President Trump fired his administration’s top election security official, Christopher Krebs, who headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The agency disputed Mr. Trump’s numerous unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who is vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined CBSN to discuss. Source

The Trump campaign transferred $3 million to the state to cover the cost of the recounts, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said. Source

Spotify dismisses tech giant’s new program as “window dressing” designed to appease government regulators. Source

Pelosi is expected to address reporters after her nomination to be speaker. The final vote will be in January. Source

President Trump has fired the country’s top security official in charge of keeping elections safe. Christopher Krebs played a key role in the government’s efforts to secure U.S. elections in every state. Frank Cilluffo, the director of Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, joined CBSN to discuss. Source

Police used water cannons to break up the demonstrations after warnings to participants who refused to wear masks or socially distance as required by law. Source

The deadline for counties to complete the audit is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, ahead of the Friday deadline for state certification. Source

More than a week after President-elect Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 election, Democratic lawmakers are still pushing the federal government to provide resources, office space and funding to his transition team. Congressman Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who chairs the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, told CBSN the head of the government’s General Services Administration hasn’t responded to lawmakers’ questions about why she hasn’t signed off on this key part of the transition process. Connolly also said Congress is limited in what it can do to compel the Trump administration to proceed. Source

Watkins, who lost both of his parents in 2017, “suffered more than his share in his fourteen years on this Earth,” his family said. Source

Behind starter Derrick Henry, running backs D’Onta Foreman, Jeremy McNichols and running back/fullback Khari Blasingame are all on the 53-man roster as Perry joins the group. Source