The 2020 election featured record turnout and an impassioned electorate. That momentum continued on Wednesday as crowds rallied in New York and other cities nationwide. Source
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Biden projected to win Michigan after Trump falsely claims 2020 victory
CBS News projects that Joe Biden will win the state of Michigan, bringing him closer to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion and Washington Post political reporter Eugene Scott join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the state of the race so far. Source
Hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count in Arizona
Democrats are holding onto slight leads in Arizona, but hundreds of thousands of ballots are still being counted. CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano discusses the state of the presidential and senate races with CBS News campaign reporter Alex Tin and the editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com, Dylan Smith. Source
Tech companies tackle misinformation in the 2020 U.S. election
Tech companies are struggling to curb the spread of misinformation this election. They experienced a surge of false claims across their platforms after President Trump claimed to have won the election even as votes were still being counted. Fadi Quran, the campaign director at Avaaz, joins CBSN with more. Source
Biden projected to win Michigan as Trump calls for recount in Wisconsin
CBS News projects that Joe Biden will win the state of Michigan and its 16 electoral college votes. This comes as the Trump campaign is calling for a recount in the state of Wisconsin, which Biden is also presumed to win. CBSN political reporter Catlin Huey-Burns, Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes spoke to CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano about the legal challenges the Trump campaign wants to bring, plus the latest on the Senate and House race. Source
Trump prematurely declares victory, several states still a toss-up
Even as legally-cast votes were still being counted, President Trump prematurely declared victory in an early morning news conference. Former Vice President Joe Biden responded with his own statement, calling the president’s announcement, “outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect” and asking his supporters to stay patient. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source
Florida in the path of Tropical Storm Eta
After slamming into Central America, Eta may have South Florida in its sights. Source
Lawsuits trigger fight over which ballots to count
A growing number of election lawsuits are triggering a fight over which ballots should and should not be counted. Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson joins CBSN for a closer look. Source
Federal authorities confident in 2020 election security
Federal officials say the 2020 presidential race has been one of the most secure in the nation’s history. But some Americans are still concerned about potential election meddling and foreign interference. Former Assistant FBI Director and former U.S. attorney Greg Brower joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss this year’s heightened election security efforts. Source
Trump sues over ballot counting in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia
Lawyers for the Trump campaign are taking legal action in an effort to prevent former Vice President Joe Biden from reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election. Source