Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont was taken to the hospital for observation “out of an abundance of caution” after being examined by Congress’ attending physician.
Throughout his campaign and transition, President Joe Biden promised that his administration would keep issues of equity in the shaping of all policy considerations.
FBI Director Chris Wray has said that, over the last year, the most lethal violence has come from anti-government activists, such as anarchists and militia-types.
It was a historic day in America as the 46th President of the United States was sworn in next to the nation’s first woman of color as the vice president.
State leaders, including Governor Brian Kemp, talked about their determination to give local communities, schools, and businesses the tools they need to get through the COVID-19 crisis and move forward in 2021.
At Monday night’s Chatham County Board of Elections meeting, board members discussed initiating an investigation into allegations made against a former board member just last week.
The deadline for remaining absentee and provisional ballots is at 5 p.m. today in Georgia.Military and overseas absentee ballots postmarked by Tuesday, and provisional ballots making it to the Board of Registrars Office here in Chatham County are now being verified.
"Although we won the general election, we came up just short of Georgia’s 50% rule, and now I want to congratulate the Democratic Party and my opponent for this runoff win."
During the attack at the U.S. Capitol, WTOC spoke to Representative Buddy Carter who in the moment said he was safe, condemned the rioters, but said what happened would not change his stance on the certification process.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, a former Georgia leader who serves on President Donald Trump’s cabinet, says he was in Georgia but watched Wednesday’s events in Washington D.C. with astonishment and disappointment.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham called for a task force to identify and prosecute those who forced their way into the U.S. Capitol and forced lawmakers out of their chambers as they worked to affirm the Electoral College vote.
President Donald Trump’s legal team has withdrawn its election contests against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as well as several other challenges against top state officials, according to a press release from Raffensperger’s office.
A few Chatham County leaders addressed the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday while members of Congress were certifying the electoral college votes.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger addressed the letter to these officials because they had previously said they would object to Georgia’s electors
Georgia’s governor and two other top Republican officials are denouncing the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by a mob incited by President Donald Trump.
Some of President Trump’s own Cabinet members have been whispering about whether to move forward with formal proceedings to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from office days before his term ends.
Current and former U.S. legislators are reacting to the violence at the Capitol in Washington. Some of them are calling the events “heartbreaking and shocking.”
Reverend Raphael Warnock has broken plenty of barriers on his way to becoming a U.S. Senator. Although he’s now a long way from where he started here in Savannah, he says he hasn't forgotten his roots and we found some residents who haven’t forgotten him either.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott will introduce a bill Wednesday to establish the 2020 Bipartisan Advisory Committee, which would scrutinize the November election, his office says.
Warnock’s victory is a symbol of a striking shift in Georgia’s politics as the swelling number of diverse, college-educated voters flex their power in the heart of the Deep South.
First Congressional District Rep. Nancy Mace says she will not join dozens of GOP colleagues who have said they plan to object the Electoral College’s selection of President-Elect Joe Biden when Congress convenes on Wednesday.
“When you see a 33% turnout in a runoff election like we’ve seen, you usually don’t see that. You may see a 15% turnout so, we might have doubled that turnout of what we’re used to seeing,” said Chatham County Board of Elections Commissioner Antwan T. Lang.
Georgia Board of Elections member Matthew Mashburn has confirmed to WTOC that another board member, David Worley, has asked the Secretary of State’s Office to investigate a phone call from over the weekend between President Donald Trump and Secretary Brad Raffensperger.
However, Graham did not go as far as some of his colleagues like Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) to criticize some of their fellow Republican’s efforts.
Sen. David Perdue is quarantining after he was notified he came into close contact with someone on the campaign who tested positive for COVID-19, according to his campaign team.
We’re now less than a week out from the runoff election here in Georgia. At stake of course two crucial senate seats. Early today one of the candidates vying for a seat, Senator Kelly Loeffler made a stop in Savannah.
The president’s statement comes after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger debunked claims of election fraud for the third time in the 2020 presidential election.
This week, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is taking action to prevent out-of-state voters from attempting to move to Georgia just to cast a ballot in the runoff election and then leave again.
A non-profit organization made a stop in Bryan County on Tuesday to encourage people to get out to the polls as we inch closer to the Senate runoffs in January.
While out supporting their candidates, of opposite political parties, Curran Ford & Karen Haythorne seemed to break from the norm. Offering help and kindness to each other during a contentious runoff election.
