Apr 07 WATCH: Judge Jackson ‘navigated the double jeopardy of racism and sexism’ to ‘stand in the glory of this moment’ says Warnock By News Desk Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., spoke in support of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate confirmation vote on April 7. He said he was “beyond thrilled” to vote for her confirmation. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:10 Sen. Warnock on the prospects for voting rights legislation: ‘This is about our democracy’ President Biden on Thursday made his case for voting right legislation directly to Senate Democrats and heatedly denounced the Republican efforts to put limits on voting. But Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reiterated that she would not support a change to the… Continue watching
Jan 20 WATCH: Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla sworn into U.S. Senate, giving Democrats control By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered the oath of office to Democrats Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla. Continue reading
Jan 19 Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff’s Senate wins By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The certification by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger officially seals Warnock and Ossoff's victories. They defeated Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in the Jan. 5 runoffs. Continue reading
Jan 07 Loeffler concedes to Warnock in Georgia race By Ben Nadler, Associated Press GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to the position a year ago to replace outgoing Sen. Johnny Isakson, posted a video to social media Thursday evening saying that she had called Raphael Warnock to congratulate him. Continue reading
Jan 06 Ballot counting paused in large Georgia county By Associated Press Georgia’s largest county is stopping ballot processing and tabulation for the day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Continue reading
Jan 06 Georgia’s Black voters overwhelmingly supported Democratic Senate candidates By Laura Santhanam These trends reflect the energy seen among Black voters in the 2020 presidential election, particularly among Black women. Continue reading
Jan 06 Republicans in Georgia more likely to vote against their party than Democrats By Laura Santhanam Results in Georgia echoed what happened nationwide in the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 06 Warnock wins Georgia Senate seat By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Democrat Raphael Warnock won election to U.S. Senate from Georgia, beating incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Raphael Warnock speaks on Georgia Senate runoff By Associated Press Warnock, appearing on video after midnight, expressed optimism, saying he had “proved that with hope, hard work and the people by our side, anything is possible.”… Continue reading