Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
The judge wrote that there was "a substantial threat of irreparable harm," if the hand count rule were to be implemented for the upcoming election.
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The judge wrote that there was "a substantial threat of irreparable harm," if the hand count rule were to be implemented for the upcoming election.
The seven rules thrown out by a Georgia judge include one that required the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday that the new voter registration system in the state has ensured Georgians can trust their election process. See some of Raffensperger's remarks along with analysis from CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion.
The rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board included one that would require ballots be hand-counted.
At least 20 people fell into Atlantic waters after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a Sapelo Island, Georgia, boat dock. Seven people died, officials said. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has more.
Life jackets bobbed in the water, people formed a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies were carried ashore in blankets.
Georgia authorities announced Sunday an investigation has been opened into the "catastrophic failure" of the dock gangway.
Seven people were killed when a gangway attached to a dock collapsed on Sappelo Island, about 60 miles south of Savannah, Georgia. The collapse happened during a festival celebrating the island's Gullah Geechee community. Cristian Benavides reports.
Vice President Kamala Harris held events in Michigan and Georgia Saturday, while former President Donald Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania.
Florida and several surrounding states suffered enormous financial losses from Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Lawmakers of both political parties are calling for Congress to reconvene to pass emergency funds before the 2024 election. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports on whether Congress will convene and how funds could get through to the states.
A grand jury handed down dozens of charges Thursday for the alleged Apalachee High School shooter and his father, also accused in connection with the deadliest school shooting in Georgia's history.
The presidential candidates are attempting to reach as many voters as they can with less than three weeks until Election Day. Former President Donald Trump appeared in two televised town halls and Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after sitting for a Fox News interview. CBS News' Robert Costa and Nikole Killion report.
With early in-person voting underway in Georgia, a judge there Tuesday night blocked a new rule requiring the hand counting of election ballots. The judge called the rule "too much, too late" and said he feared it would diminish the public's confidence in the 2024 election results. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker joins to unpack the decision.
Early voting is underway in Georgia. This comes as a state judge determines that a new voting rule cannot be applied after being passed by the State Election Board. The judge also referenced the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack in his decision. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.
A Georgia judge has blocked a new policy that would have required the state's election ballots to be counted by hand. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
A Georgia judge has blocked a new rule that would have required ballots in the state to be hand-counted after election night, saying the timing of the rule's passage makes its implementation wrong. Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined CBS News to discuss the ruling.
The Small Business Administration, a key federal program that provides disaster loans, said it has run out of funds for new emergency loans following hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Former President Donald Trump was in Georgia for a campaign event on Tuesday as early voting began in the state. Earlier in the day, he defended his tariff proposal, dismissing criticism the policy would drive up the national debt. Nikole Killion reports.
Early voting began Tuesday in Georgia, where 16 electoral votes are up for grabs. Georgia's secretary of state said at least 234,000 votes have already been cast, more than any single day in 2022. Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins "America Decides" with analysis.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in Georgia. The Republican nominee narrowly lost the battleground state to President Biden in 2020. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins "America Decides" to unpack the newest numbers.
Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Illinois and Georgia on Tuesday after a town hall near Philadelphia on Monday night turned into a listening party. Songs played for more than 30 minutes after the event was paused due to medical emergencies, and Trump did not resume taking questions. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Michigan for an interview with radio host Charlamagne tha God. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Ed O'Keefe have the latest.
Early voting began Tuesday in Georgia in spite of the devastation dished out to the state from Hurricane Helene. CBS News reporter Jared Eggleston has more.
The Harris campaign deployed former President Bill Clinton to help win over voters in Georgia on Monday. James Carville, chief strategist for the Clinton 1992 presidential campaign, joins "America Decides" to assess the state of the 2024 race.
The latest CBS News poll shows that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are effectively even in all of the battleground states likely to determine the presidential election. CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto joins "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" to break down the poll.
Catastrophic damage across Southeast in Helene's aftermath; Mail-in voting begins for South Florida voters.
Benjamin Netanyahu focused on Iran, and on defending Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank amid condemnation from fellow leaders at the U.N.
Reporters whose White House access was revoked were allowed to enter the complex again, hours after a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore their press credentials.
President Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for meetings and a state dinner on Thursday, as the world's two most powerful countries try to extend a tariff truce and grapple with a rivalry on advanced AI.
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Netanyahu's address to the U.N. marks the first time he has visited New York since Mamdani became mayor.
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to revive its policy of deporting some migrants to places other than their country of birth.
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The retiring North Carolina senator was critical of President Trump's reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Workers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
Netanyahu's address to the U.N. marks the first time he has visited New York since Mamdani became mayor.
Investors are increasingly nervous about rising inflation, which could require the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates.
Workers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
Investors are increasingly nervous about rising inflation, which could require the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates.
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The FDA has warned a major compounding pharmacy that it violated federal law by making copies of blockbuster weight-loss drugs in "inordinate amounts."
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Ads promoting President Trump and paid for by American taxpayers are now airing on network and national cable.
The retiring North Carolina senator was critical of President Trump's reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The U.S. is trying to retrieve the parts, which were reported by Bloomberg News to be in China's possession.
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to revive its policy of deporting some migrants to places other than their country of birth.
The Justice Department said Thursday it was seeking to end more than 50 long-standing consent decrees dating back decades that sought to curb unlawful racial segregation that was prevalent during the Jim Crow era.
The FDA has warned a major compounding pharmacy that it violated federal law by making copies of blockbuster weight-loss drugs in "inordinate amounts."
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The retiring North Carolina senator was critical of President Trump's reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The U.S. is trying to retrieve the parts, which were reported by Bloomberg News to be in China's possession.
Constable Jeff Smith was shot several times, suffering wounds to his head and torso, but continued fending off the attack until a second officer arrived.
The operation "was conducted jointly with U.S. troops and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)," Ecuador's interior minister said.
British leader and soccer fan Andy Burnham told reporters a four-decade ban on alcohol in stadium bleachers at men's games is "discrimination."
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Neuroscientists at Stanford University successfully grew human brain tissue inside mice in the hopes of further enabling the development of treatments for brain disorders. Stanford Medicine professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Dr. Sergiu Pasca, who led the study, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
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Constable Jeff Smith was shot several times, suffering wounds to his head and torso, but continued fending off the attack until a second officer arrived.
The operation "was conducted jointly with U.S. troops and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)," Ecuador's interior minister said.
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