Georgia election officials give update
Georgia election officials gave an update on the vote count Friday afternoon, after announcing earlier in the day that the state is headed toward a ballot recount in the presidential race. Watch it here.
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Georgia plans to hold a recount
As the election results from Georgia remain too close to call, the secretary of state announced Friday that there will be a recount. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN with an update on the state.
Biden gains lead in Georgia
Joe Biden opened up a narrow lead over President Trump in Georgia as the vote counting continues in that crucial state. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN with the latest on the tight race in Georgia.
Official says Georgia heading for a recount
Based on how close the vote count is, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Friday there will be a recount in the Peach State. Watch the full election update.
Georgia secretary of state says state will head to a recount
Joe Biden pulled ahead with a slim lead in Georgia as of early Friday morning.
Biden takes slim lead in Georgia
Joe Biden has taken a slim lead in Georgia overnight as the ballot counting continues. President Trump won Georgia by 5 percentage points in 2016. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN from Atlanta with the latest on the tight race.
Biden takes slight lead in Georgia race
Former Vice President Joe Biden just barely squeaked past President Trump overnight in Georgia, but the race remains in a virtual tie there with votes still left to count. If Biden wins the state, it would mark the first time a Democrat has won Georgia in 28 years. Mark Strassmann reports.
Georgia Secretary of State says there are 14,000 votes left to be counted
He said election officials in the state are working to finish their tallies by Thursday if possible.
Judges toss Trump campaign voting lawsuits
The Trump campaign was dealt some legal setbacks after judges in two key swing states tossed out lawsuits over ballot counting. Derek Muller, a professor at the University of Iowa College of Law, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.
Balance of power beginning to take shape in Washington
Much of the focus has been on the outcome of the presidential race, but down ballot races for Congress are just as important for the balance of power in Washington. Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal, discusses some key races that are still being decided and what the next few years could look like on Capitol Hill.
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Biden tightens gap in Georgia
Ballots are still being counted in Georgia, where President Trump is hanging onto a razor-thin, but dwindling lead. Mark Strassmann reports.
Trump lawsuits try to stop vote counting in key states
The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia — while requesting a recount in Wisconsin. CBS News has yet to declare a winner. Weijia Jiang has the latest developments.
Margins in key states remain tight
As the 2020 general election vote count heads into its third night, the margins continue to shrink in key states. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, and Politico White House correspondent Anita Kumar spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about the legal challenges President Trump is bringing.
Georgia race still too close to call
Thousands of ballots remain to be counted in Georgia, one of the three remaining toss-up states that could determine the outcome of the presidential election. CBS News national correspondent Mark Strassman joined CBSN from Atlanta to discuss when results could be released and what the Trump campaign is doing to halt vote counting.
Trump campaign challenges vote counts
The Trump campaign is launching a series of legal challenges to vote counts in multiple states. CBS News campaign reporter Cara Korte joins CBSN with the latest.
Trump campaign mounts legal challenges
The Trump campaign is filing legal challenges as the vote count continues in key battleground states. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Pennsylvania attorney general on election
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses the election results and the legal challenges from Republicans. The president claims he already won Pennsylvania's electoral college votes despite hundreds of thousands of ballots that still need to be counted.
Trump sues over ballot counting in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia
Lawyers for the Trump campaign are taking legal action in an effort to prevent former Vice President Joe Biden from reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.
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Biden hopes to flip Georgia as final ballots tallied
Heading into the election, it seemed unthinkable to many Republicans that Georgia could be in play for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. However, he now has a plausible chance. Mark Strassmann reports.
What to expect from critical swing states still counting ballots
Hundreds of thousands of ballots remain uncounted in several critical swing states as of Wednesday.
Georgia secretary of state says 200,000 ballots left to be counted
Georgia is among the states that remain a toss-up.
Race tight in southern battleground states
Georgia and North Carolina typically lean Republican in the presidential election, but in 2020 they're considered toss-ups. Mail-in votes still need to be counted before a winner can be declared. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell looks at what these states mean for both candidates.
Fed lowers interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in first cut since 2024
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5 police officers shot in York County, Pennsylvania; Shapiro headed to scene
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