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CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide fallout from the attack on the Capitol.
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CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide fallout from the attack on the Capitol.
Trump told an elections investigator that they would be a "national hero" if they found evidence of elections fraud.
Both of Georgia's Republican incumbent senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, have conceded their runoff races, securing wins for Democrats Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Now the Black voters who helped secure those wins are making sure Democrats deliver on the promises they made on the campaign trail. Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown joined CBSN to discuss the role of Black voters in the Democratic Party.
Democrats have officially secured control of the Senate after winning both runoff races in Georgia. Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project, joined CBSN to discuss how the party was able to make it happen.
Democrats are poised to take control of the U.S. Senate after scoring two historic victories in Georgia's runoff elections. Andra Gillespie, director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute at Emory University, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with her analysis of the turnout data.
Democrat Jon Ossoff beats incumbent Georgia Senator David Perdue while Democrat Raphael Warnock is the projected winner in the state's other runoff against incumbent Kelly Loeffler. Neither Perdue nor Loeffler have conceded. Mark Strassmann reports.
Democrats are close to securing control of the Senate with strong showings in both hotly contested Georgia races.
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who lost her Georgia Senate race the night before, addressed a joint session of Congress to say she no longer plans to object to the results of the electoral vote count. Watch her remarks here.
Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won the Georgia runoffs, handing control of the Senate to Democrats. Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta, including analysis from CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett.
Ossoff is 33 years old, and will become the youngest member of the Senate when he is sworn in.
The WNBA players campaigned for Warnock after Loeffler, the co-owner of the Dream, made remarks against the Black Lives Matter.
"People across the state carried forward the baton that he and so many others passed down to them," Obama said after Raphael Warnock's projected win.
Reverend Raphael Warnock will make history as Georgia's first Black senator. CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Lynda Tran joined CBSN with analysis from Georgia's runoffs.
"The 82-year-old hands that used to pick somebody else's cotton went to the polls and picked her youngest son to be a United States senator," Warnock said of his mother.
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how Democrats positioned themselves to take back the Senate with wins in Georgia and what it means for Republicans moving forward.
CBS News projects Democrat Raphael Warnock will beat out Senator Kelly Loeffler in Georgia, while votes are still being counted in the runoff between Jon Ossoff and GOP Senator David Perdue. Political contributors Leslie Sanchez and Antjuan Seawright spoke joined CBSN to discuss about the futures of the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as the effort by some GOP lawmakers in Congress to object to Electoral College votes.
Democrat Jon Ossoff claimed victory in the Georgia Senate runoff race against Republican Senator David Perdue as votes were still being counted. CBS News has not yet projected a winner in the race, but Ossoff held a razor-thin margin over Perdue on Wednesday morning. Watch Ossoff's remarks.
Democrat Jon Ossoff declared victory Wednesday morning in one of two Georgia Senate runoff elections.
CBS News projecting Democrat Raphael Warnock will win his Georgia Senate runoff, but the other election between Democratic Jon Ossoff and Republican Senator David Perdue is still too close to call. Now, Republicans and President Trump face a reckoning after losing the White House and possibly the Senate. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Decatur, Georgia, and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Atlanta with the latest developments.
"We really cannot afford to be divided, the problems that face us as a country are large," Warnock said.
"That I am serving in the United States Senate in a few days pushes against the grain of so many expectations. But this is America," Warnock said.
Democrats have picked up at least one Senate seat in Georgia's special elections, according to CBS News data. CBS News projects Reverend Raphael Warnock has defeated his Republican opponent, incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler, while, Jon Ossoff is now taking the lead over Republican incumbent Senator David Perdue. Mark Strassmann reports.
Georgia Reverend Raphael Warnock made history by becoming his state's first Black senator after beating incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler, according to CBS News projections. He joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss.
If both Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff can prevail in Tuesday's runoff election, Democrats would take control of the Senate. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how the outcome of these races could impact President-elect Joe Biden's chances of moving legislation through Congress.
Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock delivered remarks Tuesday night as votes were still being counted in the Georgia runoff elections. Despite no official call being made at the time, Warnock said, "I am going to the Senate to work for all of Georgia, no matter who you cast your vote for in this election." Watch part of his remarks here.