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#raphael-warnock

CHICAGO The battle between Chicago and Atlanta over hosting the 2024 Democratic convention is heating up with a new claim from Illinois that Georgia's lenient open-carry gun laws already an issue with several public events in Atlanta could make security a nightmare.With a decision possibly weeks away, officials involved agree that Atlanta and Chicago now appear to lead New York, the third of the finalists still under consideration.

Politics "That's how it's done, Georgia," Rep. Ayanna Pressley tweeted.Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock won the runoff election for Georgia's second Senate seat Tuesday night, and local Democrats are celebrating the win.The new 51-49 Senate majority will make it easier for Democrats to get bills passed and fend off bills they oppose that come from the newly Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

WILMINGTON, Del.President Joe Biden made a historical pilgrimage Sunday to America's freedom church to mark Martin Luther King's birthday, saying democracy was at a perilous moment and that the civil rights leader's life and legacy "show us the way and we should pay attention.As the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday morning sermon at King's Ebenezer Baptist Church, Biden cited the telling question that King himself once asked of the nation.

By Jewelle Gomez-
I've been trying to come up with thoughtful, end-of-year things to write about and, as is often the case, I'm drawing a blank.I'm not a Christmas person for a lot of reasons, none of which mean I'm Scrooge.I was never able to give credit to a bearded white guy flying through space for the sacrifice my family made to buy me a surprise pair of ice skates.

The morning after his account was reinstated - a development once viewed as a significant lift to Trump's candidacy - Fox News Sunday spent more time talking about the ticketing debacle surrounding Taylor Swift's upcoming tour."The people talking about [Trump's campaign announcement] in my circles, it's almost like it didn't happen," said Bob Vander Plaats, the evangelical leader in Iowa who is influential in primary politics in the first-in-the-nation caucus state and who was a national co-chair of Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign in 2016.

Herschel Walker, a Republican candidate for Georgia Senate, will likely face a challenging runoff contest against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock next month.Although ballots are still being counted for the midterm election that took place earlier this week, it's all but certain there will be a runoff election  in order to determine Georgia's senator for the next six years.

Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia means a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and the GOP in the Senate will end.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer greets Sen. Raphael Warnock outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2022.Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock's win over former NFL player Herschel Walker in Georgia's runoff election earlier this week means that Democrats will see their numbers in the Senate increase from 50 seats to 51 when the 118th Congressional session begins in January.

Biden vows to return to the issue of paid sick leave not just for rail workers but for every worker in America'.United States President Joe Biden has signed into law a joint resolution ending a labour dispute between the country's railroad companies and its unions, forcing both parties to reach a deal that would mean higher wages for workers.

Georgia voters are slated to not be allowed to vote early on a Saturday before the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff due to voter suppression efforts by the GOP and the occurrence of Thanksgiving and a Confederate holiday in late November.The runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and Republican Herschel Walker will take place on December 6.

Local The President is scheduled to make an appearance at a political fundraiser on Friday.Later this week, Boston will host a collection of some of the most famous people in the world.Prince William and Princess Kate of the British royal family are scheduled to touch down in Massachusetts on Wednesday ahead of the Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony on Friday.

Former President Donald Trump's name wasn't on the ballot in the midterms.But his presence - for better and worse - reminded us of a blimp in a circus tent, set to deflate.In his tireless effort to prove his enduring influence as a political kingmaker after refusing to concede following his 2020 loss, Trump endorsed more than 330 candidates, held some 30 rallies and raised millions of dollars.

Democrat John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning, giving his party 48 seats.That means Democrats can keep the Senate by winning two out of four remaining battlegrounds: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin.Arizona and Nevada are the biggest question marks, with significant numbers of votes still to be counted in both states.

Economic justice advocates in Georgia are mobilizing ahead of next month's runoff U.S. Senate election in the state, working to convince low-income residents who lack access to healthcare and living wages to back Democratic Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock.The Georgia Poor People's Campaign announced late Wednesday that it is launching a statewide canvassing, text-banking, and social media campaign to reach out to millions of Georgia voters who are low-income, calling the push their "If We Ever Needed To Vote, We Sure Do Need To Vote Now Tour."
"It ain't over yet, and every vote must be cast to count," said the group.

A new poll in Georgia finds that Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) is 4 points ahead of his Republican opponent, former NFL running back Herschel Walker, in their runoff election contest scheduled for December 6.No other candidates will be on the runoff ballot.The poll, which was conducted from November 11-17, also found that a majority of voters (51 percent) viewed Warnock favorably.