Judge quashes Trump Pennsylvania lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit that attempted to stop Pennsylvania from certifying its election results. The Trump campaign said they plan to appeal. CBSN Pittsburgh reports.
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A federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit that attempted to stop Pennsylvania from certifying its election results. The Trump campaign said they plan to appeal. CBSN Pittsburgh reports.
The Trump campaign is seeking to block the certification of election results in several key states, alleging with scant evidence ballots were fraudulently cast.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says a COVID-19 vaccine could be available within the next month, although she noted that when a vaccine does become available it won't be "an immediate cure or end" to the pandemic. "We are in for a very challenging time," she said. "It could take a significant amount of time to immunize everyone in Pennsylvania." Watch her remarks.
"It is important to remember again that when the vaccine becomes available, it will not be a cure — certainly not an immediate cure or end — to the coronavirus pandemic," said Dr. Rachel Levine.
More than a dozen lawsuits brought by Mr. Trump's campaign or by sympathetic Republicans alleging election irregularities or worse have been unsuccessful.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced targeted efforts to stem the surge of new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. Anyone who visits from another state will soon be required to have a negative test within 72 hours before entering, or else they will have to quarantine for 14 days. Watch Levine's announcement.
Pennsylvania is reporting more than 5,000 new infections per day, up more than 115% in just two weeks.
Harvard Law School professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos joins CBSN to discuss the Trump campaign and Republican Party lawsuits over the 2020 election and whether their allegations are likely to stand up in court.
Lawyers for the Trump campaign have asked a judge to halt Pennsylvania's election results certification, despite there being no meaningful evidence of voting irregularities. Richard Griffault, the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School, joins CBSN's Anne-Marie Green to talk about the legal election challenges in a historical perspective, and the constitutional milestones ahead on the road to Inauguration Day.
President Trump is refusing to concede the election to Joe Biden and his campaign continues pursuing legal challenges in multiple states. But there has been no evidence to back up his claims of fraud. William and Mary Law School professor Rebecca Green joins CBSN to talk about Mr. Trump's path forward.
In Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy, election officials carry out their duties while facing unfounded attacks on the integrity of the vote by a sitting president. Bill Whitaker reports.
Pennsylvania election officials detail their vote count, share experiences from election week; Planning the distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine; Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns speaks with Scott Pelley
He spoke shortly after CBS News projected Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania and the presidency.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the vote-counting process in Pennsylvania, Trump campaign's recount strategy and the ongoing pandemic in America.
CBS News Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto joins CBSN to break down how the vote count finally led to Joe Biden being projected the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
One of the most hard-fought battles of 2020 was waged by Trump and Biden over Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has been watching election returns from his home in Wilmington, Delaware. As the results increasingly favor his election over Donald Trump, the Secret Service has sent reinforcements to its Biden protection detail. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Bo Erickson joined CBSN's Anne-Marie Green from Wilmington Friday morning with details.
The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia in a bid to get them to stop counting votes, as Joe Biden holds a narrow lead in each state. Election law expert David Becker joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the legality behind President Trump's legal challenges.
Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday evening, just a few votes shy of reaching the 270 Electoral College vote threshold for winning the presidency. Biden did not claim victory, but his remarks came at the end of a day that began with him overtaking President Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Nicole Killion reports on the latest in the presidential race.
"CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and the CBS News election team report from our Times Square headquarters with the latest news on the race for the White House.
President Trump's path to 270 continues to narrow as more election results come in. Former Vice President Joe Biden now leads the president in both Pennsylvania and Georgia. "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.
In Pennsylvania, votes from heavily Democratic areas like Philadelphia are giving Joe Biden a widening lead, and the Keystone State's 20 electoral votes are in his sights. Jericka Duncan has more.
As vote counting continues in key battleground states, former Vice President Joe Biden's lead continues to hold. Ed O'Keefe reports.
As soon as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pulled ahead in Pennsylvania on Friday morning, the Trump campaign blasted out a statement saying they'd continue to pursue lawsuits and recounts in the states that remain undecided. Paula Reid reports.
The vote counting continues, with Joe Biden holding a narrow lead over President Bush in Pennsylvania and Georgia. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein spoke to "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano about the state of the count.