White House correspondent George E. Condon Jr. joins Editor in Chief Jeff Dufour to talk about the transition between the Trump and Biden administrations and Biden's White House staff announcements. Senate correspondent Zach Cohen and House correspondent Casey Wooten then discuss what Congress hopes to pass during the lame duck session, including a government funding bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, a coronavirus stimulus package, and other smaller pieces of legislation.

Senate correspondent Zach Cohen and House correspondent Casey Wooten join managing editor Mackenzie Weinger to talk about Congress' lame duck session as talks on another pandemic relief bill remain stalled. They also discuss Republicans' refusal to acknowledge Biden's win, the state of House leadership elections, and negotiations for a government-funding bill.

Digital editor Mini Racker is joined by Hotline editor Leah Askarinam, Editor in Chief Jeff Dufour, senior national political columnist Josh Kraushaar, and associate editor Alex Clearfield to break down the election results. The team discusses demographic trends, the biggest surprises of the past week, and the Georgia Senate runoffs.

Digital editor Mini Racker is joined by Hotline editor Leah Askarinam, Editor in Chief Jeff Dufour, senior national political columnist Josh Kraushaar, and associate editor Alex Clearfield to share their election predictions. Then, staff correspondents Kirk Bado, Matt Holt, Madelaine Pisani and Mary Frances McGowan join the show to discuss what to watch on Election Day.