task force: vaccine will not reduce spread until late Spring; Covid deaths average 2,200 a day, 123% spike in one month; Idaho health meeting abruptly cut short as protestors gather outside homes of board members; Most of CA under new stay-home orders as hospitalizations surge; Member of Biden Covid advisory board talks transition; Biden announces historic defense secretary nomination; CNN: Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge for HUD Secretary; CNN: Sen. Doug Jones leading contender for Biden AG pick; Vaccine distribution in rural America: an icy logistical challenge; Ultra cold freezers required for Pfizer vaccine; CVS and Walgreens key partners for vaccine delivery to vulnerable communities in the U.S.; Nursing homes may not require staff to get vaccinated; Trump calls on courts to “overturn” election results; Rep. Johnson: Trump wants list of all reps who support his Texas election challenge; HHS Secy Azar says he’s met with Biden’s transition team; Bipartisan group releases details on $908 billion stimulus plan; Several stimulus proposals on the table as time winds down; U.S. averaging over 200k new Covid cases per day; Fauci: people still need to wear masks, social distance after getting vaccine;

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Trump falsely claims he won the election during vaccine event; NYT: Trump admin turned down Pfizer’s offer to buy more vaccine doses months ago; Source: Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis tests positive for COVID-19; Biden’s goals for first 100 days: 100 million vaccine doses, universal mask wearing, reopen schools; President-elect Biden introduces key members of his health team; Biden team to meet with operation warp speed officials Thursday; Pfizer vaccine may give some protection after just first dose; NYT & WAPO: more Pfizer vaccine doses may not be available in U.S. until summer; FDA may not be able to advise pregnant women on taking vaccine; 

U.S. tops 15 million COVID cases since pandemic started, one million cases added in just five days; FDA: Pfizer vaccine data meets criteria to apply for authorization, decision possible Thursday; U.K. patients now first in world to get authorized COVID vaccine; “William Shakespeare” among first in U.K. to get COVID vaccine; Former FDA commissioner: Trump admin repeatedly passed on Pfizer’s offer to order more vaccines;  US getting 100M doses of Pfizer vaccine, might not get mote until summer; Who will get the vaccine after the first round?; 

One-on-one with anti-Trump conservative George Conway; Sen. Cruz urges Supreme Court to take up PA voting lawsuit; GOP’s Romney says “it’s nuts” for republicans to invite vaccine sceptic to testify in front of senate; GOP’s Johnson defends testimony of vaccine skeptic: people should “have an open mind”; FL state police raid house of fired scientist at gunpoint; Fmr. FL COVID data scientist: this raid won’t science me;

Supreme court denies republican effort to block election certification in Pennsylvania; Biden picks retired Gen Lloyd Austin for Secretary of Defense; If confirmed, would be first black secretary of defense; Biden’s defense pick needs congressional waiver for confirmation;

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Fauci: middle of January could be “dark time” for Covid in U.S.; New York may close indoor dining in NYC this week if hospitalizations don’t drop; Pfizer vaccine could get authorization this week, but first shipments estimated to fall short of need in 27 states; 190k students returning to in-person classes this week; For 5 consecutive days U.S. reports over 100k Americans hospitalized; Biden announces health team to tackle the pandemic; Xavier Becerra would be the first Latino to lead HHS; proposal doesn’t include $1,200 checks for Americans; Trump compares U.S. November election to “a third world nation”; Some House GOP allies tell Trump not to concede even after electoral college affirms Biden win; Vaccine skeptic to testify before Senate committee as U.S. tries to boost confidence in Covid-19 vaccines;  CNN: aides speculate if Trump will travel to Mar-a-Lago for holidays and then never return to White House;  CNN analysis: first shipments of U.S. vaccine doses will fall short, states forced to choose which health care workers get vaccine; Venezuelan hospital worker: if patients don’t die of their disease they die of contamination; Filthy hospitals used to treat Covid patients with no water or electricity, few medical supplies; Doctor: the Maduro regime is hiding the truth on Covid in Venezuela; Rare access reveals abhorrent conditions at Venezuela hospitals, morgues as Maduro falsely claims Covid response under control

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