Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the US Senate for Georgia, speaks at a primary watch party on May 23, 2022, at the Foundry restaurant in Athens, Ga. According to a new report published late Monday, Oct. 3 Walker, who has vehemently opposed abortion rights as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009 The candidate called the accusation a “flat-out lie” and threatened to sue.

Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the US Senate for Georgia, speaks at a primary watch party on May 23, 2022, at the Foundry restaurant in Athens, Ga. According to a new report published late Monday, Oct. 3 Walker, who has vehemently opposed abortion rights as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009 The candidate called the accusation a “flat-out lie” and threatened to sue.

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US Senate nominee Herschel Walker's campaign has been jolted by another controversy.

The federal Department of Education is granting close to $10 million dollars to five Georgia schools systems and Mercer University.

Georgia so far has distributed about a tenth of the federal funds the state has received for homeowners impacted by the pandemic.

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