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A visitor walks through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial as a winter storm blows through the Washington area, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Ceremonies scheduled for the site on Monday, to mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday have been canceled because of the weather.

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Political Rewind: Reflecting on Dr. King's legacy as fight for voting rights continues

Monday on Political Rewind: We mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a panel of Georgians reflecting on the legacy of the great civil rights leader. What would Dr. King make of the setbacks in the U.S. Senate this past week experienced by those calling for new voting rights legislation? 

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler read the Pledge of Allegiance and the evocation at the start of the 2022 Eggs and Breakfast breakfast on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: 'Eggs and Issues' kicks off session; Biden weighs fallout; Bailey switches course

Wednesday on Political Rewind: President Joe Biden now faces a daunting challenge back at the U.S. Capitol as he attempts to make good on commitments to sign into law federal voting rights legislation. It's a move he pushed for during his visit to Atlanta on Tuesday. Can Biden wrangle enough support to pass the voting rights legislation he described as crucial to our democracy? Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp defended Georgia's voting laws.

January 12, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris land at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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  • Politics

PHOTOS: Biden, Harris make stop in Atlanta to push voting rights legislation

President Biden and Vice President Harris made a stop in Atlanta to push voting rights legislation on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

January 12, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
President Joe Biden

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  • Politics

‘I’m tired of being quiet.’ Biden rips Georgia GOP, says time is now to protect voting rights

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris urged Senators to push federal voting rights legislation in a speech Tuesday in Atlanta.

January 11, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch and
  • Stephen Fowler
Illustration of Joe Biden next to UGA football.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Dawgs win! But could Biden steal headlines in Ga. with a filibuster statement?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: 'Go Dawgs' is the rallying cry around Georgia this morning after The University of Georgia breaks a four-decade dry spell. But President Biden will make his own headlines when he visits Atlanta and prepares to announce a carve-out to the filibuster that would push forward key voting rights legislation. 

January 11, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Biden Harris AP

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  • Politics

Biden and Harris head to Atlanta on Tuesday to push 'urgent need' for federal voting rights law

Under pressure to deliver on promises of voting rights legislation, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Atlanta on Tuesday.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Family and friends of Ahmaud Arbery gathered to mourn his death and pray for three guilty verdicts in October prior to the November conviction. The group retraced Arbery’s final steps down Satilla Drive where the young man went on his last run. The trial pushed Brunswick, Ga., into the national spotlight — a spotlight many in the community dread.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Sentencing in murder of Ahmaud Arbery; A look at social justice in Georgia

Friday on Political Rewind: The three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery were set to be sentenced today in a Brunswick courtroom. All three face a mandatory 30 years in prison, but we asked: will any of them be given a chance of parole? The tragic deaths last year of Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, and other African Americans accelerated demands for racial and social justice … and gave new legitimacy to the Black Lives Matter movement. In Glynn County, a new organization came to life to push for change in a county long seen as hostile to its Black residents. But how much progress has been made in achieving these goals? We asked our panel.

January 07, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Ellipse near the White House where President Donald Trump spoke is covered with slush from a recent snowstorm, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington. Thursday marks the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, a violent attack that has fundamentally changed Congress and prompted widespread concerns about the future of American democracy.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: One year after the U.S. Capitol insurrection; Memorial services for Ga.'s Isakson

Thursday on Political Rewind: In a special live 2 p.m. edition, we mark the anniversary of a dark chapter in U.S. history. Last year on Jan. 6, supporters of former President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt the democratic process. The shockwaves continue to reverberate in Georgia and across the country in 2022. This all plays out today as funeral services for late former Sen. Johnny Isakson are underway.

January 06, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
President Biden reads the number of COVID-19 deaths from a card he keeps in his pocket on July 29, 2021.

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Biden stopped marking grim COVID milestones as he fought to end the pandemic

Biden used to talk a lot about the COVID-19 death toll, but over the last year he's shifted to how fight the pandemic. Some want him to go back to addressing the country's grief.

December 24, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Despite Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition Senate Majority Leader Schumer says he still intends to bring up the $2 trillion social and climate policy bill for a vote

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  • Politics

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no'

Senate Majority Leader Schumer said the Senate will take up the measure "very early" in the new year

December 20, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Naylor
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., leaves his office after speaking with President Biden about his long-stalled domestic agenda, at the Capitol on Monday.

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  • Politics

Where things stand with the monthly expanded child tax credit payments

Because an extension of the child tax credit is tied in with President Biden's Build Back Better social spending plan, it remains unclear whether the monthly payments will continue beyond this year.

December 14, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
President Biden spoke to participants in the Summit for Democracy from a soundstage that the White House has set up for such virtual events.

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  • Politics

Why Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy

The White House wants to boost global commitments to human rights and fighting corruption. But as the summit convenes, American democracy itself is under pressure.

December 09, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
A vaccine syringe held by a doctor.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: GA judge blocks Biden's mandate; Nationwide attention on Georgia's political races

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A Georgia federal judge blocked nationwide implementation of President Biden's vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors this week. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr was one of the seven state attorney generals who filed for the stay, arguing the administration was overstepping it constitutional authority. Meanwhile, the second ranking Republican in the state House, Jan Jones, says she's backing a bill to prevent students from having access to "obscene" materials.

 

December 08, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Travis McMichael's attorney Jason B. Sheffield, center, questions Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy, right, during the trial of Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Attorney comments are another sign race is central in trial of McMichaels, Bryan

Monday on Political Rewind: Race continues to be a central theme in the case of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan — three men charged with murder in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign the long-awaited infrastructure bill.

November 15, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
President Biden was ebulliant as he described the contents of the infrastructure bill and what it took to get it across the finish line.

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  • Politics

Biden's infrastructure win gives him some momentum. Here's why he needs that

President Biden's polls have plunged. As his agenda stalled, his party lost the Virginia gubernatorial race. The infrastructure win gives him some lift as he now tries to pass a much-tougher bill.

November 07, 2021
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  • Tamara Keith
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