Democratic strategist on Georgia Senate races
Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the state of the Georgia Senate races.
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Less than a week before Georgia's Senate runoff election
More than 2.5 million votes have already been cast in Georgia's Senate runoff election. The rest of the state's voters will head to the polls on January 5. Only one of the two Republican incumbents needs to win for the party to maintain its majority in the Senate. If both Democratic challengers win, there will be a 50-50 split in the chamber, with the deciding vote going to incoming Vice President Kamala Harris. J. Miles Coleman, an associate editor for Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, discusses the tactics being used by the candidates less than a week before election day.
2.5 million early votes cast in Georgia runoffs
More than 2.5 million early votes have already been cast in Georgia's Senate runoff elections. Tia Mitchell, a Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined CBSN with the latest on the races that will decide which party controls the Senate.
Court to rule on trial in 2005 murder case
A family in Georgia is awaiting a state supreme court ruling that could allow a long-awaited murder trial to go forward in the death of Tara Grinstead. Tara was a teacher and former beauty queen when she disappeared in October 2005. I"48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant joins CBSN to discuss the 12-year-old mystery and how authorities may have missed crucial leads early in the investigation.
Biden and Harris heading back to Georgia ahead of runoffs
Mr. Biden and Harris will be in Georgia to stump for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for the second time.
$2,000 stimulus an issue in Georgia runoffs
The debate over raising stimulus checks to $2,000 could have a ripple effect in Georgia's Senate runoffs, which will decide which party controls the chamber. CBS News political analyst and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne spoke to CBSN's Chip Reid about what this could mean for the January 5th elections.
Judge blocks voter purge in 2 Georgia counties
A federal judge blocked two Georgia counties from removing more than 4,000 registered voters from their rolls ahead of the January 5 runoff elections, which will determine which party controls the Senate. LaTosha Brown, a co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, spoke to CBSN's Chip Reid about the ruling and the fight over voting access in Georgia.
Record-breaking fundraising in Georgia Senate races
The latest FEC filings from Christmas Eve show Georgia's Senate runoff candidates raised a combined $340 million for their campaigns over the last two months, with Democrats outraising Republicans. Republican strategist and co-founder of the nonprofit "Speak Georgia" Janelle King joins CBSN host Tom Hanson to discuss the final week of campaigning ahead of the January 5th elections.
Tough choices for Georgia's GOP senators
The fight over increasing stimulus payments to $2,000 and a vote to override the president's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act could have big implications for Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue as they campaign to keep their seats in the January 5th runoffs. Patricia Murphy, politics reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, spoke with Jamie Yuccas on CBSN about what's at stake and the large early voting turnout in the Peach State.
Judge blocks attempted voter purge in two Georgia counties ahead of runoffs
The boards of elections in two Georgia counties targeted more than 4,000 registered voters ahead of the January 5 runoffs.
Trump finally signs COVID relief bill
President Trump has finally signed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill and funding measure to avert a government shutdown. This comes after days of urging Congress to increase direct payments to Americans to $2,000, which most Republicans opposed. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.
Trump to hold rally in Georgia on eve of Senate runoff elections
Republicans need to hold onto at least one of those Senate seats to keep the Senate majority.
Runoff exposes deep-seated issues in Georgia
Georgia's January 5 Senate runoff will decide which party controls the Senate for the first two years under the incoming Biden administration. As we get closer to the final day of voting, the election has exposed some deep-seated issues surrounding race and religion within Georgia's Christian population. Christian Science Monitor correspondent Patrik Jonsson joins CBSN to discuss the impact the race is having on religious observers across the state.
Politicians campaign for Ga. Senate runoff candidates
There are just two weeks left until Georgia's Senate runoff elections. Both Republicans and Democrats have made visits to the state to stump for their candidates in a race that will ultimately determine which party will control the Senate. Meantime, early voting is in full swing, with data showing more than 1.6 million people having cast their ballots. Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBSN's Tom Hanson with her analysis.
Georgia teen jailed for violating COVID rules
An 18-year-old woman from Georgia is fighting to get out of jail in the Cayman Islands after violating COVID isolation requirements. Meg Oliver has the story.
Georgia Senate races heat up as runoffs near
The final Senate race of the 2020 election is just two weeks away, as Democrats hope to regain the upper chamber by flipping both seats in Georgia. Andra Gillespie, a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, joins CBSN to provide her analysis on the runoffs.
Newly elected Black sheriffs in Georgia speak
From President-elect Joe Biden's surprise win to the upcoming Senate run-offs, Georgia keeps making big election news. For the first time ever, Georgia voters have elected African American sheriffs in all four of the most populous counties around Atlanta. It's a major milestone in the changing deep South. Mark Strassmann spoke with all four of the sheriff-elects.
Newly elected Black sheriffs in Georgia aim to fix "broken" trust
Together, they have more than four decades worth of experience and are all lifelong Georgians with long memories.
Harris campaigns for Democrats in Georgia
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a campaign stop in Columbus, Georgia, on Monday for a rally on behalf of Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Harris urged Georgia residents to vote in the runoff, which will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Tanya Rivero to discuss early voting in the state.
Harris hits campaign trail with Ossoff and Warnock in Georgia
"Everything is at stake when it comes to the need to elect Reverend Raphael Warnock, to elect Jon Ossoff." Harris said in Columbus, Georgia.
One on one with Senator Tim Kaine
Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, a former 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee, is now campaigning on behalf of Democrats in Georgia's Senate runoff. He joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss why he thinks Georgia Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are guilty of "anti-democratic" behavior.
COVID vaccines provide glimmer of hope as surge continues
CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases.
The influence of Black women in the election
Over one million early votes have already been cast in Georgia's Senate runoff elections. Felicia Davis, the lead convener for the Georgia Black Women's Roundtable, joined CBSN to discuss how they are working to get people to vote.
Kamala Harris to campaign in Georgia next week
Georgia holds Senate runoff elections January 6 for two seats that will decide who controls the Senate.
Pence rallies in Georgia for Senate runoffs
Vice President Mike Pence is in Georgia on Thursday to rally support for Republican candidates in the two Senate runoff elections. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from one of the rallies in Columbus, Georgia.
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