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Congress nears deal for COVID relief package; Huge early voting turnout in Georgia Sen. runoffs
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Congress nears deal for COVID relief package; Huge early voting turnout in Georgia Sen. runoffs
CDC Director gives warning on rising COVID crisis; 2020 National Christmas Tree Lighting virtual show
The 'safe harbor' deadline to certify results; Voting underway in crucial Georgia Senate races
Prosecutors in Georgia are investigating former President Trump's phone call to state election officials and other alleged efforts to overturn the state's election results. CBS News legal contributor Keir Dougall joins CBSN AM to talk about the investigation.
Georgia prosecutors are investigating former President Trump's attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election results. Greg Bluestein, a political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBSN to discuss the criminal inquiry, plus Georgia Republicans' newly introduced bills that look to tighten voting rules.
The Senate acquitted former President Trump of inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Congress plans to turn its focus to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, but there are calls for the formation of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol attack. CBS News' Debra Alfarone reports the latest from Capitol Hill, and Kim Wehle, a law professor at the University of Baltimore and the author of "How to Read the Constitution--and Why," joined "CBSN AM" to discuss the legal fallout from Mr. Trump's acquittal.
CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the pending legal investigations surrounding former President Trump. She discusses the possibility of legal action in Washington regarding the insurrection, the investigations in Georgia regarding election interference, and investigations into Mr. Trump's business dealings in New York.
Sources confirmed the prosecutor is requesting documents related to a recorded January 2 phone call in which Mr. Trump asked, "What are we going to do here, folks? I only need 11,000 votes."
Joe Biden's lead growing in Pennsylvania and Georgia; World reacts to U.S. Presidential election.
AG Barr: No evidence of widespread voter fraud; Rallying voters for Georgia's Senate runoffs
Democrats in the House, joined by 11 Republicans, voted to remove Georgia GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from two committees over her support for conspiracy theories. CBS News digital journalist Jessi Mitchell spoke to voters in Greene's district ahead of the vote.
The Republican Party is uniting as public GOP rifts are highlighted. At the center of the drama is Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who escaped any punishment Wednesday during a closed-door GOP meeting over her extreme views, including endorsing political violence and anti-Semitic falsehoods. Meanwhile, in that same meeting, Congresswoman Liz Cheney survived an effort to remove her from GOP leadership with members supporting her by a margin of 145 to 61. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Police chief Lou Dekmar of Lagrange, Georgia, has set an example for effective community policing by addressing decades of inequality. Four years ago, the Lagrange police chief publicly apologized for the 1940 lynching of a Black teenager and now partners with dozens of local organizations addressing inequality. Errol Barnett shares the story.
QAnon conspiracy theories have taken center stage in recent politics, fueling the insurrection behind the Capitol Hill riot. Critics are concerned that continued misinformation online will lead to more confusion in politics, and more violence. Major Garrett reports.
House Democrats say Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangerous, and are pushing to remove her from office. Two of her Democratic colleagues are set to introduce a resolution next week to censure her and call for her resignation. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs of California, one of the lawmakers pushing for that resolution, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Six people are dead and a dozen others are hospitalized after a liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry facility. Firefighters, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state fire marshal are investigating the cause of the leak. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
At least six people are dead and several others were injured after a liquid nitrogen leaked at a poultry plant in Gainesville, Georgia. Jessi Mitchell has the latest.
An investigation is underway at the Prime Pak Foods poultry processing plant in Gainesville.
A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people and hospitalized multiple others, officials said Thursday. Multiple agencies have responded. Watch their press conference.
Louis Dekmar, the police chief in LaGrange, Georgia, is working to build trust within the community after its long history of racial inequality and injustice. Errol Barnett reports for CBS News' series Unifying America.
When Georgia Fire Captain Andrea M. Hall was invited to deliver the Pledge of Allegiance on Inauguration Day, no one knew she had plans to deliver it in sign language as well. Adriana Diaz reports.
After an election that shattered turnout records, some GOP legislators want to repeal provisions that expanded voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Authorities in suburban Atlanta say he fabricated more than 40 returns for non-existent items over a two-week span.
Black women voters were key to Joe Biden's election victory, and now Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to serve in that role. Glynda Carr, CEO of Higher Heights for America, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the role Black women played in the 2020 election and what her organization is doing to help more Black women run for office. She also discusses what Harris' election means for Black women and the legacy of HBCUs.
Democrats are projected to win at least one of the two Georgia runoff elections that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. CBS News projects that the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, has defeated Republican incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler, but the other race is still too close to call. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has the latest, and CBS News political contributor Molly Hooper join CBSN AM to discuss.