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Precious McKesson, the first woman of color to serve as an elector in Nebraska, cast the 2nd Congressional District’s vote for President elect-Joe Biden.

      

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Our View: Medical professionals are under tremendous strains. Thanking them is appropriate. So is giving them the first vaccines. But they need reinforcements.

      

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The Trump campaign filed a federal lawsuit seeking an investigation of absentee ballots left in drop boxes at voting locations statewide.

      

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Texas presidential electors convened in Austin on Monday to cast their votes for Donald Trump — and also condemn the Supreme Court.

      

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William Barr, who has served as President Donald Trump’s most effective shield and advocate for broad presidential authority, is leaving before Christmas.

      

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In statehouses across the country, 538 electors formally cast their votes for either Biden or Trump based on the popular votes in their states.

      

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Next, the electoral votes will be counted at a special joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 before Biden and Harris are inaugurated Jan. 20.

      

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A New York nurse received the COVID-19 vaccine as health care centers ready to give out Pfizer shots. U.S. reaches 300K deaths. Latest COVID news.

      

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The Republican congressman, who is leaving in January, said it’s “unacceptable” for Trump and others to “incite distrust” in elections.

      

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The vast majority of U.S. nursing homes won’t begin vaccinations against COVID-19 until Dec. 21, and some won’t start until Dec. 28, the CDC said.

      

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