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Livestreamed videos became the Achilles' heel in social media platforms' fight against election-related misinformation — they were a powerful vector for false claims and conspiracy theories.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Justin Levitt, a former Justice Department official, about top election crimes prosecutor Richard Pilger's decision to step down.

World leaders have been congratulating President-Elect Biden, but America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is fueling the Trump administration's claims of widespread election fraud.

Climate change is one of the top four crises President-elect Biden says he will tackle first. NPR discusses what step he can take if there is no solid Democratic-majority in the Senate.

Texas is set to cross a bleak milestone: 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. Texas has the most cases in the U.S. and is struggling with a surge of infections in rural and urban areas.

Georgia's two incumbent Republican U.S. senators are accusing, without evidence, the secretary of state of allowing massive irregularities in last week's election and are calling for his resignation.

Joe Biden said on the campaign trail that he was for reforming policing — but not defunding it. NPR discusses what federal actions on law enforcement might be taken under a President Biden.

As the new president sets his priorities, will having an educator as first lady help schools and colleges get what they hope for?

Joe Biden and his team are moving ahead on plans for their transition to the White House, even as President Trump refuses to concede and continues to make baseless claims of voter fraud.

New statewide restrictions require colleges and universities to test students and staff weekly starting in January. They also suspend extracurricular activities for public K-12 students, though allow intercollegiate sports, high school teams competing for championships and athletic events run by private companies to continue if health guidelines are enforced.