WASHINGTON—Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in 2017. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he would grant Flynn a full pardon.

During a Wednesday speech, President-elect Joe Biden drew comparisons between the country’s battle with the coronavirus pandemic and the first U.S. celebration of a day of thanksgiving during the Revolutionary War. He described avoiding large Thanksgiving gatherings as a “patriotic duty” and said his own family would forgo its usual celebration. “There’s real hope; tangible hope. So hang on!” he urged.

The Department of Homeland Security in March started requiring officials to deport unaccompanied migrant children as soon as practical rather than keep them in custody during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan handed down a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking DHS from enforcing the rule.

WASHINGTON—Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and other GOP lawmakers blasted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for censoring conservative users and engaging in “editorializing.” But Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to be even more aggressive about moderating election information, telling them to stop “caving” to Republicans. Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday grilled the two Big Tech leaders about how they handled election information. Graham also encouraged them to consider the potentially addictive nature of their websites.

President Donald Trump gets a top-secret intelligence report called the President’s Daily Brief. Previous Oval Office occupants have shared the briefing with presidents-elect, but with court challenges to the ballot counting process pending, Trump has opted not to do so with Joe Biden. Some Republicans, including Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, said Biden should see this briefing to prepare for his possible presidency. Biden called the briefing “useful, but not necessary,” on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s claims of systematic voter fraud and tens of thousands of ineligible ballots have yet to lead to changes that could affect the outcome of the election. But a few cases still up in the air could get minor results, as well as serve as a crucial test of the trustworthiness of the American electoral process.

WASHINGTON—Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become the acting secretary of defense. President Donald Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday and announced Miller would step into the role immediately.