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Obama brings Democratic star power to key Georgia U.S. Senate race

Democrats turned to former President Barack Obama on Friday to rally Georgia voters in a tight U.S. Senate race that could determine whether the party keeps control of the chamber after the upcoming midterm elections.

Reuters

How Georgia’s midterm runoff 2022 elections work

Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules

The Independent UK

Hyundai breaks ground on massive Georgia EV plant

SAVANNAH, Georgia ― Hyundai Motor Group held a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday near Savannah for its $5.54 billion electric vehicle “Metaplant,” its biggest investment outside South Korea, a future-defining wager in electrification and the largest economic development project in Georgia history.

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New US prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system

The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons has pledged to hold accountable any employees who sexually assault inmates and reform the agency’s archaic hiring practices

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How Georgia’s midterm runoff elections work

Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules

The Independent UK

Beasley widens money advantage over Budd in NC Senate race

North Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley's fundraising advantage over Republican rival Ted Budd widened during the past three months and entering the campaign’s final weeks

The Independent UK

Warnock, Walker are dealt a Libertarian wild card in Georgia

Libertarian Chase Oliver isn’t going to win Georgia’s Senate race

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Bill Introduced To Bring Independent Oversight to Federal Prison System

The Federal Prison Oversight Act would create an independent ombudsman to investigate complaints about the Bureau of Prisons, something prison advocacy groups have long called for.

Reason

Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons

The Independent UK

Abrams' strategy to boost turnout: Early voting commitments

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is launching an intensive effort to get out the vote by urging potential supporters to cast in-person ballots the first week of early voting as she tries to navigate the state’s new election laws

The Independent UK

Climate law a wrench in Hyundai’s plans for $5.5 billion EV plant

Hyundai Motor Group’s plans to break ground on a new electric vehicle factory near the Georgia coast have been complicated by a sprawling climate law signed last month by President Joe Biden, which was intended, in part, to spur more domestic production of EVs.

Tribune News Service

Abrams, Georgia Democrats look to prove 2020 wasn't 'fluke'

Four years ago, Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor because the party old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams

The Independent UK

U. S. delegation on 8-day India visit from August 30 to September 6

Senator Jon Ossoff will work to strengthen economic, scientific, cultural, and security ties between the U. S. and India during the visit

The Hindu

Gene Collier: Biden can thank Trump for Inflation Reduction Act

As a highly combustible news week neared its midpoint, plans were solidifying around Friday afternoon for President Joe Biden to sign into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which, you might have heard, is no small thing.

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The Independent UK

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

Prisons chief deflects blame for failures, angering senators

With just days left in his tenure, the embattled director of the federal prison system faced a bipartisan onslaught Tuesday as he refused to accept responsibility for a culture of corruption and misconduct that has plagued his agency for years

The Independent UK

Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify

The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris could break a record. Democrats wish she didn't have to

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is on pace to set an unusual record, breaking the most tie votes in the U.S. Senate.

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A Way Out of No Way review: Raphael Warnock, symbol of hope for America

The Democratic Georgia senator has delivered an inspiring memoir, well-timed as the US tears itself apart

Tribune News Service

Coalition wants to bring regional hydrogen hub to Georgia

A coalition of Georgia business, academic and political leaders is pitching Georgia to the federal government as a potential hub for the development of hydrogen as a viable energy source.

Al Jazeera

US Republican senator calls for probe into Abu Akleh’s killing

Mitt Romney, joined by a Democratic senator, urges the US to ensure a ‘full and transparent investigation’.

The Independent UK

Agency ruling delivers big setback to Okefenokee mining plan

A federal agency has delivered a big setback to a company's controversial plan to mine at the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge

WEKU

A human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers.

Tribune News Service

Rematch: Kemp’s GOP victory sets up another battle with Abrams

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue to score a GOP primary victory that showed the limits of Donald Trump’s endorsement in Georgia and set up a rematch against Democrat Stacey Abrams in November.

The Guardian - US

Herschel Walker: the ex-football star running for Senate in Trump’s shadow

The Georgia candidate represents a relatively rare political being: a Black, Trump-supporting Republican – and his base seems to be entirely white conservatives

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