Dr. Fauci says he 'absolutely' accepted offer to be Biden's chief medical adviser

President-elect Joe Biden asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to serve as his chief medical adviser, a role the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said he “absolutely” accepted.

Supreme Court asked again to block Biden win in Pennsylvania

Biden beat President Donald Trump by more than 80,000 votes in Pennsylvania, a state Trump had won in 2016. Most mail-in ballots were submitted by Democrats.

Biden says Trump should attend inauguration to demonstrate commitment to peaceful transfer of power

President-elect Joe Biden says it is important that President Donald Trump attend his inauguration only in the sense that it would demonstrate the nation’s commitment to a peaceful transfer of power between political rivals.

Official estimates errors could have cost Trump 103 votes in Phoenix

An error in the processing of some ballots may have cost President Trump some votes in the Metro Phoenix area, but not enough to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's lead.

Biden plans to retain Dr. Fauci, call for 100 days of mask-wearing

Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he's pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump aide banned from DOJ building after pressuring staffers for sensitive information

Heidi Stirrup was told to vacate the building after top Justice officials learned of her efforts to collect insider information about ongoing cases and the department’s work on election fraud.

Bush, Obama, Clinton say they’d get COVID-19 vaccine publicly to boost confidence

Three former presidents say they’d be willing to publicly take a coronavirus vaccine, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated against the disease.

Making history: Kamala Harris chooses all-female senior staff

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has chosen to fill the top three positions in her office with women. It'll be the first time that the senior staff in that office will all be female -- and all working for the first woman to be vice president.

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

The legal defeat was the latest in a string of losses for Trump’s post-election lawsuits. Judges in multiple battleground states have rejected his claims of fraud or irregularities.

Arizona reports 5,442 additional COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths

The additional deaths were the most reported in a single day since August but the state Department of Health Services said 46 resulted from reviews of past death certificates.

President Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz

President Trump will honor legendary college football coach Lou Holtz with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday.

Mark Kelly officially becomes Arizona senator

Kelly is taking office more than a month ahead of others who won November Senate races because it was a special election to finish the last two years of the term of John McCain, who died in 2018.

COVID hospitalizations rise in Arizona; over 3,800 new cases

According to the state Department of Health Service’s coronavirus dashboard, 10% of all hospital acute-care beds and 10% of ICU beds remain available.

WWE legend Pat Patterson dies at 79

The WWE confirmed the news Wednesday, calling Pat Patterson a “true trailblazer of the industry” in a career spanning six decades.

Dr. Fauci among People magazine's '2020 People of the Year'

People magazine has named Regina King, Selena Gomez, Dr. Anthony Fauci and George Clooney as the “2020 People of the Year.”

DOJ probing scheme to lobby White House for presidential pardon

The Justice Department is investigating a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange for clemency.

Biden shows off walking boot on his injured foot

After emerging from a car, Biden shook his injured right foot, which is inside a walking boot.