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Dems Defeat Amendment Withholding Taxpayer Money to Public Schools That Don’t Open After Vaccinations

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 05, 2021 16 Comments

Republican Sens. Roy Blunt and Tim Scott offered an amendment to the $1.9 trillion relief proposal to deny taxpayer money to public schools that do not open even after teachers get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Schumer Calls McConnell’s Filibuster Request ‘Unacceptable’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 22, 2021 93 Comments

The Democrats and Republicans split the Senate 50-50, but Democrats have a slight majority since Vice President Kamala Harris holds the tie-breaking vote. But what about the filibuster? That is one topic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell must decide in their power-sharing agreement discussions.

NBC Poll: Trump Retains Overwhelming Republican Support, Overall Job Approval Steady Since Election

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 18, 2021 53 Comments

The media has bombarded us with headlines that President Trump will leave office with his lowest approval rating (the number most often cited is Pew's 29%). An interesting thing happens, however, when pollsters poll registered voters instead of whoever answers a phone.

Impeachment Problem? Chief Justice Roberts May Not Have Constitutional Authority To Preside At Trial Of FORMER President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2021 108 Comments

Donald Trump no longer will be president as of noon on January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden is sworn in. At some point after that, possibly just hours, the Senate under control of Democrats will initiate an impeachment trial of the then-former president.

Impeachment 2.0 – No, the Senate cannot convict Trump after he leaves office

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2021 68 Comments

The U.S. House will be voting today to impeach Trump. It's a done deal because Democrats have the majority, and probably will get about 20 Republicans to join them. Then it eventually heads to the Senate for trial, where Mitch McConnell has said the earliest a trial could be held under Senate Rules (unless there is unanimous consent to waive them, which will not happen) is an hour after Biden takes office on January 20.

LIVE UPDATES — Capitol Hill Protest Fallout

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2021 45 Comments

We will put updates here throughout the day on anything related to the violence on Capitol Hill yesterday.

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Pence Speaks at the Senate: ‘You Did Not Win’ and ‘This is Still the People’s House’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2021 39 Comments

Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Senate as they made their way back to work after a horrible day at the U.S. Capitol.

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LIVE: Congress Counts Electoral Votes, Some Republicans Plan to Challenge Results

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2021 25 Comments

Congress will convene at 1 p.m. ET to count the 538 electoral votes. At least 12 Republican senators will challenge the results along with a handful of Republican House members.

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Georgia Senate Runoff RESULTS — Warnock Wins, As of Tuesday Night, Other Race Still Too Close to Call

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2021 150 Comments

Georgia voters are picking their U.S. senators on Tuesday. This election will determine which party controls the senate. However, if it splits tonight, the control would go to the democrats since Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be the tie-breaking vote.

Conservative College Students Head to Georgia to Help Republicans Retain Control of Senate

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 05, 2021 0 Comments

"plan to make a difference in support of Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue"...

‘Twas the Day Before Georgia Senate Elections: Trump, Biden Holding Rallies for Candidates

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 04, 2021 18 Comments

Georgia voters hit the polls on Tuesday to elect their U.S. senators. These votes will determine if a party will hold the majority or ends up 50-50. But could President Donald Trump's Saturday phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger affect the outcome? The story is definitely clouding over the race as Trump and President-elect Joe Biden head to Georgia to rally voters.

Latest Trafalgar Poll for Georgia Runoff Puts Warnock, Ossoff Ahead of Loeffler, Perdue

Posted by David Gerstman on December 30, 2020 39 Comments

In a stunning reversal, the Trafalgar Group, which has been one of the most reliable pollsters this election season, released its latest polling numbers for next week's Georgia Senate runoff showing that the two Democratic challengers - Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff - are now leading the incumbent Republican senators - Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.

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Stacey Abrams’ Federal Judge Sister Blocks Voter Purge in Two Georgia Counties

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 30, 2020 62 Comments

U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Stacey Abrams' sister, ruled against a voter purge in two Georgia counties before the January 5th runoff.

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McConnell Blocks Quick Vote on $2,000 COVID Checks

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 29, 2020 38 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put a stop to a quick vote that would have increased the COVID stimulus checks to $2,000 from $600.

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Warnock Church Camper Recalls Abuses: ‘That Camp was Real Messed Up’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 29, 2020 7 Comments

In 2002, Anthony Washington attended Camp Farthest Out at the age of 12. Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Raphael Warnock oversaw the camp "as senior pastor of Maryland's Douglas Memorial Community church." Speaking to the Washington Free Beacon, Washington alleged several abuses took place at the camp, including being required to sleep outside after having an accident (he was a child) and an incident in which camp counselors threw urine at him.

Democrats in Georgia Senate Runoffs Are Hauling in Record Amounts of Cash

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 42 Comments

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the two Democrat candidates in the Georgia runoff elections for U.S. Senate, are swimming in cash. If either one of them loses, it certainly won't be for a lack of campaign funds.

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California Gov. Newsom Taps Crony Alex Padilla to Replace Harris

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2020 15 Comments

Mid-November, I reported that several California Democrats were lining up for the chance to fill Kamala Harris' US Senate seat. The winner in this phase of political reshuffling is the Secretary of State, Alex Padilla.

POLICE VIDEO: #GASen Candidate Warnock’s Then-Wife Alleges Altercation, “He’s not who he pretends to be”

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 23, 2020 36 Comments

Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired never-before-seen bodycam footage Tuesday night of a disturbing incident in March that involved Georgia's Democratic Senate nominee Rev. Raphael Warnock, then-wife Ouleye Ndoye, and a police officer who was called to the scene.

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