The courage of Brad Raffensperger
The hour-long recording of the President of the United States, defeated and desperate, begging Georgia’s secretary of state over the phone to…
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Proud Boys leader arrested for allegedly burning Black Lives Matter banner at DC church
The leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was arrested Monday in Washington, DC, for allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter…
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5 things to know for January 5: Senate runoffs, Covid, transition, Jacob Blake, Iran
Still waiting for the latest stimulus check? Find out when and how it’s coming your way. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
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South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…
Continue ReadingMore than 170 business leaders sign letter urging Congress to accept Biden’s win
More than 170 prominent business leaders signed a letter urging Congress to accept the Electoral College results that declared Joe Biden as the next…
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UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…
Continue ReadingOne American dies from Covid-19 every 33 seconds as the vaccine rollout hits snags
While hopes of vaccinating 20 million people by New Year’s Day sputtered out, the US now faces staggering new challenges in the fight against…
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Georgia election will advance this fundamental change in US Senate
The one sure bet from Tuesday’s US Senate runoff elections in Georgia is that they will produce a Senate precariously balanced between the two…
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Trump says he hopes Pence ‘comes through’ while he rallies for Georgia senators
President Donald Trump appeared zeroed-in on the vice president’s role in certifying the 2020 presidential election results as a potential Hail…
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Get ready to watch Georgia count, again
The twin US Senate runoffs in Georgia mean everything in American government for the next two years. President-elect Joe Biden will either have a…
Continue ReadingFederal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed
A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed…
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America’s Covid vaccine campaign is not a disaster
A true confession to start the new year: I am now a giddy, guilty, vaccinated-American. I therefore would like to comment on the current profound…
Continue ReadingIn majority-Black Georgia county, voting in Senate runoffs is more about fight to vote than right to vote
Johnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election…
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Biden says electing Georgia’s Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in…
Continue ReadingPentagon approves DC mayor’s request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city…
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‘It’s a dark place’: Trump’s call a window into a President consumed
President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state…
Continue ReadingKelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will oppose the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, she said in a statement…
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Georgia election official shoots down Trump’s election conspiracy theories
A top Georgia election official said Monday that “everybody’s vote did count” in the state’s November elections as he shot…
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Google workers have formed the company’s first-ever union
Hundreds of employees at Google and its parent, Alphabet, have launched a union, a rare step for the tech industry that also represents the biggest…
Continue ReadingNew mural honors Metro officers who helped evacuate downtown before explosion
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A new mural downtown is honoring the six Metro Police…
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