Biden urges Senate to hold impeachment trial alongside other business
Mr. Biden stressed the nation is also confronting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and an ailing economy.
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Schumer says first priority for new Senate will be COVID relief bill
"We will get that done," Schumer said of a coronavirus relief bill with $2,000 direct payments.
Violent rhetoric, protests across U.S. after Capitol Hill riots
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide fallout from the attack on the Capitol.
D.C. mayor asks feds to boost security for inauguration
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she is asking the federal government to extend a perimeter around the Capitol for the inauguration.
Charges announced related to Wednesday's riot
Federal authorities announced new charges in connection with Wednesday's events at the U.S. Capitol. Tanya Rivero spoke with CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge about the latest developments.
How Democrats won Georgia and the Senate
Democrats have officially secured control of the Senate after winning both runoff races in Georgia. Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project, joined CBSN to discuss how the party was able to make it happen.
GOP senator says he would "consider" impeachment articles
Sasse said that if the House undertakes the impeachment process, "I will definitely consider whatever articles they might move."
Schumer vows to fire Senate sergeant at arms by January 21
"It was appalling how ill-prepared the Congress was for these attacks," Schumer said Thursday at a press conference.
McConnell says overturning election would "damage our republic forever"
"I've served 36 years in the Senate. This will be the most important vote I've ever cast," McConnell said.
Romney calls on colleagues to tell voters the truth
"What happened here today was an insurrection, supported by the president of the United States," Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on the Senate floor following the violent protests at the Capitol. Romney denounced false claims of election fraud and said it was time to tell voters the truth, earning sustained applause in the chamber. Watch his remarks.
Cabinet members discuss 25th Amendment
"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports some senior members of the Trump administration have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, which could be used to remove a president from office and make the vice president the commander in chief. She joins "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell for a CBS News Special Report in the aftermath of the violent protests at the Capitol.
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.
Democrats gain control of Senate with 2 victories in Georgia runoffs
CBS News projected Ossoff's win as supporters of President Trump's stormed the U.S. Capitol, forcing Congress to delay counting the Electoral College votes.
WNBA players celebrate Warnock's projected win over Loeffler
The WNBA players campaigned for Warnock after Loeffler, the co-owner of the Dream, made remarks against the Black Lives Matter.
McConnell: Congress must honor voters' decision
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said upholding the Electoral College outcome will be "the most important vote I've ever cast." He said there is no evidence of fraud that would affect the results and that Congress must not intervene. "If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral," he said. Watch his full speech on the Senate floor.
Obama: John Lewis is "surely smiling down on his beloved Georgia"
"People across the state carried forward the baton that he and so many others passed down to them," Obama said after Raphael Warnock's projected win.
History made in Georgia runoffs
Reverend Raphael Warnock will make history as Georgia's first Black senator. CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Lynda Tran joined CBSN with analysis from Georgia's runoffs.
Warnock victory speech honors mother, who picked cotton in Jim Crow South
"The 82-year-old hands that used to pick somebody else's cotton went to the polls and picked her youngest son to be a United States senator," Warnock said of his mother.
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.
Where GOP senators stand on objecting to Electoral College votes
In an event set to filled with drama, the House and Senate will convene in a joint session Wednesday to count and certify electoral votes.
More GOP senators rebuff effort to object to electoral votes
At least 20 Republican senators said they do not plan to join their GOP colleagues in objecting to electoral votes cast in some battleground states for President-elect Joe Biden.
Biden speaks at rally for Georgia runoffs
"Georgia, the whole nation is looking to you," President-elect Joe Biden said at a rally for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock the day before the state's runoff elections will determine which party controls the Senate. Watch Biden's full remarks.
117th Congress convenes for the first time
The 117th Congress convened Sunday as Democrat Nancy Pelosi was reelected to lead the chamber. The new session comes days before lawmakers will meet to count the votes of the Electoral College and finalize the 2020 presidential election results. CBS News political contributor Molly Hooper joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
GOP senators to object election results
About a dozen senators are expected to object to the electoral college results. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN with more on what this means.
GOP senators say they will reject election results unless commission is formed
The group, led by Senator Ted Cruz, is working separately from Senator Josh Hawley in his effort to challenge the Electoral College results.
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