Biden praises Ossoff and Warnock in campaign event in Georgia
The president-elect traveled to Georgia to campaign with the Democratic Senate candidates.
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Biden speaks at Georgia Senate rally
President-elect Joe Biden urged supporters in Georgia to get out and vote for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock in the state's two Senate runoff elections. Early voting is underway in the races which will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Watch Mr. Biden's remarks.
Biden stumping for Georgia Senate candidates
President-elect Joe Biden is back on the campaign trail in Atlanta to stump for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock ahead of Georgia's January 5 runoff elections. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Atlanta to discuss.
Georgia official warns Democrats of "lower turnout" in runoffs
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Early voting begins for Georgia Senate runoffs
Early voting began Monday in Georgia for the two runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Early voting ends on January 1, followed by Election Day on January 5. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Atlanta with the latest.
Georgia begins Senate runoff early voting
Georgia voters are getting their first chance to cast their ballots in the Senate runoff elections, with early voting beginning Monday. The two races will determine which party holds the majority in the U.S. Senate. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN AM from Atlanta with the latest.
New questions emerge about Perdue's financial dealings
As the Democrats look to swing Georgia blue in the crucial January 5th Senate runoff races, there are new questions surrounding incumbent Republican Senator Dave Perdue's personal financial dealings. An article published by ProPublica details the Senator's off-market sale of his Washington D.C. home. The buyer was a finance industry official whose organization was lobbying a bill in the Senate that the Georgia Senator had been overseeing. ProPublica author Robert Faturechi, who wrote the article, joins CBSN to discuss.
Early voting for Georgia's Senate runoff races gets underway
President-elect Biden will be traveling to Atlanta next week to campaign for both democratic Senate candidates, Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The high stakes special election is already drawing thousands of votes, as early voting gets underway in the state. Tia Mitchell is a Washington correspondent for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. She joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest in the contentious Senate race.
Biden's son faces investigation over taxes
President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is facing a federal investigation into his tax records. Meanwhile, President Trump is focusing on overturning the election, joining a lawsuit brought to the Supreme Court by Texas' attorney general that seeks to invalidate ballots from four battleground states won by the president-elect. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on the latest on the presidential transition, and CBS News' Rebecca Kaplan joined CBSN from Wilmington, Delaware, to discuss.
Biden heading to Georgia to stump for Ossoff and Warnock
The outcome of the two runoff elections in Georgia will be crucial to the success of Mr. Biden's agenda and confirmation of his Cabinet nominees.
Local Matters: Georgia GOP sues Republican secretary of state
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Georgia Senate debates make headlines
Georgia Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler would not acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election in her debate Sunday against Reverend Raphael Warnock. Meanwhile, in the state's other runoff, Senator David Perdue refused to debate his Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Patricia Murphy joins CBSN with the latest on the runoffs.
Local Matters: Georgia governor rejects Trump request
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Georgia Senate runoff debates
The Senate runoff campaigns in Georgia are heating up as Senator Kelly Loeffler and Rev. Raphael Warnock went head-to-head in a debate, but Senator David Perdue didn't show up for his, leaving the stage to his Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports on the highlights, and Greg Bluestein, political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who served as a panelist at the Loeffler-Warnock debate, joins CBSN with analysis.
Georgia runoffs' voter registration deadline
Monday is the last day for Georgia voters to register for the upcoming Senate runoff elections on January 5th. It comes a day after the latest candidates' debate, but incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue skipped the event. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined "CBSN AM" with the latest.
Trump travels to Georgia ahead of Senate runoff
President Trump will be lending his support to the two Republican incumbents running in January's Senate runoff as he campaigns in Georgia Saturday afternoon. Mr. Trump hopes he can provide the party a boost in the Peach State, as his election campaign continues to dispute the results of the 2020 election. Vice News political correspondent Liz Landers joins CBSN to discuss whether or not the president's support will help or hurt the Republicans' chances of reclaiming the Senate majority next month.
Trump travels to Georgia ahead of Senate runoff
President Trump will host a rally Saturday in Georgia for the two Republican Senate candidates in the state's January runoff. His involvement on the campaign trail comes after the Washington Post reports Mr. Trump called Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp on Saturday to ask for his assistance in overturning the state's results in the 2020 election. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Tim Perry has the latest.
Local Matters: Georgia's ballot recount deadline looms
Over 80% of counties in Georgia have completed a second machine recount of votes from the November election, as requested by the Trump campaign, and elections officials say there are "no substantial changes to the results." The Atlanta-Journal Constitution's political reporter Greg Bluestein joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how Republicans are feeling ahead of a rally President Trump will host on behalf of Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue this weekend.
Obama narrates new Jon Ossoff ad ahead of Georgia runoff
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What exit polls say about state of Georgia's Senate runoffs
The pair of January runoff elections will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate.
How Trump's voter fraud claims impact Georgia runoff
The January 5 Senate runoff in Georgia could determine which party controls the Senate in the Biden administration. As President Trump continues to launch baseless claims against the integrity of the 2020 election, there has been a growing distrust among his supporter in the election's results. However, on Friday, the president urged his followers to not boycott the election and to back the Republican candidates come January to prevent Democrats from taking control of the Senate. Emma Hurt, a political reporter at Atlanta NPR station WABE News, joins CBSN with the latest on the January runoff.
Balance of Senate will be determined by Georgia's runoff races
Two runoff races in Georgia will decide which political party will have the majority in the Senate. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joins CBSN to discuss what the polls reveals about potential voter turnout and just how diverse that turnout might be.
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.
Trump campaign calls for another Georgia recount
The 2020 Trump campaign is now asking for a second recount in Georgia after the state certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner on Friday. The campaign continues to lose election lawsuit challenges in court. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN AM with the latest.
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.
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