Georgia Senate runoffs could be hampered by digital political ad bans
Facebook and Google banned political ads in the wake of the election to prevent abuse of their platforms, disinformation and confusion about the results.
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Facebook and Google banned political ads in the wake of the election to prevent abuse of their platforms, disinformation and confusion about the results.
Many Republican senators have held off on congratulating President-elect Joe Biden on his victory as President Trump pushes baseless allegations of voter fraud. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes spoke with several GOP senators who said they were unaware of any specific fraud allegations, particularly in their own races. She joins CBSN with more on that, plus how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might work with the new administration.
The battle for control of the Senate rests on a pair of high-stakes runoff elections in Georgia. Incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue will face Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff while the state's other incumbent Republican senator, Kelly Loeffler, is up against Democrat Raphael Warnock. Democrats will need to win both races in order for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to become the tie-breaking vote in the Senate. Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.
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.
The two Senate races in Georgia are both likely going to runoff elections on January 5.
Joe Biden has taken a slim lead in Georgia overnight as the ballot counting continues. President Trump won Georgia by 5 percentage points in 2016. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN from Atlanta with the latest on the tight race.
Reverend Raphael Warnock remembers being dragged out of a store and falsely accused of stealing when he was 12 years old.
Players have received support from many fans, including Stacey Abrams, who endorsed Warnock in January.
Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, spoke at the funeral for the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis. "He loved America until America learned to love him back," Warnock said. Watch his full remarks.
Ahead of Thursday morning's funeral services for Congressman John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church's senior pastor, Rev. Raphael Warnock, talks to "CBS This Morning" about the late civil rights icon's life and legacy.
Warnock has served as the senior pastor at the famous Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the former pulpit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for 14 years.