Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, November 23, 2020 (1 Viewer)

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

Biden to name long-time confidant Antony Blinken as secretary of state, reports say
President-elect Joe Biden will name Antony Blinken, a veteran foreign policy official and longtime confidant, as his secretary of state, according to the New York Times and Washington Post.

Trump legal team disavows association with lawyer Sidney Powell

Republican canvassing board member in Michigan could delay vote certification

Christie calls Trump's legal efforts a 'national embarrassment' as more Republicans speak out

Michael Flynn: Sidney Powell temporarily suspended from Twitter

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Trump campaign disavows lawyer Sidney Powell

Live Updates: Biden to likely visit Georgia, help Democrats in January Senate runoff

More Republicans are losing patience with Trump's legal absurdities

Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work

Bolton: 'Trump is throwing rocks through windows'

Trump Campaign Lawyers Step Up but Are Swiftly Knocked Down - NY Times

Vinograd: Trump trying to kneecap Biden administration (video)
Dominion rep responds to Trump campaign claims in Fox News interview: 'Physically impossible' to switch votes

Kasich: Republicans 'either in complete lockstep' or 'afraid' of Trump

Michigan Board of State Canvassers faces potential deadlock on certifying Biden win over Trump

Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none

Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin

Live Updates: Maryland governor says Trump should concede election, stop golfing

Key GOP Michigan canvassing board member expected to vote against certifying results

Newsmax, Once a Right-Wing Also-Ran, Is Rising, and Trump Approves - NY Times

Women set to take key roles in Biden administration

As Biden marches forward with Cabinet, Trump hopes likely to fade in key states

Live Updates: Giuliani says Powell not part of Trump’s legal team after election fraud claims

Trump rails against Paris climate accord in virtual G20 event

Trump legal team shuns Sidney Powell as insiders see no evidence supporting her voting machine claims

Hopes for a coronavirus vaccine are creating market winners — and losers

Murkowski calls on Trump to begin transition process, decries 'pressure campaign on state legislators'
In latest China jab, U.S. drafts list of 89 firms with military ties

In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally

Biden will nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of State

California donors to urge Newsom to fill VP-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat with woman of color: report

Duty or Party? For Republicans, a Choice on Whether to Enable Trump - NY Times

'Utterly complete' destruction haunts Louisiana after back-to-back hurricanes

Biden chief of staff says inauguration ‘not going to be the same’
Biden expected to name Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.N. ambassador

Saudi UN ambassador: Nobody ‘naive enough’ to rejoin Iran nuclear deal – including Biden administration

GOP senator: Trump to Biden transition should begin 'tomorrow'

Attorney heading up Trump campaign's Wisconsin recount effort is seeking to throw out his own vote

Veteran diplomat Antony Blinken is Biden's top choice for secretary of state

Trump threatens to wreak havoc on GOP from beyond the White House

Will Lara Trump Be the Next Trump on a Ballot? - NY Times

Biden expected to make trip to Georgia to stump for Ossoff, Warnock

Trump election challenges sound alarm among voters of color

Biden expected to announce Tony Blinken as secretary of state

POLITICO Playbook: Republicans serve Trump a heap of reality

Devin Nunes warns 'growing concern' that Biden and Obama will shut down Durham inquiry

'A huge catastrophe': Democrats grapple with congressional and state election losses

Biden declines to say where he stands on BLM-backed BREATHE Act

Why millions don't trust the election results, despite no evidence of fraud: Experts
U.N. urges civilian protection after Ethiopia's 72-hr deadline for Tigrayan forces

What The U.S. Election Meltdown Looks Like to Other Countries

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition

Vaccine booster: Asian shares gain on hopes of economic recovery

US election 2020: Trump ally urges him to accept defeat in US vote

Putin holds off on US presidential congratulations

Biden 'had been getting' intelligence briefings, contrary to what transition team says: Nunes

Alan Dershowitz: Trump has two or three possible constitutional paths to 2020 victory

Cars line up for miles for Tyler Perry Atlanta food giveaway

Running list: Which members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19?

Trump campaign files narrow appeal in Pennsylvania

Yemen’s Houthis claim they fired missile at Saudi Aramco site

Hold The Champagne: What Happens When Neither Party Gets To Celebrate The Election?
Oil prices extend gains on COVID vaccine hopes, OPEC+

Here are the GOP lawmakers who have called on Trump to acknowledge Biden's victory

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: PM gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender

Somalia's Strongest Tropical Cyclone Ever Recorded Could Drop 2 Years' Rain In 2 Days

Coronavirus News and Updates:

Covid live updates: G-20 leaders discuss post-coronavirus world as U.S. cases top 12 million

LA County closes in-person dining; CDC warns against cruise ships; 256K US deaths – virus updates

Vaccine adviser concerned about skepticism 'exacerbated' by 'political context'

First of US public could get COVID-19 vaccine by mid-December, top official says

Trump vaccine chief has had ‘no contact’ with Biden transition team

FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For A 2nd COVID-19 Antibody Treatment

School districts saw unprecedented drop in enrollment during pandemic

Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge
Brazil signs letter of intent to purchase five COVID vaccines

Oregon governor tells residents to call cops on people violating COVID restrictions

COVID-19 infections are soaring. Lockdowns could be coming. A list of restrictions in your state.

Connecticut Democrat diagnosed with COVID-19

College students decide between family, safety and school protocols this Thanksgiving

1 million Americans traveled by plane in 1 day, despite CDC COVID-19 guidelines

Europe response ‘incomplete’: WHO COVID envoy fears third wave

Navajo women are 'sacred' keepers of the cultural flame. They're also particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.

Puzzling, often debilitating after-effects plaguing COVID-19 "long-haulers"

Sick prisoner wrote 17 letters pleading to be freed. Covid silenced him.

Covid in North Dakota: One day inside a rural US hospital’s fight