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Monday

White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas made numerous political blunders during his brief tenure, including a lengthy interview with Russian state media that ran just days before the U.S. presidential election. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Gov. Doug Ducey exchange election documents as they certify election results Monday at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case involving the Trump administration's desire to exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Supreme Court Looks For Ways To Wait Out Trump On Key Census Question

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Sean Spicer (left), the former White House press secretary and an on-air personality for Newsmax, listens during a March coronavirus task force briefing at the White House. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Newsmax Rises On Wave Of Resentment Toward Media — Especially Fox News

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Joe Biden meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Munich in 2015. Relations will no doubt be far more cordial under Biden, but Europe and the U.S. have differences that transcend the Trump administration. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption

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An error at the IRS caused thousands of non-Americans living overseas to mistakenly receive $1,200 stimulus checks last spring. Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images hide caption

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IRS Says Its Own Error Sent $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans Overseas

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How To Fix The Weaknesses The Pandemic Exposed In The U.S.

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After a highly fraught but largely interference-free election, there are big questions for the future of election security. Marcus Marritt for NPR hide caption

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The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case involving the U.S. census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Can Trump Change A Key Census Count? Supreme Court Hears His Claim

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Sunday

Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, speaks at a forum on wages and working people on April 27, 2019. President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Tanden to run the Office of Management and Budget. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Police officers in Ferguson, Mo., during a protest in 2014. Advocates want the Justice Department to step up its oversight of law enforcement in the incoming administration. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Advocates Push For Resurrection Of DOJ Civil Rights Division Under Biden

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Saturday

An election official pauses during the ballot recount earlier this month at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. After recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties, President-elect Joe Biden narrowly increased his winning margin over President Trump. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler speak at a campaign event this month at a restaurant in Cumming, Ga. Both are competing in runoff elections in January that will determine which party controls the Senate. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

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