Japanese official slams Trump "dictatorship," quickly deletes tweet
Government Land Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba broke a long-standing, unwritten rule of Japanese politics: He voiced a personal opinion.
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Government Land Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba broke a long-standing, unwritten rule of Japanese politics: He voiced a personal opinion.
He promised a "smooth transition" — to a second Trump administration — and then then went on to say a successful transition would take place.
A transition expert calls the lack of help from State Dept with the calls "unprecedented."
President-elect Biden blasted President Trump's refusal to concede the election, calling it an "embarrassment" and saying the move could hurt Mr. Trump's legacy. But Mr. Biden's team said that isn't stopping them from moving forward with their transition plans. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy join Elaine Quijano with the latest.
AG Barr allows prosecutors to probe voter fraud; Sydney Barber makes history at U.S. Naval Academy
The coronavirus pandemic appears to be key factor in a growing split among evangelical Christians, one of President Trump's critical constituencies. Jon Ward, a senior political correspondent at Yahoo News, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the dueling perspectives on pandemic restrictions.
President-elect Joe Biden is welcoming the progress being made toward a coronavirus vaccine, but said the process must be transparent to ensure confidence and safety. Bina Venkataraman, an editorial page editor for the Boston Globe and former adviser to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology during the Ebola pandemic, spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about the efforts to ensure public trust in a coronavirus vaccine.
The Biden-Harris transition office has been operational since late summer in accordance with federal laws dictating how a smooth and peaceful transition of power should occur.
President-elect Biden discussed plans for his presidency with four leaders of America's closest allies. This comes as Mr. Biden said the transition to his new administration is moving forward, despite President Trump's refusal to cooperate. Ed O'Keefe reports.
The incoming Biden administration will face a host of economic challenges — COVID-19 and partisan politics won't help.
David Graham, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joined CBSN to discuss why many pre-election polls turned out to be wrong in the 2020 presidential race and the issues that creates for the candidates and the country.
A look at turnout from the 2020 election shows eligible Black and Latino voters were powerful forces in battleground states. President Trump made inroads with both voting blocs, but a majority supported President-elect Joe Biden. CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas and Antjuan Seawright, a CBS News political contributor and a Democratic strategist, join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss their impact on the presidential race.
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team is considering legal action against the General Services Administration as it continues to block his full access to federal agencies, citing a resolution to the election by either President Trump or the electoral college. Ed O'Keefe reports.
President-elect Joe Biden urged Americans to come together to fight the coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to fight the results of the presidential election. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM to discuss.
President-elect Joe Biden says the transition is proceeding and will not be derailed by a lack of assistance from the Trump administration. He also said he's been speaking with world leaders and "letting them know that America's back." Biden took questions from reporters at a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware. Watch his remarks.
Attorney General William Barr has given President Trump's unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud a boost by allowing prosecutors to go around long-standing policies to investigate allegations of fraud. Judges in Georgia, Michigan and Nevada have already rejected lawsuits backed by the Trump campaign, saying they presented no serious evidence. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN AM to discuss the campaign's legal strategy.
"I don't see a need for legal action, quite frankly," the president-elect said.
President-elect Joe Biden says millions of Americans support keeping the Affordable Care Act and he condemned the Trump administration's efforts to overturn it as "a matter of life and death." Mr. Biden spoke a few hours after the Supreme Court heard arguments on the law, also known as Obamacare, and he promised to improve on the system once he takes office. Watch his remarks.
Iranian leaders are hoping that the Biden administration will mean improved relations with the United States. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
The Biden transition team is considering legal action as a federal agency refuses to acknowledge the results of the election and greenlight full access to other agencies and funding. This comes as President-elect Joe Biden reveals more details about his health care plans for the country. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
"On Labor Day we were 32,000 cases a day in this country," Osterholm said. "Do not be at all surprised when we hit 200,000 cases a day."
Newly elected to be the 46th president, Biden has had a long political career and a personal life filled with triumph and heartbreak.
There's no doubt that President-elect Biden will usher a change in U.S. foreign policy, and that won't necessarily be good news for all leaders across the vast region.
The reaction from the Chinese government to President-elect Joe Biden's projected election win was notable for its lack of congratulations from anyone at the top. As Ramy Inocencio reports from Beijing, Chinese media outlets were less cautious.
"I do think it's important for him to concede at this point and allow President-elect Biden to begin the transition," one member of the Arizona College Republicans said.