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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock

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Georgia Democrats score legislative wins in Senate spending bill

Senate Democrats from across the country are cheering the passage of a massive spending bill that puts billions toward climate change and aims to crack down on prescription drug prices.

August 08, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Sen. Joe Manchin

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  • Climate

With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead

Some legal experts and environmentalists think such a declaration wouldn't have been that useful and would have exposed the president's climate agenda to further judicial and legislative scrutiny.

July 28, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
Will Hurd and his book American Reboot

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: In conversation with former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, author of 'American Reboot'

Friday on Political Rewind: According to the New York Times, just 13% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, a pessimism shared by every demographic. In his book American Reboot, former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd proposes a new path forward.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, the lead Republican negotiator, talks to reporters after giving a speech in support of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act at the Capitol on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The House has passed the gun control bill. The next stop is Biden's desk

The House approved the bipartisan bill 234 to 193 exactly one month after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. It's the first gun control measure to come out of Congress in nearly three decades.

June 24, 2022
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Los Angeles Unified School District food service workers  pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in plastic bags.

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  • Politics

The House extended a school meal lifeline; families are now waiting on the Senate

Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30.

June 23, 2022
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Los Angeles Unified School District food service workers  pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in plastic bags.

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  • Politics

The House extended a school meal lifeline; families are now waiting on the Senate

Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30.

June 23, 2022
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Herring and Carter

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  • Elections

Wade Herring to face Buddy Carter in November

Wade Herring overtakes frontrunner Joyce Griggs in Democratic hunt for U.S.House seat.

June 22, 2022
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  • Craig Nelson
Chris West and Jeremy Hunt

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  • Elections

Chris West and Jeremy Hunt find no common ground in their last meeting ahead of congressional runoff

Voters will choose Tuesday between two Republicans--Chris West and Jeremy Hunt-- who both seek to unseat Democrat Sanford Bishop in Georgia’s second congressional district. Their final meeting before the runoff vote revealed a little of what separates them politically. 

June 17, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Bj pak

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney BJay Pak testifies; Bipartisan effort on gun safety

Monday on Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney B.J. Pak is expected to testify before the Jan. 6 committee hearings this morning. Plus, a bipartisan Senate committee has reached a possible deal on gun legislation. Meanwhile, rifts widen between Trump-aligned GOP officials and Gov. Brian Kemp.

June 13, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Ivanka Trump's testimony to the Jan. 6 committee is displayed on a screen during the committee's hearing on Thursday.

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  • Politics

New revelations and 3 other takeaways from the first Jan. 6 committee hearing

The committee transported the audience back to Jan. 6 with video of what happened that day. It also made a strong case that former President Donald Trump was responsible for what happened.

June 10, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
 Republican candidates for Georgia's Second House District Jeremy Hunt, left, and Chris West.

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  • Politics

Republicans for 2nd Congressional District spar over who is the most Georgian

The two Republicans vying to replace Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District sparred over which was the true conservative or even a real Georgian in their debate Monday. 

June 06, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Governor Brian Kemp gives a speech at his campaign watch party as he wins the GOP nomination for governor.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Death toll rises in Uvalde shooting; Will candidates respond to gun control calls?

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The Political Rewind team convenes for a special live 2 p.m. broadcast following Georgia's primary election. But first, we tackle the latest news out of Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting at an elementary school there.  

May 25, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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A man looks at newly drawn congressional districts for Gwinnett County, Ga., at a meeting of county Democrats this month.

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  • Politics

How 2 competitive districts in Georgia became a very red one and a very blue one

Redrawn congressional maps pit two Democratic incumbents against each other in the Atlanta suburbs.

May 23, 2022
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  • Sam Gringlas
Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga.

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  • News

Georgia congresswoman wants Congress to decry prosecution of abortions

A Georgia representative wants Congress to condemn attempts to criminally prosecute people who perform abortions or women who have abortions or experience miscarriages. Rep. Nikema Willams is introducing her House resolution on Thursday.

May 12, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Sen. Raphael Warnock and Ketanji Brown Jackson meet at the U.S. capitol ahead of her confirmation hearings.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Ketanji Brown Jackson in the hot seat; Duncan's new 'GOP 2.0' ad; Rivian updates

Monday on Political Rewind: Confirmation hearings begin for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as she closes in on the country's highest court. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan launches his first TV ads zeroing in on Abrams and calling for a new Republican party. Plus, Koch Industries and Rivian make headlines.

March 21, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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