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News Articles: U.S. Senate

Senator Reverend Warnock (right) greeting Pope Francis (left).

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock visits Vatican, Ossoff pushes teacher tax cuts

For the past week, Georgia's U.S Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock discussed global issues with Pope Francis, expanded tax deductions for Georgia teachers, worked to improve the water structure in Bulloch County and provided resources to Georgia’s busiest water ports.

April 26, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are up to

The senator round-ups are back! For the past few weeks, Ossoff and Warnock have been helping Georgians across the state with issues, including addressing USPS mail delays; investing in clean drinking water; pushing for student loan debt relief; ensuring veterans' support in maternal health care; and planning to meet with the pope.

April 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff

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  • Politics

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduces legislation to protect election workers, polling places from threats

This week in Congress, Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation that would prevent acts of violence and threats against election workers and at poll places after Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman were threatened after the 2020 election.

March 15, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan addresses supporters at the Maryland statehouse on Jan. 10, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. Hogan announced Friday he will run for U.S. Senate.

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  • Elections

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the U.S. Senate

The move gives Republicans a prominent candidate who is well-positioned to run a competitive campaign for the GOP in a state that hasn't had a Republican U.S. senator in 37 years.

February 10, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake arrives for a rally with Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, during the New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

After seeming to bribe Senate hopeful Kari Lake not to run, Arizona GOP chair resigns

The now-former head of the state's Republican Party accused Lake of leaking a recording in which he offers compensation if she will take "a pause for a couple of years" from running for public office.

January 25, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Giles
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in June.

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  • Politics

Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won't seek reelection in 2024

West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2024, Democrats have a narrow majority and face and uphill battle to retain his seat.

November 09, 2023
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California who was first elected in 1992, died Thursday at the age of 90.

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  • Politics

From California to Capitol Hill, tributes to Dianne Feinstein flood in after her death

Leaders in the House and the Senate paused from the race to avert a government shutdown to remember Feinstein, the California Democrat who was longest-serving woman to ever sit in the U.S. Senate.

September 29, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks as Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., listens during a news conference March 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Law

'I am not going anywhere': New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez rejects calls to resign

Some House members and top New Jersey Democrats, including the governor, called for the senator's resignation after he was indicted Friday on federal corruption charges.

September 24, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Juliana Kim
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives at the Russell Senate Office Building last Wednesday. The Senate's unwritten dress code will no longer be enforced as of this week.

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  • Politics

The Senate's dress code just got more relaxed. Some insist on staying buttoned-up

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision not to enforce an unofficial dress code has elicited strong reactions and dominated talk on Capitol Hill, even as a potential government shutdown looms.

September 21, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes at the U.S. Capitol on September 6.

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  • Politics

Sen. Mitt Romney says he won't run for a second term

Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2024. "While I'm not running for reelection, I'm not retiring from the fight," he said.

September 13, 2023
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell
Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock handing out food to Valdosta community members.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Sept. 8

This week, Ossoff and Warnock focused on improving truck driving training in South Georgia, speaking out against the Republican request to redraw Alabama's congressional maps, surveying the damage left by Hurricane Idalia, and new legislation to prepare for the future workforce.

September 08, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Gainesville Fire Department firetruck

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Sept. 1

This week, Sens Ossoff and Warnock focused on providing fire safety resources across Georgia, addressing the shortages in chemotherapy drugs, pushing for student loan debt cancellations and ensuring Georgians were prepared for Hurricane Idalia.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Warnock pictured with Savannah Head Start Program leaders.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Aug. 25

This week, Ossoff and Warnock focused on providing counseling and mental health services to Georgia military families; delivering resources to improve early childhood education across Northwest Georgia; previewing new legislation improving workforce shortages in childcare; and upgrading Georgia’s Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Aug. 18

This week, Ossoff and Warnock focused on delivering health care resources to Mount Vernon, Ga.; legislation providing upgrades to Fort Gordon’s Cyber Center of Excellence and Robins Air Force Base; and improving fire safety throughout metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff with Moody Air Force Base service member

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Aug. 11

This week, Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were in Georgia and focused on new projects for the Moody Air Force Base; affordable housing for young military families; stopping Senate leadership from cutting federal support to Georgia hospitals; and resources for domestic violence resources.

August 11, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
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