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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Georgia Senate runoff elections days away
The Georgia Senate runoff elections are just days away. Charles Bullock, III, a distinguished professor of public and international affairs at the University of Georgia, joined CBSN with the significance of the elections.
Senate overrides Trump's veto of defense bill
This is the first time Congress has voted to override a veto by President Trump.
Perdue to quarantine after contact with someone with COVID-19
Perdue's announcement comes days ahead of the runoff election in Georgia.
McConnell dashes hopes for $2,000 coronavirus relief checks
McConnell said the House-passed bill increasing direct payments from $600 to $2,000 "has no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate."
Doug Jones to miss defense bill vote after wife's COVID-19 diagnosis
The votes comes as the Democrat's time in the Senate is coming to a close.
2.5 million early votes cast in Georgia runoffs
More than 2.5 million early votes have already been cast in Georgia's Senate runoff elections. Tia Mitchell, a Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined CBSN with the latest on the races that will decide which party controls the Senate.
GOP Senator Josh Hawley to challenge certification of electoral votes
Hawley, of Missouri, is the first Republican senator to commit to objecting when Congress meets to tally the Electoral College votes January 6.
McConnell rejects standalone $2,000 checks, ties increase to other Trump requests
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked an attempt to vote on the $2,000 stimulus checks, but reintroduced the $1,400 increase — with a catch.
Trump vetoes defense funding bill
President Trump on Wednesday vetoed a defense funding bill that passed with ease in both chambers of Congress. Lawmakers are likely to override the Mr. Trump's decision when they return from recess next week. CBSN's Tom Hanson reports.
Lawmakers reach agreement on COVID economic relief package
Overall government funding was also extended another day to avoid a shutdown and provide time to add the virus package to the funding bill.
Congress passes temporary stopgap to negotiate government funding
Congress has until the end of the weekend to agree on a deal to fund the government. On Friday, lawmakers on Capitol Hill passed a two-day extension for funding, preventing a government shutdown. The added time buys Congress additional time to negotiate terms on a coronavirus relief package. Washington Post political reporter and anchor of the Power Up newsletter, Jacqueline Alemany, joins CBSN with the latest.
COVID relief talks drag into weekend as shutdown looms
Talks over a relief bill dragged into the weekend after Congress passed a stopgap funding measure to avert a shutdown.
Trump approves two-day stopgap funding to avert shutdown
The resolution will give lawmakers more time to debate a government spending measure and a coronavirus relief bill.
Congress nearing deal on COVID-19 aid package
A COVID-19 aid package with another round of stimulus checks appears to be right around the corner. The roughly $900 billion deal had been gridlocked for months. CBS News correspondent Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM from Capitol Hill with what's expected to be in the bill.
COVID-19 relief deal within reach
Democrats and Republicans have made concessions on a COVID-19 relief package, making the passage of a deal look more likely. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes spoke to Anne-Marie Green on "CBSN AM" about what to expect as talks progress and the implications of the concessions both sides made.
Krebs again defends election at contentious Senate hearing
Krebs was fired after he called the 2020 election "the most secure in American history."
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.
McConnell congratulates Biden and Harris
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. The powerful Kentucky Republican congratulated Mr. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a speech on the Senate floor after the Electoral College affirmed the election results. Tanya Rivero has more.
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.
Senators unveil bipartisan COVID-19 relief bills
The legislation is the culmination of weeks of bipartisan and bicameral negotiations over another emergency aid package.
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.
Senate passes stopgap government funding bill ahead of deadline
The bill, which funds the government through next Friday, must be signed before midnight.
Senate approves defense spending act by veto-proof majority
President Trump has threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act.
Congress continues COVID relief negotiations
Congress is working to reach agreements on coronavirus relief and government spending before the end of the year. Los Angeles Times congressional reporter Jennifer Haberkorn joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest developments from Capitol Hill.
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