Well. Wednesday. I woke to happy news about the election in Georgia. I felt such hope! Here are the tweets I shared on Instagram in celebration: By the end of the day, hope had been replaced with anger as I watched the attempted coup at the Capitol. Here are the …
Read More »: Warnock wins Georgia Senate race, AP projects, as second runoff goes down to wire
Raphael Warnock won one of two Senate runoffs in Georgia early Wednesday, according to the Associated Press, bringing Democrats a seat closer to a Senate majority. The AP called the race for Warnock over GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler at about 2 a.m. Eastern. Results were continuing to come in from …
Read More »NewsWatch: Here’s why the Georgia runoff elections for the U.S. Senate could turn into a ‘big deal’ for markets
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The looming Georgia runoff elections next Tuesday could inject volatility in a high-flying stock market that has mostly looked past politics in favor of the brighter economic outlook next year. See full story. Yes, it’s possible to save too much for retirement You may miss out on …
Read More »: Pence to make eleventh-hour ‘faith community’ appeal on behalf of Georgia Republicans Loeffler and Perdue
President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President–elect Kamala Harris and now Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, are headed to Georgia next week to try to swing next week’s Senate runoff elections in favor of their parties’ candidates. Don’t miss: Betting markets see Republican win in Georgia’s crucial runoffs, while …
Read More »: Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election
In this Nov. 4, 2018, file photo, then-Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, left, walks with President Donald Trump as Trump arrives for a rally in Macon , Ga. President Trump said Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 he was “ashamed” for endorsing the Republican governor of Georgia after he lost in …
Read More »Georgia Republicans try to keep fissures from developing over Trump’s loss ahead of U.S. Senate runoffs
A previous version of this report incorrectly described Chuck Schumer as the majority leader of the Senate. He is the minority leader. The story has been corrected. Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has vowed to spend a lot of time in the Peach State. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images …
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