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Ossoff Says Health Care Is On Ballot As Supreme Court Weighs Obamacare
“We’re in the middle of a global health emergency unprecedented in our lifetimes,” said Ossoff, a Democrat in the runoff with Perdue Jan. 5.

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“We’re in the middle of a global health emergency unprecedented in our lifetimes,” said Ossoff, a Democrat in the runoff with Perdue Jan. 5.

Beverly takes over as state House minority leader for Bob Trammell, a Luthersville attorney who lost his Nov. 3 re-election bid.
That political action committee’s goal is to elect Republicans to state offices and protect their seats.
Scott announced he’s seeking to run the influential panel after the current chair, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, lost Tuesday.
Perdue, Loeffler make this statement with neither evidence nor specifics; Raffensperger says he will not resign.
Runoffs between Loeffler and Warnock, and Perdue against Ossoff, could determine whether the GOP maintains the Senate majority.
Bourdeaux claimed victory in the 7th District recently, which includes parts of Gwinnett and Forsyth counties, with 187,187 votes.
Several hundred gathered to wave flags, shout “Four more years!” and share conspiracy theories about how the election had been stolen.
These counties elected Democrats to offices up and down the ballot, sending two Democratic Congresswomen to Washington.
The outlook for Democratic control of the Senate did not improve the day after the election.
Republican Sen. David Perdue’s lead over Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff has continued to dwindle as election officials process ballots.
Today's updated totals could push Biden beyond the 270 electoral votes needed to secure victory.
These are not totally illegitimate concerns, as made clear by events of the past weekend.
The overnight gain came as a Democratic stronghold south of Atlanta, Clayton County, submitted more election results.
Here are some questions—and answers—about what’s going on in those states:
Georgia’s top election official told reporters late Wednesday morning that his office is urging all counties to wrap up results.
The two ballot questions passed with at least 75 percent of the votes, with about 200,000 left to be counted as of Wednesday afternoon.
The contest for Georgia’s 16 electoral votes intensified Wednesday as Trump’s campaign and state Republican party filed a lawsuit.
“I am very excited to let you know that your governor is healthy, no symptoms, but he is self-quarantined,” she said.
That anticipated crush of voters raised the specter of a chaotic June 9 primary and a rocky first day of early voting last month.