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Herschel Walker’s son revels in father’s Georgia Senate runoff defeat

Christian Walker sent a series of celebratory tweets that recalled the candidate’s alleged history of mistreatment of his family

The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2022

First Thing: Democrats celebrate as Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff

Republican Herschel Walker concedes as Warnock celebrates bolstering the Democratic party’s Senate majority

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia runoff cements Democrats' 2024 blueprint

Celebrity candidates endorsed by President Trump performed disastrously this cycle.

Axios · Dec 7, 2022

Why Warnock's seat means so much to Senate Democrats

Warnock's win now gives Democrats firm control of the Senate and makes life easier for them in a number of ways --among them: a cushion in trying to pass bills and assured committee control.

WEKU · Dec 7, 2022

COVID could be DeSantis' secret weapon in 2024

The way he handled 2020 was much more in line with where the GOP is now.

Axios · Dec 7, 2022

Officer's family snubs Mitch, McCarthy

"No one should shake hands with insurrectionist sympathizers," advocacy group says

Salon · Dec 7, 2022

Georgia’s runoff was a resounding rebuke of Trumpism. Will Republicans hear it?

Come January, Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues will face a 51-49 Senate Democratic majority – making Biden’s job a little easier

The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2022

Editorial: Time’s running out to fix electoral vote count loopholes

Behold Congress’ lame duck session, their last chance to pass long-overdue measures to fix loopholes in federal election law that helped stoke the ill-conceived Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” assault on the Capitol.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 7, 2022

Editorial: Part of his constitution: Trump won’t drop his dangerous delusion that he won in 2020

Donald Trump often blames the messenger for his own words, but he’s got nowhere to look but the mirror for his weekend screed about terminating the Constitution, posted to Truth Social, which the former president created after being kicked off Twitter.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Editorial: Recite the Constitution or ‘terminate’ it? GOP, make up your mind

Kevin McCarthy said that if he becomes the next speaker, members of the House of Representatives will take turns reciting the Constitution in its entirety on Jan. 3, the first day of the new session. It’s a stunt apparently calculated to promote GOP members as the true constitutional guardians, as…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022