Trump fires defense secretary Esper after election defeat; McConnell: Trump “within his rights” to wage legal fight; Pfizer CEO: vaccine more than 90% effective; U.S. surpasses 10 million coronavirus

Source: Trump personnel chief threatens to fire anyone looking for another job; Trump refuses to concede or accept results of election; Sen Graham: Trump could run in 2024 if court challenges fail; HUD secy Ben Carson & Trump legal adviser David Bossie test positive for coronavirus; DOW closes up 800+ points on vaccine news, Biden win;

Trump refuses to concede, peddles false fraud claims; GOP allies urge Trump not to concede election; Senate balance of power depends on two runoffs in Georgia; Will a republican-controlled senate block Biden’s agenda;

President elect Biden assembles team, plan to battle COVID; Biden: election is over, time to set aside partisanship; Biden: wear masks, it will lead to “normal life”; Biden makes appeal to Americans: it’s time to end politization of basic public health steps;

De Blasio says NYC is “dangerously close” to a second wave; US tops 100,000+ cases a day for 5 straight days; New COVID cases up 34% from last week, 43 states showing upward trends; New COVID deaths steadily rising, averaging 939 per day;

Ballots still being counted in Arizona, Georgia; Georgia secretary of state refuses to step down, says Trump “unlikely” to win GA electoral votes; Senate majority likely to be decided by two runoffs in Georgia;

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