
Biden praises Ossoff and Warnock in campaign event in Georgia
The president-elect traveled to Georgia to campaign with the Democratic Senate candidates.
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The president-elect traveled to Georgia to campaign with the Democratic Senate candidates.
The inaugural committee said in a statement that it urged the public not to travel to attend the inauguration in January.
The 538 members of the Electoral College formalized his victory just hours earlier.
At 5:30 p.m. ET, California cast its 55 Electoral College votes for the president-elect, putting him over the 270 needed to win.
Biden secured 306 electoral college votes, well over the 270 he needed to affirm his victory.
The court's decision came an hour before Wisconsin electors were set to meet and cast their ballots Monday.
More than 100 House Republicans backed a failed effort by Texas to overturn the election results in four key states won by President-elect Joe Biden.
A sizable majority of U.S. voters feel the election is over and it's "time to move on."
Transition spokesperson Jen Psaki confirmed that about 14 of roughly two dozen Cabinet-level nominations have been announced.
Tai would be the first Asian American woman to be USTR. McDonough was President Obama's White House chief of staff.
A group of prominent civil rights leaders, including NAACP President Derrick Johnson and the Reverend Al Sharpton, met with President-elect Biden Tuesday.
Retired Army General Lloyd Austin will be the first Black man to helm the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. Biden's future nominees and appointees will play crucial roles in overseeing distribution of a coronavirus vaccine and building public trust in it.
Austin will require a special waiver passed by Congress in order to exempt him from a federal law requiring military officers to wait seven years before serving as defense secretary.
Becerra, 62, has served as California's top prosecutor since 2017 when he succeeded now-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the role.
In the last 28 years, the Senate has confirmed 95% of a president's cabinet secretary nominations, a new study finds.
The president-elect is facing significant pressure from competing elements of the Democratic Party to fill remaining Cabinet positions and other senior government posts with minority nominees.
Ratcliffe told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge that Biden and Harris are "receiving full classified briefings."
Several of Mr. Biden's expected nominees would break barriers if confirmed by the Senate.
The president-elect announced several members of his national security team last week, but has not selected a defense secretary.
The governor said the paperwork formalizing Kelly's election would be "hand delivered" to the secretary of the U.S. Senate "so that Arizona's newest senator can be sworn into office as swiftly as possible."
"These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better," Mr. Biden said in a statement
Mr. Biden announced top members of his economic team this week.
The president-elect said talks are already underway, after the GSA gave the green light.
President-elect Biden will begin receiving the President's Daily Brief, a classified intelligence report.
The FBI has warned of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitols.
Governors have declared states of emergency, closed capitols to the public and called up troops ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
The president-elect is elevating the post of science adviser to Cabinet level — a White House first.
An administrator for the website that originally announced the armed protests said the group intends to carry on as planned
The U.S. is estimated to lag behind more than 30 nations in its sequencing effort.
Federal minimum wage has been frozen at $7.25 for more than a decade, the longest period without a raise since 1938.
The NRA said it is moving to Texas from New York, where the state's attorney general has filed a lawsuit alleging financial crimes.
Some extremists are motivated by belief that Mr. Biden would be an illegitimate president, according to the bulletin.
Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Here's why conspiracies saying otherwise are false.
Incoming CDC Dir. Rochelle Walensky and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
Research shows it could experience "rapid growth" in the early part of this year.
The hardships of the border closure due to COVID-19 span the entire 5,500-mile border.
CBS News foreign journalists give a glimpse of trust, and mistrust, in coronavirus vaccination plans in 9 countries, and what's behind them.
The United States, with about 4% of the world's population, has reported about one-fifth of all reported deaths globally.
Investigations into child welfare payments wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters.
The FBI has warned of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitols.
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
"The Federal Government will have executed more than three times as many people in the last six months than it had in the previous six decades," Sotomayor dissented. "...This is not justice."
Governors have declared states of emergency, closed capitols to the public and called up troops ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
The frozen stuffed sandwiches are being recalled because they "may be contaminated with extraneous materials," the USDA said.
The FBI has warned of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitols.
Governors have declared states of emergency, closed capitols to the public and called up troops ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
The president-elect is elevating the post of science adviser to Cabinet level — a White House first.
An administrator for the website that originally announced the armed protests said the group intends to carry on as planned
The U.S. is estimated to lag behind more than 30 nations in its sequencing effort.
Using their car radios and some tech savvy, the Luminous Voices chamber choir in Calgary found a way to sing together from a distance.
The Luminous Voices Chamber Choir in Calgary, Canada, improvised a way to sing together while social distancing in their cars, thanks to the help of technology. The choir even pulled off a concert this way in December. Adriana Diaz has more.
Musical satirist Tim Minchin ("Matilda: The Musical") joined "Saturday Sessions" to share music from his new studio album, "Apart Together." From Sydney, Australia, Minchin performs the song "Apart Together."
Musical satirist Tim Minchin ("Matilda: The Musical") joined "Saturday Sessions" to share music from his new studio album, "Apart Together." From Sydney, Australia, Minchin performs the song "Airport Piano."
Musical satirist Tim Minchin ("Matilda: The Musical") joined "Saturday Sessions" to share music from his new studio album, "Apart Together." From Sydney, Australia, Minchin performs the song "The Absence of You."
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
Americans are throwing away $40 billion a year unwillingly upgrading items we can't fix, a consumer group claims.
5G has been front and center at the annual CES, held virtually this year.
Fear not, you can still get your Tagalongs and Thin Mints in a pandemic-safe way this year — through Grubhub.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
West Virginia is leading the pack, while big states like California and Georgia are struggling, according to CDC data.
Researchers noted that someone who's been infected may still be able to carry the virus and pass it on to others.
New data from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth show Earth's fever continues to escalate
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Research shows it could experience "rapid growth" in the early part of this year.
The U.S. is estimated to lag behind more than 30 nations in its sequencing effort.
CBS News foreign journalists give a glimpse of trust, and mistrust, in coronavirus vaccination plans in 9 countries, and what's behind them.
Distrust in the medical system, a lack of primary care and a two-dose regimen for those without permanent housing are high hurdles.
As the U.S. death toll nears 400,000, many funeral homes are straining to keep up with demand for their services.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
As the U.S. death toll nears 400,000, many funeral homes are straining to keep up with demand for their services.
Federal minimum wage has been frozen at $7.25 for more than a decade, the longest period without a raise since 1938.
The NRA said it is moving to Texas from New York, where the state's attorney general has filed a lawsuit alleging financial crimes.
West Virginia is leading the pack, while big states like California and Georgia are struggling, according to CDC data.
Prosecutors say rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman," is a dangerous conspiracy leader who should be detained.
Patrick Warren Sr.'s family was expecting a mental health professional to respond when they called for help.
Texas Ranger James Holland believes a young woman's stalker was a serial killer in the making
She noticed he was bruised and a man with him didn't let him order food. Then she sprang into action. One detective described the abuse the boy had suffered as torture.
Sean Urbanski, 25, apologized to the parents of 23-year-old Richard Collins III for the "horrible pain" he caused them in the 2017 slaying.
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Blue Origin says "we're getting very, very close" to launching passengers to space.
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Galaxy ID2299 is losing its ability to form new stars, causing it to die.
The supermassive black hole at the center of one of the universe's brightest objects is 1.6 billion times more massive than the sun.
Have you heard of the Belgian Laekenois? The Cesky terrier? Sloughi? You have now.
How it started and how its going in America's highest office.
Christian Andreacchio's death was declared a suicide by police but his parents disagree - saying it's more than parental intuition that leads them to believe their son was murdered.
Will "The Crown" return in 2021? Will "Survivor"? Here's how COVID-19 is affecting the production and return of your favorite streaming and TV shows.
Protesters backing President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol in violent clashes with police.
When a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and rampant misinformation converged, Americans were faced with an election unlike any other. This CBSN documentary follows voters around the country as they grapple with who they're voting for, how they're voting and the issues supercharging the stakes.
Two days after her own office was ransacked by Trump supporters, the speaker of the House talks to Lesley Stahl about what she experienced that day and more.
Last weekend, President Trump called Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, imploring him with veiled threats and lies to change the outcome of the November election. Raffensperger talks to Scott Pelley of "60 Minutes" about why he didn't give in.
Jon Wertheim talks with Maine Senator Angus King, one of two independents in the Senate, about not being hitched to a party in a time of extreme polarization.
The Luminous Voices Chamber Choir in Calgary, Canada, improvised a way to sing together while social distancing in their cars, thanks to the help of technology. The choir even pulled off a concert this way in December. Adriana Diaz has more.