The Democrat is launching a second bid to become Georgia’s governor after losing narrowly to Republican Brian Kemp in 2018.
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Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors
The Senate has confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees.
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Trump sues New York attorney general in effort to end probe of his business practices
Letitia James is looking at whether the Trump Organization misled banks or tax officials about the value of assets – inflating them to gain favorable loan terms or minimizing them to reap tax savings.
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Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president
Gabriel Boric handily defeats a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump – who immediately conceded.
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U.K. prime minister reeling from one crisis to another
Boris Johnson is advised to ignore the political noise and base his policies on science, as infections reach record highs
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Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies at 76
He was the architect of a popular tax credit for first-time home buyers and worked to expand veterans’ private health care options.
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Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2 trillion bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back a $2 trillion social safety net bill.
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Far right uses misleading COVID-19 theories to expand its reach
Telegram, based in the United Arab Emirates, is a favorite tool in part because it lacks the content moderation of Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.
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Trump ally Roger Stone says he invoked 5th Amendment at Jan. 6 deposition
Stone invokes his right against self-incrimination in answer to all questions about Jan. 6, then tells reporters afterward that he didn’t do anything wrong.
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State lawmakers schedule two in-person sessions for January
Committees, however, will continue to meet remotely because of the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases that is filling hospitals and expected to get worse.