In one election, Republican Sen. David Perdue is running against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. Perdue narrowly missed reaching the majority threshold in November. The other election has Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock challenging Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler. They received the most votes in a field of 20 candidates. … [Read more...] about Understanding US Senate Runoff Elections in Georgia
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Voting rights groups see gerrymandering as potent threat
“There is significant gerrymander and risk in a handful of states … Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, in part because they're fast growing, in part because they're changing politically or have been battlegrounds … they’re also single party controlled,” Michael Li, senior counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, told The Hill. … [Read more...] about Voting rights groups see gerrymandering as potent threat
Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged
Owoyesigire said state security was responding in an effort to secure Wine's residence and protect the candidate after two individuals were seen trying to gain access to the house by jumping the fence, adding one of the individuals had been arrested. … [Read more...] about Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged
What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly divided Senate
Before the November election, pressure had been mounting from the Democratic left to eliminate the filibuster, leading Republicans to charge that Democrats would pack the Supreme Court or give statehood to Democratic strongholds such as the District of Columbia. Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he'll block any attempt to eliminate the filibuster, so party progressives may be wasting their breath on this topic now. … [Read more...] about What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly divided Senate
Cardinals replace Cardinal: Louisville women are new No. 1, Stanford falls to No. 5
North Carolina State received five first-place votes and came in second for the Wolfpack’s best ranking since Dec. 31, 1990. The new top two teams were supposed to have faced off Sunday, but N.C. State had a positive COVID-19 test in the program and hasn’t played a game since Jan. 3. … [Read more...] about Cardinals replace Cardinal: Louisville women are new No. 1, Stanford falls to No. 5
