Georgia official calls on Trump to condemn threats

One of Georgia's top election officials rebuked President Trump for his rhetoric Tuesday after a local elections worker received a death threat. Gabriel Sterling, a Republican, called on the president and Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue to condemn the threats and warned, "Someone's gonna get killed." Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Latosha Brown, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest on voter mobilization efforts ahead of the state's critical January Senate runoff elections.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 10:10

Trump heading to Georgia ahead of runoffs

President Trump is set to visit Georgia this weekend to rally for Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who are both facing strong Democratic challengers in the January 5 runoff races. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to discuss that and more.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 07:02

Local Matters: Trump to campaign with Georgia senators

President Trump is expected to campaign in Georgia on Saturday on behalf of Republican incumbent Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. The party is working to mobilize voters amid concerns that the president's efforts to undermine trust in the electoral process could depress turnout in the January 5th runoff elections. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's political reporter Greg Bluestein joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.

• Nov 30, 2020
• 08:32

Obama narrates new Jon Ossoff ad ahead of Georgia runoff

Obama highlights Ossoff's commitment to passing a new Voting Rights Act and his personal connection to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

• Dec 1, 2020

Biden to formally announce economic team

President-elect Joe Biden is formally announcing his economic team today, including Janet Yellen as his nominee for treasury secretary and Neera Tanden for White House budget chief. However, several top Republicans are already criticizing Tanden, claiming she's too partisan and divisive. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN from Wilmington, Delaware, with the latest developments.

• Dec 1, 2020
• 10:28

What exit polls say about state of Georgia's Senate runoffs

The pair of January runoff elections will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate.

• Dec 1, 2020

Trump continues to deny election results

President Trump is continuing to deny the results of the presidential election, while President-elect Joe Biden is pushing forward with the transition process. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Nov 30, 2020
• 14:26

How Trump's voter fraud claims impact Georgia runoff

The January 5 Senate runoff in Georgia could determine which party controls the Senate in the Biden administration. As President Trump continues to launch baseless claims against the integrity of the 2020 election, there has been a growing distrust among his supporter in the election's results. However, on Friday, the president urged his followers to not boycott the election and to back the Republican candidates come January to prevent Democrats from taking control of the Senate. Emma Hurt, a political reporter at Atlanta NPR station WABE News, joins CBSN with the latest on the January runoff.

• Nov 28, 2020
• 05:29

U.S. braces for virus surge after Thanksgiving

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases.

• Nov 29, 2020
• 03:01

Trump continues to push false election claims

President Trump is launching more false charges of ballot fraud in states where he lost. But now some in his party worry the president's attacks could cost them votes in Georgia, where two Republicans face a runoff that will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. Paula Reid reports.

• Nov 30, 2020
• 02:23

Balance of Senate will be determined by Georgia's runoff races

Two runoff races in Georgia will decide which political party will have the majority in the Senate. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joins CBSN to discuss what the polls reveals about potential voter turnout and just how diverse that turnout might be.

• Nov 30, 2020
• 04:19

President Trump pushes more baseless voter fraud claims

President Trump is still refusing to accept the results of the 2020 election, casting false doubt on the 80 million votes President-elect Biden received en route to his victory. Political reporter Eugene Scott of the Washington Post joined CBSN to break down the president's baseless claims from the holiday weekend.

• Nov 27, 2020
• 07:54

President-elect Biden urges Americans to stay safe over holidays

President-elect Biden is asking Americans to adhere to coronavirus guidelines and stay safe over the holidays, noting the shared sacrifice everyone in this country must take to keep one another safe. CBS News' Nikole Killion joined CBSN with more on the message from the incoming administration.

• Nov 27, 2020
• 04:51

Georgia senator boosts wealth with well-timed stock trades

Senator David Perdue sold and bought stocks as the coronavirus began ravaging the United States.

• Nov 26, 2020

Georgia GOP official defends election process

In a Wednesday op-ed for USA Today, Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he is being "thrown under the bus" by President Trump in the wake of the 2020 election. Raffensperger defended his handling of the state's voting process and called the elections "something for all Georgians to celebrate, whether their favored presidential candidate won or lost." CBS News Atlanta affiliate WGCL-TV's investigative reporter Adam Murphy joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.

• Nov 25, 2020
• 04:08

Local Matters: Georgia begins 2nd vote recount

Georgia began a second recount of votes on Tuesday at the request of the Trump campaign, even though the state certified its election results last week. The first recount done by hand confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 12,000 votes. Tia Mitchell, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Washington correspondent, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the recount and the state's critical Senate runoff races.

• Nov 24, 2020
• 09:00

She was laid off, then contracted COVID-19

Social worker Rebecca McDonald was laid off from her government job in September, losing not just her income, but also her health insurance. Then she caught COVID-19. The 46-year-old Georgia resident spoke with CBS News about how she got through.

• Nov 23, 2020
• 04:12

Both parties rev up campaigns for crucial Georgia Senate runoffs

No candidate received 50% of the vote in either Senate race in Georgia, leading to two runoffs on January 5.

• Nov 23, 2020

Pence campaigns for Senate runoffs

Vice President Mike Pence is campaigning in Georgia ahead of the two Senate runoff elections there in January. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joins CBSN with details on that and the outcome of the recount in Georgia.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 08:35

Georgia certifies Biden's victory

Georgia is gearing up for President Trump to request a recount after the state certified President-elect Biden's victory. This as two Senate races in the state head towards a runoff election. Adam Murphy, an investigative reporter with CBS affiliate WGCL-TV, joins CBSN with the latest from Georgia.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 08:17

Georgia certifies Biden's victory after hand recount

President Trump is denying the results of Georgia's hand recount, just one day after President-elect Joe Biden was declared the certified winner in the state. Mr. Trump's unverified claims of voter fraud are now causing some to question the state's election process ahead of two critical Senate runoffs in January. Political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting and host of "Battleground: Ballot Box," Stephen Fowler, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on Georgia's election results.

• Nov 21, 2020
• 09:24

Loeffler tests negative for COVID-19 after earlier positive result

Loeffler tested positive on Friday but has since tested negative after inconclusive results.

• Nov 22, 2020

New COVID-19 cases smash nationwide daily records

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases.

• Nov 22, 2020
• 03:22

Trump campaign requests recount in Georgia

Georgia earlier in the week already completed a full hand recount of all the ballots in the state at the behest of the secretary of state.

• Nov 22, 2020

Where the Trump campaign and Republicans' election-related lawsuits stand

The Trump campaign is seeking to block the certification of election results in several key states, alleging with scant evidence ballots were fraudulently cast.

• Nov 21, 2020

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