Georgia that will determine which party controls the legislative chamber for the next two years remained too early to call late Tuesday, with the four candidates locked in tight contests and many ballots left to be tabulated.Georgia has become a political focal point since the Nov.

3 general election, when none of the candidates in the state’s two Senate contests earned more than 50 per cent of the vote.

That forced both races to a Jan. 5 runoff. Georgia Senate runoffs offer clues about post-Trump politics Republican David Perdue is facing Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff as he seeks a second term.

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Alpharetta man arrested in Capitol riots found dead in home

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) ALPHARETTA, Ga. - A Georgia man who was facing charges in connection with last week’s riot at the U.S.

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McConnell racing away from Trump as impeachment vote nears

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving abruptly away from President Donald Trump, telling people that he thinks Trump perpetrated impeachable offenses.The Kentucky Republican also sees House Democrats' drive to impeach Trump as an opportune moment to distance the GOP from the tumultuous, divisive outgoing president. The views of McConnell, who will be Washington's most powerful Republican once Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated next week, were described by a GOP strategist on condition of anonymity on Wednesday.

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Schumer pledges quick delivery of $2,000 stimulus checks: 'We will get that done'

sending an additional stimulus payment to many Americans — one of their top priorities for the year once they assume control of the chamber."The job of COVID emergency relief is far from complete," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter to colleagues on Tuesday.

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$2,000 checks: Biden to release stimulus package plan

(Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images) ORLANDO, Fla. - Will Americans get $2,000 stimulus checks as part of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief package? We will find out this week. Biden has pledged to send a third stimulus check to Americans still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Biden used the prospect of $2,000 checks as a promise while campaigning for Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Georgia.On Monday, Biden maintained that getting money into the hands of Americans is a top priority when he takes office.RELATED: 'Absolutely not. No': Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin balks at $2,000 stimulus checks"My priority is to get, first and foremost, a stimulus bill passed and secondly, again to rebuild the economy," Biden said.

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Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In the 36 hours after last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 112 Republicans reached out to the election office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to change their party registration.

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Supreme Court rejects fast track for Trump election cases

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday formally refused to put on a fast track election challenges filed by President Donald Trump and his allies.The court rejected pleas for quick consideration of cases involving the outcome in five states won by President-elect Joe Biden: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.The orders, issued without comment, were unsurprising. The justices had previously taken no action in those cases in advance of last week's counting of the electoral votes in Congress, which confirmed Biden's victory.

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2nd GOP senator calls for Trump's resignation after Capitol riot

US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) WASHINGTON - A second Republican senator has called for President Donald Trump to step down in the wake of the Capitol rioting this past week.This time it's Sen.

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The Latest: Toomey is 2nd GOP senator to urge Trump to quit

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump and impeachment (all times local):9:40 a.m.A second Republican senator has called for President Donald Trump to step down in the wake of the Capitol rioting this past week.This time it's Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

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Democrats ramp up efforts to impeach Trump

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Momentum built among Democrats on Saturday for a fresh and fast push to impeach President Donald Trump, even as the House speaker accused his backers who violently invaded the Capitol of choosing "their whiteness over democracy."Nancy Pelosi’s remark came as Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., one of the chief sponsors of draft impeachment articles accusing Trump of inciting insurrection, said at midday that his group’s draft had collected 176 co-sponsors.

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'Find the fraud': Trump previously said to Georgia officials in earlier call

President Donald Trump (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)ATLANTA - While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to "find the fraud" and said it would make the investigator a national hero.The December call, described by a person familiar with it who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to describe the sensitive nature of the discussion, is yet another link in the chain of the extraordinary pressure campaign waged by Trump on state officials as he sought to overturn the results of the November election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.It is one of at least three phone calls, held

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Trump pressured Georgia to 'find the fraud' in earlier call

ATLANTA – While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressured the lead investigator to “find the fraud” and said it would make the investigator a national hero.The December call, described by a person familiar with it who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to describe the sensitive nature of the discussion, preceded Trump’s Jan. 2 call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger where he asked election officials to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election.The call was first reported Saturday by The Washington Post.

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Democratic wins could strengthen Biden's legislative push

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden's victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn.Those worries eased this past week when Democrats swept two Senate special elections in Georgia, giving the party control of Congress and the White House for the first time since 2011. And the bipartisan outrage over the violent insurrection at the Capitol by pro-Donald Trump supporters could, at least for a moment, ease the partisan tensions that have paralyzed the legislative process for years.“I think it makes my job easier, quite frankly,” Biden said Friday.

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Georgia's GOP governor under fire after US Senate losses

ATLANTA – Even though he wasn’t on the ballot, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has been painfully bruised by the 2020 elections.

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Murkowski becomes 1st GOP senator to say Trump should resign

WASHINGTON – Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that President Donald Trump should resign, making her the first Republican senator to say he should leave office as backlash grows against his goading of violent supporters who stormed the Capitol.

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Florida men face federal charges for role in Capitol riot, others still sought by FBI

ORLANDO, Fla. – Federal prosecutors have charged more people accused of storming the Capitol building Wednesday, part of the violence leading to the deaths of now five people, including a Capitol police officer, and among those are several people who traveled from Florida to Washington D.C.The rampage has shocked the world and left the country on edge.

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Trump finally faces reality — amid talk of early ouster

WASHINGTON – With 12 days left in his term, President Donald Trump has finally bent to reality amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he’ll peacefully leave after Congress affirmed his defeat. Trump led off a video from the White House Thursday by condemning the violence carried out in his name a day earlier at the Capitol.

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Warnock, Biden wins give twin thrills to religious liberals

WASHINGTON – The Rev. and Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock shares more than a party with President-elect Joe Biden: Both Democrats made faith a central part of their political identity on the campaign trail — and their victories are emboldening religious liberals.Warnock, who leads the Atlanta church where the Rev.

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Trump drops all lawsuits against Georgia related to 2020 election

ATLANTA - The legal team for President Donald Trump has dropped all litigation against the State of Georgia related to the 2020 Presidential Election, the Secretary of State's Office announced Thursday.According to a news release from the Secretary of State's Office, the president's legal team reported the lawsuits were dropped "due to an out of court settlement agreement." However, Sec.

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Michelle Obama issues statement on pro-Trump Capitol riot, calls Trump ‘infantile and unpatriotic’

WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama issued a statement following the pro-Trump riot that occurred on Wednesday involving a mob the president’s supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and violently clashed with law enforcement.In the statement, Obama spoke of the mixed feelings of the day after she awoke Wednesday to the news of Raphael Warnock’s election victory in Georgia as the state’s first Black senator.

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Loeffler concedes U.S. Senate race to Warnock, thanks supporters

ATLANTA - Sen. Kelly Loeffler conceded the U.S.

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Wall Street shrugs off U.S. Capitol lockdown as stocks keep rising

Wall Street is rallying toward record highs again Thursday on expectations that the Democratic sweep of Washington means more stimulus is likely on the way for the economy.The S&P 500 was 1.5 per cent higher in the first trading after Congress confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election and Jon Ossoff was declared the winner of a Georgia runoff election, tipping control of the Senate to Democrats. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 322 points, or 1 per cent, at 31,152, as of 10:37 a.m.

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Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy

HONG KONG – Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters stormed their own legislature to demand greater democracy, not the overthrow of election results.Pro-democracy activists said America’s reputation and democracy were damaged by Wednesday's violence, in which supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into the U.S.

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House, Senate reject Pennsylvania electoral vote objection as count continues after pro-Trump riot

WASHINGTON - Congressional deliberations over challenges to President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory resumed Wednesday evening after coming to an abrupt halt when rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, marching through the building, breaking windows, entering lawmakers' offices and clashing with police.Follow below for live updates on the situation at the U.S. Capitol. Mobile users, click here.There, the Congress resoundingly rejected challenges to Biden’s election win in Arizona, voting to certify the state’s electoral votes.The objection to the results in Arizona — spearheaded by Rep.

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Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges

WASHINGTON – A sober, shaken Senate returned to its hallowed chamber Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous election challenge, but its secondary purpose seemed to be to rise from the wreckage of a shocking day in which they were forced to flee the Capitol by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump.The riot in the Capitol prompted more than half of those who had signed on to the protest to instead vote “no.” Catering to Trump's supporters seemed less important than defending democracy.Tennessee's GOP senators abandoned the effort, as did Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., who lost her runoff election Tuesday, helping to deliver control of the Senate to Democrats. Wisconsin's GOP Sen.

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Senate rejects Pennsylvania electoral vote objection as count continues after pro-Trump riot inside Capitol

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Georgia, Michigan objections withdrawn as Congress proceeds with count after pro-Trump riot inside Capitol

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Senate rejects GOP challenge to Arizona electoral votes after pro-Trump riot inside Capitol

WASHINGTON - Congressional deliberations over challenges to President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory resumed Wednesday evening after coming to an abrupt halt when rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, marching through the building, breaking windows, entering lawmakers' offices and clashing with police.Follow below for live updates on the situation at the U.S. Capitol. Mobile users, click here.There, the Senate resoundingly rejected challenges to Biden’s election win in Arizona, voting to certify the state’s electoral votes.The objection to the results in Arizona -- spearheaded by Rep.

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U.S. election: Congress preparing to certify Biden presidential win as protests erupt in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is on high alert Wednesday morning after police arrested half a dozen people during pro-Trump protests that saw thousands march through the streets.

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Biden congratulates Warnock on projected Senate victory, says he’s 'hopeful' Ossoff will also win

ATLANTA - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday congratulated Democrat Raphael Warnock, who was the projected winner of one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs. The projected win puts the Senate majority within the party's reach.Warnock, who defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler according to a projection by the Associated Press, will become the first Black senator in his state’s history.

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Democrats win 1st Georgia runoff, 2nd too close to call as U.S. Senate hangs in balance

Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the U.S. Senate majority within the party’s reach.A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr.

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Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

ATLANTA – Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler.

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GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Black turnout fuels Warnock victory

ATLANTA – The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Sen.

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Warnock wins Georgia U.S. Senate runoff, AP projects

ATLANTA - Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Sen.

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Democrat Raphael Warnock wins Senate race; 2nd too early to call

ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats’ reach.A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler.

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Georgia votes in crucial U.S. Senate run-offs

Voters in Georgia headed to the polls again on Tuesday to cast their ballots in a run-off vote that will determine who will control the U.S. Senate.

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Georgia runoff election results: Razor-thin margins as remaining votes are tallied

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.The two Senate runoff elections are leftovers from the November general election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold.

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Georgia tallies votes in Senate runoff elections that will decide balance of power

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EXPLAINER: Why Trump's ballot 'dump' tweet is misleading

As votes were being tabulated Tuesday night in Georgia's two tight Senate runoff contests, President Donald Trump predicted election officials in the state would release a large tranche of results that would overwhelm the Republican candidates. And he implied that it would be an act of voter fraud.

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EXPLAINER: Why Georgia's Senate races are too early to call

WHY GEORGIA'S TWO SENATE RACES ARE TOO EARLY TO CALLTwo U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will determine which party controls the legislative chamber for the next two years remained too early to call late Tuesday, with the four candidates locked in tight contests and many ballots left to be tabulated.

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GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Trump's long shadow not fading yet

ATLANTA – Ballots are still being counted in the Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and the scope of President-elect Joe Biden's agenda.

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Georgia begins counting ballots in Senate runoff elections that will decide balance of power

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.The two Senate runoff elections are leftovers from the November general election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold.

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‘This call is like Watergate and the Ukraine scandal had a baby’: Stephen Colbert mocks Trump’s call with Raffensperger

‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ took aim at the call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday night.

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Voter voices: Georgians weigh in on crucial Senate runoffs

ATLANTA – Voters across Georgia cast their ballots Tuesday to decide which party will control the U.S. Senate.

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Big Questions: Georgia tests battleground status, Trump era

The two Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate have kept President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden in campaign mode and run up a half-billion-dollar tab in the process.The money matches the stakes: Either Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will sweep, giving Democrats both chambers of Congress and the executive branch, or Republicans will pick up at least one victory from Sen.

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Biden says Democratic victories in Georgia Senate runoffs would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks

coronavirus pandemic.The closely watched elections will determine whether Republicans retain control of the Senate — potentially limiting Biden's ability to pass his legislative agenda. If Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock win their respective races against incumbent Republican Sens.

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The Latest: Polls open for key Senate runoffs in Georgia

ATLANTA – The Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times local):7 a.m.Georgia voters have begun casting their ballots to determine which party will control the U.S. Senate.Polls for the runoffs opened statewide at 7 a.m.

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Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency

DALTON, Ga. – With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. Electoral voters won by President-elect Biden are "not gonna take this White House!” he shouted as supporters cheered at an outdoor rally Monday night in Georgia.

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Trump’s Georgia phone call marks new stage in defying election results

As U.S. voters in Georgia prepare to determine who will control the Senate, President Donald Trump is still fixated on his own election loss there, even directly pressuring the state over the phone to overturn results.

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