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 »Election: Biden says Democratic wins in Georgia’s runoffs will lead to $2,000 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump were campaigning on Monday in Georgia, where two U.S. Senate runoff elections on Tuesday are set to determine the balance of power in Washington. Biden spoke at an afternoon event in Atlanta in support of Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, …
Read More »: Cannabis stocks tumble as a failed Democratic sweep offsets state referendum wins
Getty Images Shares of cannabis companies tumbled Wednesday, as investor disappointment that a Democratic sweep failed to materialize offset a boost from referendum wins in a number states. The ETFMG Alternative Harvest exchange-traded fund MJ, -2.91% dropped 2.6% in morning trading, while the Cannabis ETF THCX, -2.41% slid 3.3%. Among …
Read More »Capitol Report: Biden racks up string of Super Tuesday wins as Sanders takes California
AFP/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden arrives onstage with his wife Jill and sister Valerie for a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3. Joe Biden scored a string of victories across the country in Super Tuesday Democratic primaries, battling for delegates with Bernie Sanders as his …
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