Local Matters: Georgia begins 2nd vote recount

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.

• Nov 24, 2020
• 09:00

She was laid off, then contracted COVID-19

Social worker Rebecca McDonald was laid off from her government job in September, losing not just her income, but also her health insurance. Then she caught COVID-19. The 46-year-old Georgia resident spoke with CBS News about how she got through.

• Nov 23, 2020
• 04:12

Both parties rev up campaigns for crucial Georgia Senate runoffs

No candidate received 50% of the vote in either Senate race in Georgia, leading to two runoffs on January 5.

• Nov 23, 2020

Pence campaigns for Senate runoffs

Vice President Mike Pence is campaigning in Georgia ahead of the two Senate runoff elections there in January. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joins CBSN with details on that and the outcome of the recount in Georgia.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 08:35

Georgia certifies Biden's victory

Georgia is gearing up for President Trump to request a recount after the state certified President-elect Biden's victory. This as two Senate races in the state head towards a runoff election. Adam Murphy, an investigative reporter with CBS affiliate WGCL-TV, joins CBSN with the latest from Georgia.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 08:17

Georgia certifies Biden's victory after hand recount

President Trump is denying the results of Georgia's hand recount, just one day after President-elect Joe Biden was declared the certified winner in the state. Mr. Trump's unverified claims of voter fraud are now causing some to question the state's election process ahead of two critical Senate runoffs in January. Political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting and host of "Battleground: Ballot Box," Stephen Fowler, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on Georgia's election results.

• Nov 21, 2020
• 09:24

Loeffler tests negative for COVID-19 after earlier positive result

Loeffler tested positive on Friday but has since tested negative after inconclusive results.

• Nov 22, 2020

New COVID-19 cases smash nationwide daily records

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases.

• Nov 22, 2020
• 03:22

Trump campaign requests recount in Georgia

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.

• Nov 22, 2020

Where the Trump campaign and Republicans' election-related lawsuits stand

The Trump campaign is seeking to block the certification of election results in several key states, alleging with scant evidence ballots were fraudulently cast.

• Nov 21, 2020

Trump still falsely claims he won election

As the virtual G20 summit kicked off Saturday, President Trump continued to falsely claim he won the presidential election. Mr. Trump also skipped a session focused on the coronavirus pandemic to play golf. Chip Reid has more.

• Nov 21, 2020
• 01:55

Georgia governor calls for audit after state certifies election results

Georgia's secretary of state said earlier Friday that Joe Biden had been certified as the winner of Georgia's 16 electoral votes.

• Nov 21, 2020

Georgia's secretary of state certifies Joe Biden as winner

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters on Friday that President-elect Joe Biden had definitively won the state.

• Nov 20, 2020

ICE accused of unnecessary medical procedures

A group of migrant women are claiming doctors performed unnecessary medical procedures on them at a Georgia ICE detention center. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports on two of these women's stories.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 03:51

Georgia recount finds no voter fraud

Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a complete audit of the votes in his state, performed entirely by hand, didn't turn up any evidence of voter fraud or irregularities. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN to break down what this means for the Trump campaign and what happens next.

• Nov 20, 2020
• 08:53

Biden's win in Georgia reaffirmed after recount

The president can request a recount because the results were still within 0.5%, but not until after statewide certification of results, which has to take place by Friday.

• Nov 20, 2020

Big money pours into Georgia Senate runoffs

In just two weeks, over $125 million has poured into Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoff races. Much of the campaign fundraising is coming from outside of the state. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Washington correspondent, Tia Mitchell, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the candidates are planning for the January runoff.

• Nov 19, 2020
• 08:33

Georgia GOP Sen. Perdue refuses runoff debate

As the candidates in Georgia's two Senate races campaign for their January 5th runoffs, Democrat Jon Ossoff is calling out his opponent, Republican incumbent David Perdue, for declining to participate in any more debates. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's political reporter Greg Bluestein joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the closely-watched runoff campaigns, which will determine which party controls the Senate.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 07:09

Georgia counties on "good pace" to complete audit by deadline, official says

The deadline for counties to complete the audit is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, ahead of the Friday deadline for state certification.

• Nov 18, 2020

Georgia's secretary of state says Graham suggested throwing out ballots

Graham, however, called the characterization of his call with Raffensperger "ridiculous."

• Nov 17, 2020

Georgia secretary of state on GOP pressure

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger discusses the increased pressure he's facing from fellow Republicans, including Senator Lindsey Graham, to throw out legal votes in a post-election audit of ballots in his state.

• Nov 17, 2020
• 05:17

President-elect Biden preparing to take office

White House officials refuse to meet with President-elect Joe Biden or assist his transition team, as President Trump continues to push unfounded claims of voter fraud. But Biden is still moving forward with plans to deal with the pandemic, economy, immigration and climate change. CBS News' Michael George reports on the latest, and then CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss where things stand.

• Nov 15, 2020
• 10:00

Election results for Georgia & North Carolina

CBS News projects that President-elect Joe Biden will win Georgia and President Trump will win in North Carolina, the final two states to be called in the 2020 race. CBSN breaks down the latest developments with political contributor and Washington Post national politics reporter Sean Sullivan.

• Nov 13, 2020
• 06:50

Dustin Johnson wins 2020 Masters

Dustin Johnson tapped in for par on the 18th for a 4-under 68 to finish at 20-under 268, breaking by two shots the record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and matched by Jordan Spieth in 2015. CBSN's Lana Zak reports.

• Nov 15, 2020
• 00:34

Dustin Johnson marks historic win at long-awaited Masters

Johnson tapped in for par on the 18th for a 4-under 68 to finish at 20-under 268, breaking by two shots the record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and matched by Jordan Spieth in 2015.

• Nov 15, 2020

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