'Urgent actions' needed in US government response to pandemic, watchdog says

• Health care systems are 'at the breaking point' • Los Angeles County -- the biggest county in the US -- is under a stay-at-home order • NY governor worried about 'overwhelming the hospital system'

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Trump sees 'writing on the wall' despite what he says about the election, advisers say

Despite what President Donald Trump is tweeting and saying publicly in the wake of Arizona and Wisconsin certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory Monday, Trump sees the scoreboard and understands he has no chance of hanging on to the presidency, two White House advisers told CNN.

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GOP senators' strategy on Trump's election fraud claims: Keep quiet and carry on

A wide range of Republican senators are shrugging off President Donald Trump's evidence-free claims that mass voter fraud cost him the election, ignoring their party leader's relentless attacks against a foundation of American democracy amid their growing expectation that the matter will be resolved within two weeks -- without their involvement.

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Biden transition braces for tough Senate confirmation for Neera Tanden

Joe Biden's transition team is bracing for a tough Senate confirmation battle for the President-elect's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, who is already facing fierce opposition from Senate Republicans.

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'Little, crappy' poinsettia grows into monster plant

A "little, crappy half-dead" plant is transformed into a MONSTER poinsettia. CNN's Jeanne Moos turns over a new and bigger leaf.

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Pentagon shake-up continues as another top official departs

The top official leading the Pentagon's Defeat-ISIS Task Force resigned Monday, becoming the latest senior official to be fired or asked to resign in recent days, part of a White House-directed post-election purge that saw some of the senior-most Defense Department civilians ousted in a matter of days.

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Doctor leading vaccine effort makes herd immunity prediction

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, says it is possible the United States could reach herd immunity by May 2021.

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