A special grand jury in Georgia, tasked with investigating efforts to undermine the 2020 election, recommended criminal indictments for several allies of Donald Trump, including Senator Lindsey Graham, who had not been charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The report from this special grand jury, which was filed …
Read More »Democrats Gain Majority in Senate
In one of her first duties as Vice President, Kamala Harris swore in Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D), who defeated Sens. David Perdue (R.) and Kelly Loeffler (R.) in Georgia’s runoff elections on Jan. 5. Harris also swore in former California Secretary of State Alex Padilla (D), who was …
Read More »Raphael Warnock Wins Georgia Senate Special Election
Reverend Raphael Warnock has defeated incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate special election. Ebenezer Baptist Church’s senior pastor in Atlanta was elected on Tuesday to be the first Black senator from Georgia. This win puts Democrats one seat away from control of congress and is a repudiation of …
Read More »Pro-Trump Lawyer Calls For Boycott Of GA Runoff And Arrest Of Loeffler & Perdue
Donald Trump has committed to a rally in Georgia next week to support the reelection campaigns of Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. During a normal election cycle, this would not be news, but 2020 has been everything but ordinary. Days before Trump reluctantly decided to continue to support the …
Read More »Senator Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Bill To Stop Lawmakers From Trading Stocks
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Pramila Jayapal are reintroducing a bill that stops lawmakers from trading stocks. Democrats will make this a key aspect of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs. Democrats accuse Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of using private information from congressional briefings to buy and sell stocks …
Read More »Judges Dismiss Two GOP Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Absentee Ballot Rules
On Thursday, Federal judges dismissed two GOP lawsuits in Georgia. Republicans attempted to change guidelines surrounding absentee ballots in the state. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall rejected the first case. The Twelfth Congressional District Republican Committee lawsuit attempted to prohibit absentee ballot drop boxes for the January 5th …
Read More »Biden Blasts Georgia’s GOP Senators, Saying They ‘stood by’ as Trump Tried to Undo State’s Election Results
President-elect Joe Biden held a drive-in rally in Atlanta as a promotion for the January 5 runoffs. He publicly ridiculed Georgia’s GOP senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. According to Biden, the Republicans “stood by and fully embraced nullifying nearly 5 million Georgia votes.” After Nov 3rd’s election, in which neither …
Read More »Georgia Senator David Perdue’s Stocks Boost With Well-Timed Trade
Some of us haven’t been so lucky this year, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll not only on our health but also on our finances. But for some people like Republican Senator David Perdue, the mention of a novel pandemic back in March signaled a financial opportunity: stocky buying. …
Read More »Sen. Perdue Declines Runoff Debate Ahead of Runoff Election in Georgia
Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue has declined an invitation to debate Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff ahead of the January runoff election for his seat. While Ossoff has accepted six invitations from various media organizations for debates between now and Jan. 5, Perdue has said no to a Dec. 6 debate …
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