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President Trump will host a rally Saturday in Georgia for the two Republican Senate candidates in the state's January runoff. His involvement on the campaign trail comes after the Washington Post reports Mr. Trump called Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp on Saturday to ask for his assistance in overturning the state's results in the 2020 election. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Tim Perry has the latest.
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.
The 2020 Trump campaign is now asking for a second recount in Georgia after the state certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner on Friday. The campaign continues to lose election lawsuit challenges in court. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN AM with the latest.
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.
Georgia's secretary of state said earlier Friday that Joe Biden had been certified as the winner of Georgia's 16 electoral votes.
Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order Saturday.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is trying to stop Atlanta from mandating masks.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp had claimed that the city was imposing more restrictive measures than his executive orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's lawsuit against her and the Atlanta City Council over the city's new mask mandate and rollback to Phase 1.
"This blame game is most unusual," Bottoms said.
Mayor Bottoms called Governor Kemp a "Trump loyalist" who was working hard to "please" Mr. Trump at the expense of Georgia residents.
Governor Brian Kemp said that Atlanta officials can't enforce people in the city to wear masks or follow restrictive social distancing guidelines, despite the area making up more than a quarter of coronavirus cases in the state.
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, who was the first local official to defy Kemp, tweeted: "Ignore the science and survive the best you can."
One doctor in Georgia said it feels like Governor Kemp is "actively trying to kill people," Dr. Uché Blackstock told CBSN.
Governor Brian Kemp is explicitly banning cities and counties in the state from ordering people to wear masks in public.
"Georgia reopened in a reckless manner and the people of our city and state are suffering the consequences," Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who tested positive, said Friday.
Advocates and lawmakers renewed their efforts to pass a hate crime bill after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
President Trump is threatening to move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina, and both Florida's and Georgia's governors have offered to take over hosting on short notice. Steve Contorno, political editor for the Tampa Bay Times, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about where the convention could end up.
President Trump has threatened to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina.
Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp has announced plans to roll back stay-at-home restrictions and reopen businesses even though health experts warn the coronavirus outbreak is still spreading. Greg Bluestein, a political reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBSN with the latest.
Georgia has partially reopened some non-essential businesses such as gyms, tattoo parlors, and barbershops. President Trump has voiced disapproval over the decision. Mark Strassmann reports.
Several states across the U.S. have begun reopening some public areas and businesses such as beaches and tattoo parlors. But many consider the reopening premature and dangerous. Danya Bacchus reports.
Georgia was one of the first states to ease lockdown restrictions despite facing criticism and warnings from public health experts. An internal poll conducted for the Georgia House GOP caucus shows voters have doubts about Governor Brian Kemp and his government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Greg Bluestein, a political reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the recent poll, key senate races in November and more.
Protesters showed up outside the home of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Friday, concerned about him lifting coronavirus restrictions on some businesses in the state. Oklahoma and Michigan followed suit with limited openings on Friday, while Tennessee, Minnesota and Colorado will join them on Monday. Michael George reports on how some Americans feel about the loosening restrictions.
Georgia reopened several businesses Friday after confirming over 700 new coronavirus cases the day before. Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, who said he does not agree with Governor Brian Kemp's decision to reopen the state, joined CBSN to discuss.
