“Joe Biden would not be here, he would not have been the Democratic nominee, without strong, deep and wide support from Black voters all across this country,” CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright told CBSN anchor Lana Zak in emotional remarks a short time after CBS News projected Biden won the presidency. Source

Michael Higgins, president of Ireland, noted Kamala Harris’s “historic achievement” as the first woman and first woman of color​ elected vice president. Source

The two Senate races in Georgia are both likely going to runoff elections on January 5. Source

Several members of the group were inciting violence, including calls for a Civil War. Source

Richard Barron, director of elections in Fulton County, Georgia, said a poll worker has been receiving threats after a viral video falsely accused him of throwing away a ballot. In fact, Barron said, the worker simply removed a page of instructions. He called the online abuse “shameful.” Source

The news conference was planned a short time before CBS News projected Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania and the presidency. Source

One of the most hard-fought battles of 2020 was waged by Trump and Biden over Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes. Source

Biden is projected to secure enough electoral votes needed to capture the White House. Source

Biden narrowly defeated President Trump after a bitter campaign that exposed deep divides in a country still in the throes of a deadly pandemic. Source

Joe Biden has now received more than 74,000,000 votes — the most of any presidential candidate in U.S. history. Source