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ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is trying to help Republicans project a unified front in two high-stakes Senate runoffs as he campaigns in Georgia a day ahead of President Donald Trump’s potentially volatile visit to the state that will determine
Very few of Georgia’s more than 100,000 voting-age Native Americans cast ballots in November. Even a small increase could make a difference in the Senate runoffs. — NYT: Top Stories
Neera Tanden who President-elect Joe Biden nominated to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks are quickly running into the political reality
Biden soared among crucial suburban voters. Democrats? Not so much. — NYT: Top Stories
Now is no time for complacency. The next Congress must shore up our institutions. — NYT: Top Stories
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official on Monday announced investigations into potential violations of election law even as he
In the White House and elsewhere, the president-elect’s selections are heavy on labor economists and champions of organized labor. — NYT: Top Stories
Democrats made historic inroads. But it’s a deeply divided place, and some say a “blood bath” is on the horizon in 2022. — NYT: Top Stories
Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, visits Umm Rakouba refugee camp sheltering people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Ethiopian military on