Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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



President Trump pardons Michael Flynn
Flynn served as Trump's first national security adviser.

Trump refuses to accept Biden’s win as transition proceeds

Trump-Biden transition live updates: 'We're all in this together,' Biden says

Biden And Trump Offer Jarring Contrast Minutes Apart On Thanksgiving Eve
Judge halts further vote certification; Gov. Wolf appeals

Trump phones in false claims at Pennsylvania Senate committee hearing on voting "irregularities"

Cuomo: Governors, in call with Biden, asked for $500B for states, vaccine distribution plan

Trump cancels trip to Pennsylvania GOP meeting on election irregularities, source says

Biden says he won't order an investigation of Trump, president's legal troubles remain

Trump not inviting Biden to WH creates second-longest period after election without transition meeting

Democratic impeachment leaders blast Trump's pardon of Flynn

Americans defy pandemic, political leaders travel for Thanksgiving

Biden urges Americans to recommit to fighting pandemic in Thanksgiving address
Embattled Public Health Workers Leaving At 'Steady And Alarming' Rate

Navarro: US facing economic ‘chasm’ without more coronavirus aid

State Department tells staff: transition to Biden administration has begun

Biden bristles at Obama third term comparisons

Late complication tangles FTC’s decision on suing Facebook

'Hang on': Biden Thanksgiving address calls for hope amid steep rise in Covid cases

Mueller prosecutor says next attorney general should investigate Trump

Biden leans toward Tom Donilon as CIA chief

Trump calls PA GOP meeting: 'We won it by a lot'

READ: President-elect Joe Biden's Thanksgiving address as prepared for delivery

Trump-friendly networks Newsmax and OANN haven't conceded the election yet
Dialing into Pa. GOP meeting, President Trump shows no sign of concession

Trump order could spark mass firings of civil servants before inauguration, lawmakers warn

Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe

Sanders blasts Musk, Bezos, as country’s richest see wealth grow despite pandemic

GURDON: The danger Trump poses to Republicans

Operation Warp Speed leader says he may step down soon

Trump blasts PA election results but scraps plan to join GOP event there – updates

What drove Black voters to the polls in 2020

NRA admits some executives used nonprofit money for personal benefit

Trump's outcasts in the civil and foreign service may get a second chance under Biden

Biden Thanksgiving speech: We're at war with the virus, not each other

Lawmakers clinch deal on decadelong fight against shell companies

Can couples therapy techniques bring together Americans with opposing political views?

Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI

LIVE UPDATES Biden's transition moves ahead

Mexican president breaks with other world leaders, refusing to acknowledge Biden win until election is finalized

Trump officials hold first ‘Operation Warp Speed’ briefing for Biden

Joe Biden appeals for unity in Thanksgiving-eve address

Kelly Loeffler fires back at Obama after Jeremiah Wright defense: 'You know what's really crazy?'
US closes detention facility at Texas border

White House considering lifting European travel restrictions, source says

Trump administration extends TikTok sale deadline
Ravens-Steelers postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

Biden says he'll push 'pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people' in first 100 days

Explainer: Can Trump's lawyers be disciplined for making false claims?
DOJ files appeal in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against President Trump

DeSantis extends order preventing Floridians from being penalized over mask violations
Trump administration denies permit for divisive Alaska mine

Chinese leader Xi Jinping congratulates Biden on winning election
US jobless claims hit 778,000 as pandemic bites

Biden says Trump administration outreach on transition has been 'sincere'

Biden says outreach from Trump admin has been 'sincere' as transition begins

The Latest: Biden says split Congress affects Cabinet picks

OAN, touted by Donald Trump for its 'Great News,' suspended from YouTube for COVID-19 misinformation

Biden tamps down idea of Sanders or Warren in administration

Pennsylvania officials ask court to reject Trump campaign's election appeal

McConnell pushed Trump to nominate Barrett on the night of Ginsburg's death: report

Trump's using Black votes as fodder in his legal battle to overturn the election

White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President's Daily Brief

Trump carries on a fight everyone else is abandoning

GOP poised to flip 4 House seats in California, more than any other state

Sidney Powell says 'massive' Georgia lawsuit coming by Thanksgiving eve

Trump plans to pardon former aide Michael Flynn: source

Immigration, executive action top Biden preview of first 100 days

New Mexico passes $330 million coronavirus relief bill

Stakes in Georgia races couldn't be higher. That's why all this money is flowing.

‘Fantasy world’: Pompeo knocks Biden administration picks as out of touch on foreign policy

As Biden Transition Picks Up Pace, Trump Lays Government Speedbumps

Biden's intelligence chief pick promises to 'speak truth to power' in shift from Trump era

Sidney Powell demands Georgia Zoom meeting where officials refused 'real audit'

Trump threatens more lawsuits, but court challenges are hitting dead ends

Nearly 7 million Americans risk being evicted after Dec. 31

Biden: I'll meet with Trump if invited

Republican John James concedes in Michigan Senate race

Black voters concerned that Trump campaign's efforts to overturn election targeted them

Analysis: Biden prioritizes experience with Cabinet picks

Biden pick to run Homeland Security, an immigrant, reveals a lot about his immigration agenda

Observers of Milwaukee election recount were given poop emoji wristbands from Wisconsin Center staff

The Inside Story of Michigan’s Fake Voter Fraud Scandal

Biden team receives Operation Warp Speed briefing, Azar says, after weeks of delays

North Dakota governor loses fight to fill dead candidate's House seat

Here's who Joe Biden has selected for his Cabinet

Minnesota certifies Biden victory

NY GOP House candidate Claudia Tenney blasts handling of vote count in disputed race

Trump spy chief seeks SEC scrutiny of Chinese dominance in cryptocurrency

What challenges Biden will face in the White House

Rejecting Trump's foreign policy approach, Biden says 'America is back'

Fox News Settles With Seth Rich's Parents For False Story Claiming Clinton Leaks

Key lines from unveiling of Biden's top national security and foreign policy team

Trump vents about election as agencies aid Biden transition

Scott Peterson, thousands of California inmates carried out 'staggering' Covid fraud, officials say

Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert

Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary

Biden national security adviser attacked Trump in interview with Chinese state-run media

Biden says his team is already talking with Trump administration officials

Federal agency says Federalist publisher's tweet violated labor law

Immigration advocates celebrate Alejandro Mayorkas as Biden's pick to run Homeland Security

Wall Street's rise from pandemic lows has further to go, say strategists: Reuters poll

US-China trade war: Trump gives one last twist

Pompeo fires back at 'dead wrong' Mattis criticism of 'America First' foreign policy

Biden becomes first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes

Democrats keep getting caught breaking their own coronavirus rules

House Democrat accuses Air Force of attempting to influence Georgia runoff races

Jailers interrupt Ghislaine Maxwell’s sleep to check her breathing, lawyer says

Russia 'threatened to ram' US ship in Sea of Japan

Ethiopia capturing Tigray capital may not end conflict: Analysts

Biden keeps the peace with first Cabinet picks

A top Senate Democrat says a smaller stimulus package may be needed to get through winter months - BI

Live Updates: Georgia Dems to resume door-to-door canvassing amid pandemic

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Cuomo stands up for President Trump on media bias

Biden to deliver Thanksgiving address

Congress's gun-packers grow with more GOP wins

Pardon for Michael Flynn under discussion at the White House

What is the Quad and can it counter China’s rise?

Fox Doesn’t Need to Fear Trump’s Wrath

Live Updates: Wisconsin GOP files emergency petition to stop final certification of election results

Shirkey: Lawmakers told Trump they have no role in election

Russia says it thwarted Islamic State attacks in Moscow region, detains one: RIA

Mueller 'pit bull' calls for Biden attorney general to investigate Trump

Liberals blanch at Durbin’s Judiciary power play

Iran conservatives score key victory in battle over cash handouts

Biden Cabinet picks largely unify Democrats — so far

Elon Musk Passes Bill Gates To Become World's 2nd-Richest Person

Pakistan ‘categorically’ rejects reports about recognising Israel

Biden taps longtime diplomat jettisoned under Trump as US ambassador to the UN

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification

Tigrayan youth group accused of slaughtering 600 civilians

Record number of ballots requested in Georgia runoff election

Obama memoir sells a record 1.7M copies
Trump grants Biden access to presidential intel

U.S. dollar nurses losses as investors embrace riskier assets

At least 600 killed in Mai Kadra massacre: Ethiopian rights body

Helicopter Pilots Spot Strange Sci-Fi-Looking Object In Utah's Red Rock Country

As virus cases spike, financial outlook for airlines dims

Ethiopian army castaways may expand TPLF’s fight past Mekelle

Coronavirus News and Updates:

U.S. CDC reports 259,005 deaths from coronavirus

Doctors Deploy Antibody Drugs Against COVID-19 And Hope Effort's Worthwhile
The Latest: Biden urges Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving

Special Report: To reopen or not to reopen - That is the fraught question for U.S. schools
Wiping down groceries? Experts say keep risk in perspective

As COVID-19 cases soar, U.S. families weigh risks of welcoming college kids home

Coronavirus task force calls on states to 'further accelerate mitigation'

El Paso Issues New Curfew As 'Perfect Storm' Approaches With Arrival Of Holidays
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever

Mutations not making coronavirus able to spread more rapidly -study

Initial Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines Will Go To States Based On Population, Not Risk

U.S. plan to release 6.4 million vaccine doses in first distribution

Biden says staff has spoken with Fauci: 'He's been very, very helpful'

Germany extends anti-virus measures as deaths reach record

The updated Covid-19 guidance is likely to include increased testing

CDC may shorten COVID-19 quarantine period guidelines

COVID vaccines will be ready for delivery 24 hours after FDA authorization: General
No benefit seen from plasma treatment in severe COVID-19; virus may hurt male fertility

Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Supply Contract Excludes Many Taxpayer Protections
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Christmas traditions axed as pandemic sweeps rural Kansas

Epidemiologist Says Restricting Small Gatherings Isn't Enough To Stop The Surge

EU secures 160M Moderna shots in 6th vaccine deal

COVID-19 vaccines explained in maps and charts

Top epidemiologist says Sweden has no signs of herd immunity curbing coronavirus

Singapore nearly virus free after local cases and clusters cease

Coronavirus live updates: US reports over 172,000 new cases

How Do We Stop This Surge? Here's What Experts Say Could Help

A glimmer of hope: Global flu infections hit record lows amid pandemic

Scarcity of new Covid drug poses dilemma for doctors over who to treat

EXPLAINER: China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen foods

Black People Are More Hesitant About A Vaccine. A Leading Nurse Wants To Change That
Married teachers in Georgia both get Covid-19, husband now on life support