Coming up on today's show:

• Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), and Zach Montellaro, campaign pro reporter for Politico and the author of the Morning Score newsletter, talk about the national political news of the moment, including the president's lawsuits to try to change the outcome of the presidential election, and the news that he fired Mark Esper, the secretary of defense.
• Pfizer's experimental COVID-19 vaccine seems to be working. The vaccine was found to be more than 90% effective, according to clinical results released Monday. Dr. Uzma Syed, infectious disease specialist for Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, talks about what we know and where we go from here.
• Anu Joshi, vice president of policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, talks about the NYIC's hopes for the Biden administration, and takes calls from immigrant listeners who are ready for the new administration.
• Zellnor Myrie, New York State Senator (D-20) and Elections Committee chair, talks about New York's election and why counting is just getting underway for mail-in ballots.

 Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.