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HERSCHEL WALKER


GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters

After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.

Top Biden campaign aide sees lessons for Dems in Georgia

A former top campaign aide for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has been named principal deputy campaign manager for President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid.

Warnock's campaign chief sees lessons from Dems in Georgia

When Quentin Fulks went back home to Ellaville, Georgia, last year, people kept telling him how proud they were to watch a native son lead Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection bid.

Walker campaign staffer lawsuit says GOP activist groped him

A staffer on Herschel Walker's Republican Senate campaign has filed a lawsuit against prominent conservative activist Matt Schlapp, accusing Schlapp of groping him during a car ride in Georgia before last year’s midterm election.

Warnock win makes it official: Georgia is a '24 battleground

Fresh off Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory, Georgia Democrats are embracing -- and Republicans are reluctantly accepting -- the state’s transition from GOP stronghold to premier battleground as the political calendar turns to the 2024 presidential cycle.

Warnock delivers 51-seat Senate for Democrats, and much more

Raphael Warnock’s victory in swing-state Georgia gives Senate Democrats a 51-49 majority.

Why AP called the Georgia Senate runoff for Warnock

There weren't enough uncounted votes in Republican-leaning areas for Republican challenger Herschel Walker to make up his runoff election night gap with incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia.

What to watch in Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff election

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia gives Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker a second chance to persuade voters to send them to Washington.

Warnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters

Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier with a special election victory in January 2021.

In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground

Georgia's U.S. Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock highlights how sports and college loyalties explain a political battleground.

Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy

The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond.

A coin flip? Draw name from hat? Bizarre ways election results have been decided

Here are some examples of strange ways elections were decided.

Distaste for Walker provides tailwind for Warnock in Georgia

Distaste for Herschel Walker appears to be bolstering Democratic enthusiasm for Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia's Tuesday runoff.

Nonprofits strain to support voters in Georgia Senate race

Nonprofit organizations in Georgia are digging deep to ramp up their operations again after Election Day to inform voters about the closely watched runoff race for one of the state's Senate seats.

To boost Georgia's Warnock, Biden goes to ... Massachusetts

President Joe Biden made phone calls with fellow Democrats Friday for Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff election, delivering hot coffee to volunteers, too, and thanking them for their work.

Abortion rights groups look to next fights after 2022 wins

Emboldened by the results of November’s midterms, abortion rights supporters say they are preparing for even bigger fights in state legislatures and pivotal elections to come.

Obama urges Georgia Democrats to push turnout for Warnock

Barack Obama is urging Georgia Democrats to keep pushing voting turnout for Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Georgia runoff: Early voting for Warnock-Walker round 2

Early in-person voting for the nation's last U.S. Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia.

Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, football legend Herschel Walker, has grown increasingly bitter ahead as their Dec. 6 runoff nears.

Georgia high court allows Saturday voting for Senate runoff

Georgia counties will be allowed to hold early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest races

Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections.

Georgia runoff: Why one Senate seat is crucial for Democrats

Democrats have secured their majority in the Senate for the next two years.

Obama to campaign for Warnock on Dec. 1 before Ga. runoff

Former President Barack Obama will campaign again for Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Georgia Democrat tries to withstand a strong challenge from Republican Herschel Walker.

Georgia court declines to halt Saturday early runoff voting

A Georgia appeals court ruling means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

GOP's lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting

Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats’ stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections.

Walker, Kemp campaign in Ga. together for the 1st time

Fresh off his commanding re-election victory, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday played the role of dutiful Republican soldier as he campaigned for the first time alongside Senate hopeful Herschel Walker after spending months steering clear of his ticket-mate.

Judge says Georgia law allows Saturday voting for runoff

A judge has ruled that Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Walker, Republicans look for party unity in Georgia runoff

Republicans insist they’re working together to help Herschel Walker unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in next month's Georgia runoff.

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House.

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: 'Not going anywhere'

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.

Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign and Democratic groups are suing the state of Georgia to overturn guidance by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that counties can’t offer Saturday voting ahead of next month’s Senate runoff election.

Nevada GOP Senate candidate cites 'tactics used against us'

The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada is conceding that he lost the election and won’t contest the result.

Senate won for Democrats, 'It's the year of Chuck Schumer'

The midterm elections were a vindication for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has racked up a series of unexpected legislative victories this year as he has navigated Democrats’ slim 50-50 majority.

No. 1 Georgia eyes perfect season with tightly bonded team

Georgia added another title to its growing collection, yet didn't see a whole lot of reason to celebrate.

Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last?

There was no violence in the midterm elections last week, and many election deniers lost and quietly conceded.

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

There will be only four weeks before the Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate.

Democrats keep Senate majority as GOP push falters in Nevada

Democrats will keep control of the Senate, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda.

Cortez Masto narrows in on Laxalt in Nevada Senate race

With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Nevada’s protracted ballot count is grinding through a fourth day.

In election, support for abortion rights was about much more

Support for abortion rights drove women to the polls in Tuesday’s elections.

Warnock, Walker pivot to overtime in Georgia Senate contest

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, are pivoting to a second and decisive round of their Senate race in Georgia.

How Georgia's Senate runoff between Walker and Warnock works

Georgia’s election runoff rules could determine control of the Senate for the second time in a row.

From sensation to struggles: Dem stars Abrams, O'Rourke fade

Stacey Abrams and Beto O’Rourke catapulted to Democratic stardom in 2018 by defying expectations and nearly pulling off upsets in Georgia and Texas.

Georgia's dogged and focused Kemp overcomes Trump and Abrams

Georgia Republican Brian Kemp is arguing that his no-drama conservative approach is the way forward for the GOP as he celebrates his reelection as governor.

AP VoteCast: Midterm races a patchwork, not a national vote

If Tuesday’s vote defied the durable history of presidential parties taking heavy losses in a midterm election, it also reinforced an often-forgotten fact: These campaigns are a patchwork of thousands of races, not a nationwide contest.

Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP's uneven election

It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the GOP nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run.

Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law.

Analysis: A stunning draw as Democrats hold their own

Facing tremendous political headwinds, the Democrats fought Republicans to a stunning midterm draw.

Control of Congress: Why the AP hasn't called Senate, House

Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate as of early Friday.

Warnock, Walker in tight race in Georgia; runoff possible

Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker were locked in a tight race night in Georgia as elections officials continued to count ballots in the state that determined partisan control of the Senate nearly two years ago and could do so again in these midterm elections.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defeats Stacey Abrams in rematch

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has won another term, beating Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 race.

Warnock, Walker get personal in Georgia's closing arguments

Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is intensifying his critique of Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker ahead of Election Day to say the celebrity athlete is fundamentally unfit for Capitol Hill.

Carter Center to monitor midterms in Georgia's Fulton County

The Carter Center is training nonpartisan observers to monitor midterm elections in Fulton County, Georgia.

Walker, Warnock offer clashing religious messages in Georgia

Herschel Walker warns that “spiritual warfare” has entangled America and the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race offers himself to voters as a “warrior for God.”.

NBA teams' approach to Election Day more muted than 2020

Every NBA team is doing something to get ready for Election Day on Tuesday.

In Georgia, campaigns look to drive turnout with a knock

Candidates, political parties and other groups in Georgia are pouring resources into knocking on doors to drive turnout.

Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes his closing argument Tuesday for a second term over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.

1 week until Election Day, here’s where things stand in big Senate races

Much of the focus has shifted to the Senate, specifically a few select races that will decide control.

Democrats and tech leaders spend big on independent in Utah

Tech companies and Democratic Party-aligned groups are among those funneling millions into Utah to support independent Evan McMullin’s bid to unseat Republican Sen. Mike Lee.

GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US

Many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on Americans’ precarious financial situations heading into next week’s midterm elections to vilify a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles.

Confident GOP unifies behind candidates once seen as risky

Republicans are increasingly confident in Senate candidates who party leaders had once believed were essentially unelectable or at least seriously flawed.

Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

Longtime Georgia football coach Vince Dooley has died at the age of 90.

Obama, campaigning in Georgia, warns of threats to democracy

Former President Barack Obama has returned to the campaign trail in Georgia, framing the 2022 midterm elections as a referendum on democracy and urging voters not to see Republicans as an answer to their economic woes.

Georgia candidates head to party bastions amid early voting

Georgia’s top candidates are campaigning in communities dominated by their own supporters as they seek to boost turnout amid heavy early voting statewide.

Herschel Walker faces abortion allegation from 2nd accuser

A woman is accusing Herschel Walker, the anti-abortion Republican running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, of encouraging and paying for her 1993 abortion.

Nebraska struggling to OK ban despite anti-abortion history

Nebraska Republicans are facing a challenge to get enough votes in the Legislature to enact an abortion ban, even though they are expected to easily retain control.

Walker's chicken firm tied to benefits from unpaid labor

Herschel Walker campaigns for the U.S. Senate as a champion of free enterprise and advocate for the mentally ill, felons and others.

Early votes in Georgia, nation could signal high '22 turnout

Strong early voting could point to high turnout in Georgia and nationwide in the 2022 midterms.

Dems push Medicaid expansion for left-behind rural Georgia

Democrats want Georgia to join 38 other states in expanding the state-federal Medicaid health insurance program to cover all able-bodied adults.

Politicians seek to leverage celebrities to reach voters

Candidates in high-profile races nationwide are using celebrity appearances and endorsements as they try to reach voters.

GOP's Georgia challenge: Persuading Trump backers to vote

Eager Republican volunteers are knocking on doors in Georgia, trying to persuade reluctant conservatives and supporters of Donald Trump to register to vote in next month’s midterm elections.

EXPLAINER: How Georgia’s midterm runoff elections work

Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules.

At Georgia debate, Abrams and Kemp clash on abortion, crime

Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are painting different visions for the future of Georgia.

Warnock answers Libertarian wildcard in Ga.; Walker skips

Libertarian Chase Oliver isn’t going to win Georgia’s pivotal Senate race.

Obama headed to Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin as vote nears

Former President Barack Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the closing days of the 2022 campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot.

Kemp vs. Abrams II: Republican has incumbent advantage now

The Georgia governor's race is a rematch of 2018, when Republican Brian Kemp narrowly defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams.

At debate, Walker denies past support for US abortion ban

Georgia’s Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is denying his previous support for an outright national ban on abortion, though he has insisted at various points throughout the campaign that it was a proposal he endorsed.

Walker gets boost from GOP leaders after abortion reports

Two U.S. senators, Rick Scott of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, are boosting the campaign of Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

Nevada Senate race tests potency of abortion focus for Dems

Democrats predicted abortion would be Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s saving grace.

Herschel Walker centers pitch to Republicans on 'wokeness'

Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides.

Report: Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion

The woman who says Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a 2009 abortion claims he encouraged her to have another abortion two years later.

Trump super PAC reserves millions in airtime in key states

Former President Donald Trump is finally opening his checkbook and reserving millions of dollars in airtime for ads to bolster his endorsed candidates in key midterm races just one month before Election Day.

Walker sticks to abortion denial, blames stories on Dems

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is remaining defiant after reports alleging he encouraged and paid for a woman's 2009 abortion — and later fathered a child with her.

Report: Mom of Walker's child says he paid for her abortion

A new report says a woman who claims Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of one of his children.

Georgia's Warnock outraises Walker as giving to Kemp jumps

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is maintaining his cash lead in Georgia over Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

GOP optimistic about Senate chances despite Walker turmoil

A dramatic family fight has clouded the GOP’s hopes in Georgia’s high-stakes Senate contest.

Walker report puts abortion back at center of Georgia race

In Georgia’s pivotal U.S. Senate race, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, have each sought to cast the other as an abortion extremist.

Herschel Walker paid for girlfriend's abortion, report says

A new report says Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009.

US Sen. Warnock: Electric car tax credit needs 'flexibility'

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is urging the U.S. Treasury secretary to use “flexibility” in defining how automakers and consumers qualify for a revised tax credit for Americans buying electric vehicles.

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP

Republican candidates have given wildly differing responses to South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s plan to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks.

Warnock, Walker set on 1 debate in Georgia Senate race

Georgia voters will see at least one fall debate between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Debating over debates: Campaign tradition faces skepticism

With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of the nation’s polarized political climate.

GOP candidates in Georgia split over Trump's election lies

The shadow of Donald Trump's tampering with the 2020 election in Georgia lands differently for the various Republicans running for office in 2022.

Warnock, Walker creep toward debating in Georgia Senate race

Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker may be getting closer to debating in the state’s U.S. Senate race.

Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins

The great red wave is looming.

Trump moves to general election mode with Pennsylvania rally

It's Donald Trump's first rally of the general election season, a Saturday night event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with Republican candidates in the pivotal state.

Abrams, Georgia Dems call midterms 'unfinished business'

Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor four years ago because the party old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams.

Herschel Walker skips details in bid to oust Raphael Warnock

Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker has plenty to say about how his Democratic rival, Sen. Raphael Warnock, does his job in Washington.

Post-Roe differences surface in GOP over new abortion rules

The debate over a limited set of circumstances in which abortion could be legal is causing divisions among GOP lawmakers in some states.

Walker accepts debate invite, but not one that Warnock chose

Georgia Republican Herschel Walker has accepted an invitation in his U.S. Senate race to debate Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock.

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