Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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


DHS cybersecurity head Christopher Krebs fired by President Trump after he disputes fraud claims
CISA Director Krebs had said there was no evidence of fraud in 2020.

Infighting and an attempted 'coup': Trump team in chaos as Giuliani leads legal fight

Trump team looks to box in Biden on foreign policy by lighting too many fires to put out

Trump campaign loses Pennsylvania Supreme Court challenge to Philadelphia election observers

McConnell: Transfer of presidential power won’t be delayed (video)

GOP canvassers in Mich. county vote against certifying - election updates

Michigan attorney general says delaying certification of election results could disenfranchise her state
Officials baffled by false election claims

Graham becomes center of Georgia storm

Trump attorney Giuliani blasted for seeking to toss Pa. votes

Trump fires top US cyberofficial who refused to back election claims of fraud

Trump administration moves to limit work permits for immigrants with deportation orders

DHS tries to self-correct succession order amid challenges to acting secretary's authority

Senate hearing flashes signs of action on regulating tech

Trump’s decision to pull troops from Afghanistan could put Biden in ‘a strategic corner’

Second Georgia county finds nearly 3,000 previously uncounted votes

Biden Administration: Here's Who Has Been Named So Far

Chuck Grassley, Senate's oldest Republican and third in line to president, tests positive for coronavirus

Georgia's elections chief caught in GOP crosshairs

This was Obama's response to winning the Nobel Peace Prize

Federal prison didn't isolate inmates who tested positive for coronavirus, report finds

Biden Covid advisers say transition delay hurts pandemic prep beyond vaccines

Biden builds out White House senior staff with top campaign advisers
Biden announces slate of White House senior staffers

New Orleans Mayor Cancels Mardi Gras Parades In 2021

Georgia says voting machine audit found no evidence of fraud or tampering

Biden Plans to Move Fast With a 'Climate Administration'. Here's How. - NY Times

Lindsey Graham says he's spoken with multiple battleground state officials about ballot counting

Facebook, Twitter take heat over Hunter Biden story during hearing; Dorsey admits 'this action was wrong'

How Kamala and the coronavirus tanked Trump's Fed pick

US troops in Afghanistan: Republicans alarmed by withdrawal plans

Trump orders Pentagon to pull 2,500 troops from Afghanistan and Iraq

No talks occurring between House, Senate leaders on virus aid package

Progressive group slams two of Biden's White House appointees as 'corporate-friendly insiders'

Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on

Trump Administration Wants All U.S. Troops Out Of Iraq And Afghanistan By Spring

Senate refuses to advance Fed nominee Shelton, in setback for Trump

Georgia secretary of state, 'a Republican through and through,' defends the integrity of his state's election — and his own

Mark Zuckerberg defends not banning Steve Bannon from Facebook for beheading comments

Graham pushes back on accusations he pressured Georgia to throw out legal ballots

House asks Supreme Court to postpone Mueller grand jury case

Democrats tell Supreme Court they might drop fight for Mueller documents

'You're the ultimate editor,' Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg accused of censoring conservatives

Blackburn grills Zuckerberg on social media bowing to foreign governments

Poll: 46 percent say Trump should concede 'right away'

What Happened When a Site for Political Junkies Leaned Right - NY Times

Acting defense secretary confirms Trump move to draw down troops from Afghanistan, Iraq

Biden’s COVID advisers stress there’s ‘no time to waste’ on coronavirus transition

Trump says DHS cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs has been terminated

Trump administration cancels Covid-19 celebrity ad campaign

Biden warns 'more people may die' because of Trump's transition delays

Georgia secretary of state says Lindsey Graham implied he should try to throw away ballots

Graham denies pressuring top Georgia election official to throw out some ballots

Georgia's GOP secretary of state goes on Facebook fact-checking spree over Trump's misinformation

Georgia recount unearths more than 2,600 uncounted ballots in Floyd County: Report

2nd Trump lawyer asks to pull out of case challenging Pennsylvania election

Republicans start to relent: 'It looks like it will be President Biden'

Where the Trump campaign and Republican election-related lawsuits stand

'100 percent dead': Court ruling could torpedo some lawsuits challenging Trump's loss

Sen. Loeffler calls Democrat Warnock 'most radically liberal candidate in the country', welcomes debate

GOP senators shrug off Trump's conspiracies over election results: 'He can say whatever he wants'

'This is not a game': Michelle Obama urges peaceful transfer of power

Another shake-up on Trump campaign legal team

Bickering Democrats return with divisions

Schumer: GOP 'denying reality' of Biden win

Scaramucci predicts three pieces of Trump's endgame (video)

Liberals Envisioned a Multiracial Coalition. Voters of Color Had Other Ideas - NY Times

Trump seizes on local Nevada race to raise suspicions of wider problem

Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden 'President-Elect'

DOJ says Dems are out of time to force testimony on alleged obstruction by Trump

Where did Trump make election gains? Unemployment data tells a surprising story

Biden turns focus to building White House team as Trump legal efforts flounder

President Trump is expected to order troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq

McConnell warns Trump against troop drawdown in Afghanistan

Democrats seek to avoid scorched-earth fight with White House over transition to Biden administration

Georgia recount finds 2,600 new votes in presidential race

4 more years: Trump freezes 2024 presidential field

Trump supporters march past New York homes of Cuomo, Clintons

Trump campaign lawsuit over Pennsylvania vote heads to court

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey brace for election 'techlashing' in Senate Judiciary hearing

Senators clash on the floor over wearing masks: 'I don't need your instruction'

GSA official blocking Biden's transition appears to privately plan post-Trump career

Republicans livid over Trump’s plan to reduce troops in Afghanistan

Trump, Trying to Cling to Power, Fans Unrest and Conspiracies - NY Times

Georgia secretary of state: Recount ‘going as planned,’ is ’transparent’

Former Black caucus chair Cedric Richmond expected to leave Congress and join Biden White House

Sen. Susan Collins says voters rejected Bernie Sanders' 'far-left agenda', calls for moderate compromise

Tucker Carlson assures viewers his show 'not going anywhere' following presidential election

Court denies appeal by Michigan voters claiming election fraud

White House tells Pentagon to begin planning Afghanistan, Iraq drawdowns

Biden says US and its allies need to counter Chinese influence

With Trench Warfare Deepening, Parties Face Unsettled Electoral Map - NY Times

Hurricane Iota: Category four storm hits Nicaragua

Biden expected to name 1st wave of White House senior staff

Live Updates: Thousands of ballots found in Georgia county amid election legal fight

UK's Johnson says devolving powers to Scotland was 'a disaster'

Twitter hires famous hacker to head security operations

Biden holds joint meeting with union leaders and retail, auto and tech CEOs

Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon to get a top White House job

Handicapping the contenders for Biden’s economic team

President Trump sought options to retaliate against Iran's nuclear program, officials confirm

US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report

Supreme Court won't impose virus protections at Texas prison ...

Stocks Hit Record High On Moderna's Vaccine News; Dow Nears 30,000

Pentagon fails audit yet again, could pass around 2027, comptroller says

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Biden takes questions on transition of power

The Week Ahead: Zuckerberg, Dorsey to testify on Capitol Hill

GA secretary of state says GOP pressuring him to toss legal ballots

Pence to campaign in Georgia with Loeffler and Perdue on Friday

Unions disagree over Biden's Labor secretary pick

Ethiopia’s PM vows ‘final and crucial’ offensive in Tigray

Live Updates: Georgia Senate races sees Californians prepared to flock to state

Obama: Trump is no John Wayne — he's Richie Rich

Biden urges Congress to pass coronavirus package with state and local government funding

Ethiopia’s PM vows ‘final and crucial’ offensive in Tigray

Trump administration moves to lease Arctic National Wildlife Refuge tracts before Biden's presidency

U.S. warship successfully destroys ICBM target in test off Hawaii

Trump's Border Wall Builders Carry On Even Though Projects May Never Be Completed

Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien says it looks like Biden has won

Gov. Newsom imposes new coronavirus restrictions after apologizing for breaking his own rules to attend party

VA professor resigns after calling Biden supporters 'anti-American' on Facebook

Georgia elections official says Lindsey Graham looked for way to exclude some legal ballots

Coronavirus News and Updates:

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tests positive for Covid-19

Fauci: Vaccine Results Are 'Important Advance,' But Virus Precautions Are Still Vital

Minnesota residents deliver emotional plea to fight coronavirus: "If we don't act now, God help us"

Trump scores a long-awaited coronavirus win with vaccines on the way

Ohio Governor Orders 3-Week Statewide Curfew As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Hospitals overrun as U.S. reports 1 million new coronavirus cases in a week

Pfizer to start pilot delivery program for its COVID-19 vaccine in four U.S. states

2nd virus vaccine shows striking success in US tests

Over 1 Million Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In The United States

Coronavirus updates: US saw over a million new cases in last week

We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope

Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

Texas exceeds 20K virus deaths, 2nd highest in US

Biden says public health experts recommend 10 people max at Thanksgiving gatherings

Philadelphia Bans Nearly All Indoor Gatherings For The Rest Of The Year

Thousands in Texas line up in cars to receive food before Thanksgiving

A lifetime of pain in 24 hours: A French ICU in the pandemic

Covid-19 in the US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet?

As pandemic hits pockets, New Yorkers line up for free Thanksgiving turkey

Stanford seeks distance from Trump adviser over coronavirus comments

Pandemic surge cuts into spending and threatens economic recovery

We Can Get Back To Normal, Chief Science Adviser Responds To Vaccine News

NY Gov. Cuomo ripped for telling others to admit mistakes amid COVID-19 nursing home deaths

Fauci says delayed transition is a public health issue as Covid-19 cases soar nationwide

Iowa imposes new restrictions to fight surge of coronavirus cases

Public health programs see surge in students amid pandemic

Philadelphia officials announce new, stricter COVID-19 restrictions through 2021