January 6, 2021
Edison Research projects that Democrat Jon Ossoff will defeat Republican David Perdue in Georgia, giving Democrats control of the Senate and cementing the state’s shift blue. Perdue, a Republican who was first elected in 2014, faced Ossoff in a fierce, expensive campaign overshadowed by President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in Georgia in …
January 5, 2021
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians cast high-stakes final votes Tuesday in elections to determine the balance of power in the new Congress, deciding Senate runoff elections sure to shape President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations. Republicans were unified against Biden’s plans for health care, environmental protection …
December 29, 2020
Two more Senate Republicans on Tuesday expressed support for delivering $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans, adding to the pressure on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) to hold a vote on a proposal that most other members of his party had opposed before President Trump intervened. The latest calls came from Georgia’s two embattled Republican …