Biden campaign, DNC highlight democracy, Jan. 6 in lead-up to debate
CBSN
Scenes on a moving billboard circling the site of the first 2024 presidential debate in Atlanta will feature former President Donald Trump's 2020 phone call to Georgia's top election official about finding enough votes to put him ahead of Joe Biden, press conferences with two Republican former officials backing Biden and citing democracy as the reason. And a campaign ad narrated by a Michigan police chief who criticizes Trump for not stopping the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
This is how Mr. Biden's campaign and his party are highlighting Jan. 6 and Trump's role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election in the run-up to Thursday night's debate.
The mobile billboard, paid for by the DNC, will highlight Trump's call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger urging him to find 11,780 more votes to help him win the state in 2020, according to details first shared with CBS News.
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the U.S. food supply is still "one of the safest in the world," in the wake of a number of foodborne disease outbreaks affecting items ranging from organic carrots to deli meats to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. E. coli, listeria and other contaminants have sickened thousands of people and forced a number of recalls in recent months.
We just had another election with a clear and verifiable victor, overseen by hundreds of thousands of election officials. Those public servants have suffered years of harassment, and despite their successes, are still being accused of taking part in a massive and impossible conspiracy — a conspiracy led by the party out of power to steal an election and cover up all evidence.
Washington — Former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is meeting with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he seeks to shore up support for his nomination for attorney general amid calls for the House Ethics Committee to release a report on allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.