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News Articles: Raphael Warnock

In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo Raphael Warnock, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga. As the head of the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock has not shied away from impassioned sermons and forceful advocacy on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged. The 51-year-old now wants to take that progressive platform to the U.S. Senate. He is running to unseat one of Georgia's Republican senators, Kelly L

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U.S. Sen. Warnock: Electric car tax credit needs 'flexibility'

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is urging the U.S. Treasury secretary to use "flexibility" in defining how automakers and consumers qualify for a revised tax credit for Americans buying electric vehicles.

September 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Cover of "Le Petit Journal", 7 October, 1906. Depicting the race riots in Atlanta, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Anniversary of the Atlanta Race Massacre; What poll results mean for candidates

Thursday on Political Rewind: On this day in 1906, white mobs killed at least 25 Black Georgians in what would be known as the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre. Plus, the 11th Circuit says the Department of Justice can still examine classified documents from Mar-a-Lago. Also, we look at the story of a Stone Mountain bridge.

 

September 22, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $17.2 million for his Senate reelection bid in 2022′s second quarter, while Republican challenger Herschel Walker raised $6.2 million. Georgia will be a key battleground in these 2022 midterm elections to determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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Monmouth poll finds Georgians divided on trusting Walker, Warnock to handle key issues in Senate

A new survey of Georgia voters finds Sen. Raphael Warnock is viewed more favorably than Herschel Walker in the tight race.

September 21, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Queen Elizabeth's funeral

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Political Rewind: Queen Elizabeth's funeral; Forsyth GOP cancels protest; Walker lowers expectations

Monday on Political Rewind: In a flyer for a now-canceled anti-Abrams protest, the Forsyth County GOP warn that Democrats were "crossing over our county border." Some say the move was a reminder of the county's racist history. Plus, Walker paints himself as an underdog ahead of the debate with Warnock. 

September 19, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Atlanta Medical Center has been a community fixture in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood for decades. Wellstar Health System, the nonprofit that owns the facility, plans to shutter it in November. It's the latest change in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood and another severe blow to the Atlanta - area health care landscape.

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Impending hospital closure rattles Atlanta health care landscape and political races

Georgia has seen several rural hospitals shutter in the past decade, but this year Atlanta has joined other urban centers with facility closures. The Wellstar announcement has stoked the political debate over Medicaid expansion ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

September 15, 2022
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  • Andy Miller and
  • Sam Whitehead
Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock

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Political Rewind: Walker and Warnock will debate; Sen. Graham stuns GOP with federal abortion ban

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The debate stage is set for Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock. The long-awaited matchup is the first time Walker will face an opponent since announcing his candidacy. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham stuns Republicans by proposing a federal abortion ban.

September 14, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
The qualifying period for Georgia candidates seeking to run in 2022 elections began Monday. Democrats and Republicans, including Senate candidate Herschel Walker, arrived at the state Capitol to fill out their required paperwork.

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Walker, Warnock finally agree on U.S. Senate debate in Savannah

Georgia voters will have an opportunity to see both major U.S. Senate candidates face off after months of angst over debates.

September 14, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Democrat Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp

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Political Rewind: New poll shows split-ticket dynamic; Walker tackles race; Queen Elizabeth II dies

Friday on Political Rewind: In eight weeks, Georgians will cast their votes in the midterms. Our panel checks in on down-ballot races. Plus, former ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley arrived to campaign for Kemp and Walker. Meanwhile, Warnock's new ad focuses on Walker's hesitancy to debate.

 

September 09, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more

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Political Rewind: Abortion law threatens business; Domestic abuse in ads; Hispanic voters ignored

Thursday on Political Rewind: Business leaders say Georgia's new abortion law puts them at a competitive disadvantage. Meanwhile, the Warnock and Walker campaigns spar with ads alleging domestic abuse. Plus, Latino voters are a powerful voting bloc, but are elected politicians listening to them?

 

September 08, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $17.2 million for his Senate reelection bid in 2022′s second quarter, while Republican challenger Herschel Walker raised $6.2 million.

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Warnock, Walker creep toward debating in Georgia Senate race

Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker may be getting closer to debating in the state's U.S. Senate race.

September 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $17.2 million for his Senate reelection bid in 2022′s second quarter, while Republican challenger Herschel Walker raised $6.2 million. Georgia will be a key battleground in these 2022 midterm elections to determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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Political Rewind: Possible actual debate for Walker and Warnock; Coffee County saga; Pelosi's visit

Wednesday on Political Rewind: We may see a debate in the U.S. Senate race after all, as Warnock and Walker agree to meet in Savannah. Meanwhile, a fake elector aided Trump attorney Sidney Powell in copying election data in Coffee County. Cathy Latham, a county Republican Party chairwoman, escorted four technicians into the elections office. Plus, the panel breaks down Nancy Pelosi's visit to Georgia.

September 07, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Kemp, Abrams, Walker, and Warnock

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Political Rewind: $300M spent in top races; ad focuses on Walker's domestic violence; rural voters

Wednesday on Politcal Rewind: The Abrams, Kemp, Warnock and Walker campaigns have spent a combined $300 million on ads. But Democratic campaigns are outspending GOP opponents by wide margins. Plus, will Walker and Warnock ever debate? Meanwhile, Abrams stumps for votes in rural Georgia. 

August 31, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Sen. Raphael Warnock discusses newly introduced housing legislation outside of a house in Garden City.

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‘Georgians need relief now’: Warnock announces housing legislation near hometown of Savannah

The Democrat traveled to Garden City in Chatham County to make the case for three newly introduced bills.

August 24, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Senator Raphael Warnock speaking on the Senate floor in support of the CHIPS and Science Act.

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Warnock applauds newly enacted bill as a boost to HBCU research

“These schools have been punching way above their weight," Sen. Raphael Warnock said of historically Black colleges and universities. "They've been doing so much for so many, for so long, with so very little.”

August 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Candidates for governor Stacey Abrams (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp address educators in June 2022 at the Georgia School Boards Association conference in Savannah.

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Political Rewind: Abrams on Fulton probe; Mexicans trafficked to Georgia; CFP returns to ATL

Friday on Political Rewind: While President Biden loses support from many Democrats, Stacey Abrams and Sen. Raphael Warnock haven't disavowed him yet. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp attacked federal spending packages he says drove inflation, but he also spent federal funds to win voters' favor. 

August 19, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
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