Trump condemns Capitol riots, calls for smooth transition of power
This was the first post the president has made on Twitter since hew as banned for 12 hours on Wednesday.
Joe Biden
Biden blames Trump for Capitol riot
President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday he will nominate Merrick Garland to be attorney general. He also used his speech to excoriate President Trump for inciting across his four years in office the violence perpetrated by a mob of his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Watch his speech.
Biden denounces disparate treatment of pro-Trump mob that attacked the Capitol
Mr. Biden condemned Mr. Trump for inciting the violence at the U.S. Capitol during an event to announce Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general.
Presidential leadership during chaos
CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss President Trump's and President-elect Biden's leadership amidst the crisis on Capitol Hill.
Democrats sweep the Georgia Senate runoffs
Democrats swept the Senate runoffs in Georgia, a traditionally red state, taking potential roadblocks out of President-elect Joe Biden's way as he pursues his policy agenda. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what comes next and how Democrats managed to pull off the win.
Trump acknowledges transition of power
In a statement overnight, President Trump acknowledged that President-elect Joe Biden will take over on January 20th, but he still disputed the election results. His statement did not condemn the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol, putting Congress on lockdown. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN with the latest.
Pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol, 4 dead
In an unprecedented assault on the U.S. Capitol, backers of President Trump's baseless claims of election fraud breached Capitol security and entered the Senate chamber to disrupt the counting of the Electoral College votes. Kris Van Cleave reports from outside the Captiol.
Congress certifies President-elect Biden
Protesters swarmed the Capitol on the day Congress completed counting the votes that added up to President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. Nancy Cordes reports.
Trump pledges "orderly transition" after Congress affirms Biden win
President didn't concede but his statement was as close as he's come to conceding an election he falsely insists was stolen,
Pence announces Biden's victory after Congress completes electoral count
Chaos erupted inside the U.S. Capitol as thousands of pro-Trump demonstrators charged the complex.
Pence announces Biden win
Vice President Mike Pence, in his capacity as the president of the Senate, announced President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of 2020 election after Congress finished counting the Electoral College votes. Watch the historic announcement.
Key GOP senators withdraw objections to Electoral College count
There were some who still said they would object, including Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas.
Iowa Rep. on Capitol protests
Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss Wednesday's violent protests on Capitol Hill.
Senator Graham on Biden: "He won!"
During a joint session of Congress, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a close ally of President Trump, told his colleagues that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were lawfully elected. HIs comments came after a day of violent turmoil by pro-Trump supporters who swarmed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the electoral college vote. Watch Graham's remarks.
Thousands of rioters storm U.S. Capitol
A swarm of President Trump supporters intent on blocking President-elect Joe Biden's victory stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, forcing a lockdown and a large police response. Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
Recapping a day of protests that turned violent
CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join Norah O'Donnell to recap the day's events.
Biden condemns protests at U.S. Capitol
President-elect Joe Biden condemned the protests at the U.S. Capitol as "chaos" and "sedition."
Pelosi urges Congress to reconvene hours after protests
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday night that lawmakers and staff should remain at the U.S. Capitol to carry out the counting of the Electoral College votes. Nancy Cordes reports from Capitol Hill.
The VP's role in the Electoral College vote
President Trump has suggested Vice President Mike Pence has the authority to reject the Electoral College vote in the 2020 election. In 2017, then-Vice President Joe Biden denied opposition from members of his own party and presided over Congress' confirmation of Mr. Trump's victory in the 2016 election. Columbia Law School professor Richard Briffault joins CBSN to discuss the powers of the vice president when it comes to election results.
Jon Ossoff becomes youngest Democratic senator since Biden
Ossoff is 33 years old, and will become the youngest member of the Senate when he is sworn in.
Biden: "Our democracy is under unprecedented assault"
President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation after pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. "I call on this mob to pull back," Mr. Biden said. "It's not a protest, it's insurrection." Watch his full remarks in this CBS News Special Report.
Biden denounces violent mob at Capitol: "This must end now"
President-elect Biden called on President Trump to deliver an address on national television.
Democrats make strong showing in Georgia
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.
Pence faces pressure from Trump on vote count
Vice President Mike Pence is facing pressure from President Trump as Congress prepares to tally the Electoral College votes, finalizing President-elect Joe Biden's win. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN with more.
Protesters to flood D.C. over Electoral College
Tens of thousands of people are expected to protest Congress' Electoral College vote count to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Washington, D.C. Jeff Pegues reports.
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