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Puerto Rico Becomes Flashpoint In Jon Ossoff’s Senate Race In Georgia
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["Getty Images Former Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D), at right, has withdrawn his support from Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff's Senate campaign pending assurances about Puerto Rican self-determination. Former Rep. Luis Gutiérre...
Tonight: Kelly Loeffler And Raphael Warnock To Face Off In Georgia Senate Debate
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["ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates for one of two U.S. Senate seats still hanging in the balance will face off in a debate that is drawing strong interest beyond Georgia. That is because the seat — now held by incumbent Repu...
Trump’s ‘Stupid’ Gov. Kemp Call ‘Bordered On Criminality’: Former Senate Leader Harry Reid
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["President Donald Trump’s Saturday phone call to Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp “bordered on criminality,” former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told CNN. Trump called Kemp to demand that the govern...
Obama Says Georgia Senate Runoffs Will Determine Course Of Biden’s Presidency
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["Former President Barack Obama urged Georgians to vote in upcoming runoff Senate races, saying the outcomes will “determine ultimately the course of the Biden presidency.” “You are now once again the center of our c...
Dianne Feinstein Won’t Seek Senate Judiciary Leadership After Backlash
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["Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) said Monday that she will not seek a leadership position in any of the chamber’s committees next year, including the coveted Senate Judiciary Committee where she currently serves as th...
Senate Blocks Confirmation Of Trump’s Federal Reserve Nominee Judy Shelton
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["The Senate on Tuesday narrowly voted to block the confirmation of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to join the Federal Reserve’s seven-member board of governors. In a procedural vote on whet...
Minn. GOP State Senate Warns Only Republicans Of COVID Outbreak
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["Observers were stunned this week when Minnesota GOP legislative officials urgently warned only Republicans about a serious COVID-19 outbreak in the State Senate. No one said a word to Democratic politicians or staff...
Georgia Democrats To The Resistance: Please Don’t Come Here For Senate Runoffs
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["Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are competing in Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine control of the Senate. Georgia Democrats appreciate the enthusiasm. They really d...
How Democrats’ Senate Dreams Crumbled
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["Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon had led GOP Sen. Susan Collins in polls ― public and private, Republican and Democratic ― for months. Her likely victory over the longtime incumbent was a key building block in Democr...
Senate Set To Block Joe Biden At Every Turn
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["Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Joe Biden could face a Senate run by Republicans, with Mitch McConnell as majority leader. Democrats didn’t want to repeat the overconfidence of 2016, but they couldn’t help but ...
Georgia Senate Candidate Releases Cutest ‘Attack’ Ad: ‘By The Way, I Love Puppies’
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["Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock harnessed the cuteness of puppies to poke fun at the attack ads he predicted Trump acolyte Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) will launch against him before their January run...
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith Holds On To Mississippi Senate Seat
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["Olivier Douliery/Pool via ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) won her Senate seat in 2018 in a special election against Mike Espy. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is projected to win reelection, accordi...
Georgia Senate Special Election: Raphael Warnock, Kelly Loeffler Set For Runoff
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["Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Democrat Raphael Warnock will face Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) in a Jan. 5 runoff election. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and Democrat Raphael Warnock are set to face off in a Jan. 5 runoff...
Former Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville Wins Alabama Senate Race
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["Doug Benc via Getty Images Head coach Tommy Tuberville of the Auburn Tigers celebrates after his team's victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 24, 2007 in Auburn, Alabama. Republican To...
Lindsey Graham Holds On To South Carolina Senate Seat Amid Well-Funded Challenge
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["Sen. Lindsey Graham is projected to win a fourth term in Congress, clinching a victory over Democrat Jaime Harrison. Graham had won 54% of the vote as of Tuesday night. The win ensures that one of the most powerfu...
John Cornyn Hangs On To Beat M.J. Hegar In Texas Senate Race
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["Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is projected to win against Democratic challenger M.J. Hegar to keep his Senate seat and increase the odds of the GOP holding on to control of the chamber, ABC and NBC reported Tuesday. De...