Category: CBS News
What the latest effort to overturn presidential election results says about Republican Party
President Trump tried again to overturn the state-certified election results over the weekend, when he called Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and asked him to [more…]
Some GOP lawmakers push to dispute Joe Biden’s victory
At least a dozen Republican senators say they will officially object to Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College during a joint session of Congress [more…]
Attorney resigns from law firm after aiding Trump on Georgia call
CBS News has confirmed that attorney Cleta Mitchell has resigned from her law firm after participating in President Trump’s call to Georgia Secretary of State [more…]
CBS News Special Report: Warnock takes lead over Loeffler; Ossoff-Perdue race a toss-up
CBS News is characterizing the Georgia Senate runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler as leaning Warnock. The race between Democrat Jon [more…]
Control of Senate still up for grabs as Georgia vote count continues
Democrats are projected to win at least one of the two Georgia runoff elections that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. CBS News [more…]
Pence acknowledges he has no authority to decide election results
As Congress convened a joint session to officially count the Electoral College votes, Vice President Mike Pence released a letter stating that he has no [more…]
Trump Cabinet members discuss possibility of invoking 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 [more…]
Calls to remove Trump from office grow after U.S. Capitol assault
Calls for President Trump’s removal from office are growing after the assault on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN [more…]
Cabinet members discuss invoking 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power
Members of President Trump’s Cabinet have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from power in light of Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. [more…]
Biden introduces Merrick Garland as nominee for attorney general
President-elect Biden introduced his nominees for the Department of Justice, including Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general. Garland was nominated for the Supreme Court in [more…]