Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on 'vote-a-rama' amendments - Roll Call Senate Democrats stuck together and mostly voted against amendments to their tax, climate and health care package. Roll Call · Aug 7, 2022
After four-hour debate, Senate begins voting on budget bill amendments - Roll Call The Senate is starting what could be a marathon session of votes on the budget package after four hours of debate. Roll Call · Aug 6, 2022
Debate begins on massive budget package; 'vote-a-rama' awaits - Roll Call The Senate voted to begin considering Democrats’ climate, tax and health package on a party-line vote Saturday. Roll Call · Aug 6, 2022
Democrats brace for insulin fight on Inflation Reduction Act Democrats want to cap the price of insulin to $35 The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022
Senate parliamentarian kills key part of Democrats’ prescription drug plan in the Inflation Reduction Act The plan would cause manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they increased drug prices higher than inflation. The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022
Democrats race to prep sweeping budget bill for weekend votes WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to begin consideration of Democrats’ climate, tax and health care package on Saturday, leaving about two days for the party to shore up support for the bill. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Will Trump hand Senate to Democrats again? Nineteen months ago, Donald Trump’s fixation on unproven allegations of election fraud played a major role in the Republicans’ loss of two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia and, with them, their Senate majority. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Walker accepts debate invite, but not one that Warnock chose Georgia Republican Herschel Walker has accepted an invitation in his U.S. Senate race to debate Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
Why Stacey Abrams isn't running away from Joe Biden DALTON, Ga. — As she wound down her campaign speech to hundreds of supporters piled into a community center's gym, Stacey Abrams asked the North Georgia crowd to look back to 2020 to remember the energy and enthusiasm that helped Democrats score upset wins. Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022
Sen. Warnock cites 'bipartisanship,' avoids Biden in Georgia Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock is running for his first full Senate term, pitching himself as a lawmaker willing to do whatever it takes to help his state The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022
Kemp assails national economy while touting Georgia record Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is taking aim at what he calls the “Biden recession” and spreading blame to Democrat Stacey Abrams while at the same time arguing his own state's economy is good The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022
In Georgia Senate race, a historic faceoff between 2 Black men ATLANTA — When Michael Thurmond ran to become Georgia's labor commissioner in 1998, he received a warning from a fellow Democrat: Don't run. Tribune News Service · Jul 28, 2022
AJC poll: Kemp, Warnock slightly ahead in Georgia's top races ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is slightly ahead of Republican Herschel Walker in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of a race that could decide control of the Senate, while Gov. Brian Kemp has an apparent lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in a rematch for Georgia's top office. Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022
Poll shows tight races for Georgia governor and Senate Senator Raphael Warnock and Brian Kemp both have narrow leads. The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022 Walker aims to pivot focus back to Dems in tight Ga. race After a bruising opening to his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate, Georgia Republican Herschel Walker is trying to deflect attention back onto Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock
Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022 Commentary: Why Raphael Warnock should run for president in 2024 Across the country, public trust in democratic institutions has eroded to its lowest point in recorded history. This full-blown crisis of confidence, fueled by constant partisan gridlock in Congress and baseless denials of election results, is putting our democracy in serious peril.
Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022 Herschel Walker downplays abortion ruling’s effect ALTO, Ga. — Republican Herschel Walker downplayed the effect Georgia’s abortion ban will have on the November election, saying voters were more concerned about the economy.
Roll Call · Jul 21, 2022 At the Races: Marriage 47, pill 8 - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022 After crushing defeat, David Perdue wants to heal GOP rifts If former U.S. Sen. David Perdue has regrets about the collapse of his Donald Trump-backed challenge to Gov. Brian Kemp, he's not keen to explore them.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022 Walker wants to focus on issues — but offers few specifics ATLANTA — As Herschel Walker weathered wave after wave of personal controversies, his U.S. Senate campaign has tried to pivot to issues it says Georgia voters care about.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022 New FEC filings show no sign of donors abandoning Democrats WASHINGTON — The president’s party usually loses seats in midterms, and those losses can be significant when the president is unpopular and the economy is in turmoil.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 16, 2022 Will restrictive abortion laws affect where the WNBA expands? Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says it will be ‘considered’ Engelbert was asked whether the league would consider not awarding the All-Star Game or another marquee event to a state with restrictive abortion laws and responded it would be taken into consideration.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2022 LZ Granderson: Herschel Walker is unfit to serve in the US Senate The current incarnation of anti-intellectualism in Republican politics — epitomized by the campaign of former football star Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate in Georgia — started in earnest in the winter of 2012 with a quip from former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who was seeking the Republican presidential nomination.…
Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022 A new reality: Georgia Democrats keep money advantage over GOP ATLANTA — Long before Stacey Abrams released her financial figures, Republicans ensured key supporters knew she would raise more campaign cash than Gov. Brian Kemp. The biggest question with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's latest haul was whether he'd top his last record-breaking report.
Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022 Why Kemp-Warnock voters could factor into 2022 race Betty Florence's voting history is all over the political map.