Georgia December 9, 2020 Warnock compared Netanyahu to segregationist George Wallace in 2016 sermon denouncing Israeli prime minister Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., backtracked some harsh criticism of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians Tuesday evening, but a day later another clip resurfaced in which he used controversial language to describe the crisis there.
Battle for America: Senate Showdown December 9, 2020 GOP recruits 4,000 poll watchers for 'most aggressive ballot security operation in Georgia history' EXCLUSIVE: Republicans in Georgia have recruited more than 4,000 volunteers to serve as poll watchers during the state's early voting period ahead of the Jan. 5 Senate runoffs, part of what they call the “largest and most aggressive” ballot security operation in the state’s history.
Battle for America: Senate Showdown December 9, 2020 Loeffler and Perdue back Texas suit aiming to overturn elector slates in Georgia, other states Biden won Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler Tuesday announced their support of a Texas lawsuit at the Supreme Court which seeks to have the justices declare that Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia are "in violation of the Electors Clause of and the Fourteenth Amendment" and bar those states' current slates of presidential electors from casting their votes.
Live Coverage December 9, 2020 Live Updates: RNC files Georgia lawsuit ahead of Senate runoffs The RNC lawsuit, first obtained by ӣƵ, seeks enforcement of “two vital facets of the Georgia Election Code governing the rights of duly appointed poll watchers and statutory safeguards attending the use of ballot ‘drop boxes’ as a method of absentee voting.”
OPINION December 9, 2020 Newt Gingrich & Jackie Cushman: Ensure election integrity in Georgia runoffs This year our faith in elections has been broken. It is imperative that it be restored as quickly as possible.
Georgia December 8, 2020 Warnock walks back comments comparing Israel to apartheid South Africa The Rev. Raphael Warnock, one of two Democratic challengers whose runoff elections in Georgia next month will shape control of the Senate during the early Biden administration, distanced himself from pas remarks criticizing Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians in stark terms.
POLITICS December 8, 2020 Georgia Democrats emphasize early voting, mail-in ballots in runoff race push More than one million Georgia residents have requested absentee ballots for the runoff election.
2020 Senate Races December 8, 2020 RNC files Georgia lawsuit demanding access for GOP poll watchers in Jan. 5 Senate runoffs EXCLUSIVE: The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday to ensure Georgia election law is “properly followed” ahead of the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections, demanding access for GOP poll watchers and more restrictions around the use of ballot drop boxes.
Live Coverage December 8, 2020 Live Updates: Georgia Senate runoff candidates differ on coronavirus restrictions for religious gatherings Democratic governors in several states, including New York and California, have imposed attendance limits on houses of worship and other gathering places because of a “second wave” of the pandemic.
Georgia December 7, 2020 Loeffler and Warnock offer different stances on COVID-19 restrictions for religious gatherings Clashes over attendance limits at places of worship have reached the Supreme Court in recent days.
ELECTIONS December 7, 2020 Pompeo speech in Georgia this week ahead of Senate runoffs raises eyebrows Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Georgia on Wednesday to speak out on efforts by President Trump’s administration to combat threats from China.