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Democrat Warnock beats Republican Walker in Georgia US Senate runoff

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.

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Democratic Sen. Warnock beats Republican challenger Walker in Georgia runoff: ‘The people have spoken’

Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory gives Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority, gaining a seat from the current 50-50 split with John Fetterman’s victory in Pennsylvania. There will be divided government, however, with Republicans having narrowly flipped House control.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida appeals court directs Flynn to testify before Fulton County grand jury

ATLANTA — A Florida appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s onetime national security adviser, to testify before a Fulton County special grand jury.

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A former Florida congressman is arrested on charges of lobbying for Venezuela

A newly unsealed grand jury indictment alleges that former Rep. David Rivera, a well-connected Florida Republican, illegally acted on Venezuela's behalf.

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Warnock defeats Walker, giving Democrats 51-49 majority in Senate

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock fended off a challenge from Republican Herschel Walker to win a full six-year term that broadens the Democratic majority in the chamber after a turbulent runoff campaign that sharpened partisan divides in one of the nation’s most politically competitive states.

Tribune News Service

Cruz: “Of course” Trump was wrong to call for terminating Constitution

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned the comment by the former president, but he also said that reporters were overblowing the story and should instead “focus on what matters.” Sen. John Cornyn called the move “irresponsible” on Monday.

The Texas Tribune

Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud, New York jury finds

Twelve-person jury returns guilty verdict against former president’s company after being sent out on Monday to deliberate

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Jan. 6 House panel will recommend criminal prosecutions, chairman says

WASHINGTON — A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will recommend criminal prosecution for people, possibly including former President Donald Trump, over efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election outcome.

Tribune News Service

US sticking with North Korea policy despite series of missile tests

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is not about to change its long-standing North Korea policy and will continue to focus on deterrence and stronger ties with Asian allies, a senior White House official said, despite leader Kim Jong Un’s unprecedented barrage of missile tests in recent months.

Tribune News Service

At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet sat down with White House correspondent, April Ryan, to discuss her book, Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem. Plus, Republican strategist Eleni Demertzis; Democratic strategist Ron Holmes; WBEZ state politics reporter Dave McKinney and Sun-Times chief political reporter Tina…

Chicago Sun-Times

Semiconductor Manufacturers Don't Need More Subsidies. They Need Less Government.

Fixing federal permitting rules and easing immigration policies would help companies like the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which are interested in building more plants in America.

Reason

GOP's "psychological" Hunter obsession

Even if GOP's Hunter claims are true, "it still wouldn’t amount to a fraction of what Trump did,” Republican says

Salon

Jan. 6 House panel will recommend criminal prosecutions, chairman says

WASHINGTON — A House panel will present the Justice Department with evidence that specific people, possibly including former President Donald Trump, committed federal crimes in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

Religion, LGBTQ rights collide in Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is sounding sympathetic to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.

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Trump Pac reportedly paid legal bills of Mar-a-Lago witnesses

Political action committee paid bills of former Trump adviser Kash Patel and valet Walt Naud, who told FBI agents he moved boxes at Trump’s direction

The Independent UK

Mary Peltola will not toe the party line, in the nicest way possible

Ahead of her first full term in Congress, Mary Peltola talks to Richard Hall about taking her pro-fish message to congress, and her first big disagreement with the White House.

Salon

Biden moves to block primary challenge

Picking deep-red South Carolina for the first primary is an obvious ploy meant to lock down Biden's renomination

The Independent UK

White House invites in state lawmakers before 2023 sessions

The White House is playing host to roughly 50 Democratic state legislators from 31 states this week as legislatures prepare for their upcoming sessions

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Crushing unions: Both sides do it!

Democrats and their "proud pro-labor president" say the right things and do the wrong ones, over and over again

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A good turn of events, made possible by a still sturdy judicial branch

Last week was a good week for the rule of law, the courts and the Constitution.

The Independent UK

Biden to visit Arizona computer chip site, highlight jobs

President Joe Biden is going to the building site for an Arizona computer chip plant to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to the incoming Republican House majority

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: The San Francisco Republican who spread Pelosi attack conspiracies gets rewarded by GOP

Anyone with a beating heart and sliver of humanity reacted to the October attack on Paul Pelosi in similar fashion, with a combination of shock and horror that transcended politics.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk publishing Hunter Biden laptop Twitter files was ‘not healthy’, White House says

‘It won’t do anything to help a single American improve their lives’

The Guardian - AU

Russia claims Ukraine shelling Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened

Moscow accuses Ukraine of ‘nuclear terrorism’; Kremlin spokesperson says there is no prospect for negotiations with Kyiv at the moment

Tribune News Service

Biden will likely announce 2024 bid after holidays, his chief of staff says

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Ron Klain said he expects that President Joe Biden will announce he’s running for reelection after the U.S. Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

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