Voters aged 18-24 made up nearly 10 percent of early voters ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff for the state Senate seat in Georgia. According to the secretary of state’s office, the demographic showed up in numbers higher than millennials and the younger portion of Gen X voters as of...
Protesters Swarm Statehouses Across US; Some Evacuated
SANTA FE, N.M. — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of people gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe...
Ossoff Wins in Georgia, Handing Dems Senate Control
ATLANTA — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda. Jon Ossoff and...
Warnock Makes History With Win as Dems Near Senate 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...
Final (!) Election Day: Georgia Deciding US Senate Control
ATLANTA — Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden's ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations. Republicans are unified against Biden's plans for health care, environmental...
Clues About Post-Trump Politics Await in Georgia
ATLANTA — For more than four years, President Donald Trump has dominated the Republican Party and the whole of American politics. Now Georgia gets to decide what comes next. Two Senate runoffs on Tuesday, just 15 days before Trump leaves office, will not only determine which party controls the Senate...
Trump, on Tape, Presses GA. Official to ‘Find’ Him Votes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a...
Georgia GOP Wants Photo ID for Mail-in Ballots After Biden’s Win
ATLANTA — After weathering criticism for certifying President Donald Trump's narrow election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, Republican officials in Georgia are proposing additional requirements for the state's vote-by-mail process, despite no evidence of systemic fraud or irregularities. Republicans are zeroing in on a plan to require a photo ID...
Georgia Secretary of State Certifies Election for Joe Biden
ATLANTA — Georgia’s top elections official on Friday certified election results showing Joe Biden won the presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat’s lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The final results certified by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had Biden with 2.47...
Georgia Elections Chief Battles Fellow Republicans, Trump
ATLANTA — Georgia's secretary of state is a man on an island, and the political flood is rising fast, as President Donald Trump and his allies vent their outrage at the fellow Republican and make unsupported claims that mismanagement and fraud tainted the state's presidential election. Trump spent the weekend...