LIVE UPDATES: Georgia runoffs could be drawn out by close results, vote-counting

After Georgia Democrats took back both of the state's Senate seats thanks in large part to Black voters, The New York Times' Sunday Review section declared "Black Power Is Here" in large bold letters at the very top as columnist Charles M. Blow made his case for a "reverse" Great Migration.

Democrat Jon Ossoff is projected to win the Georgia Senate seat over Republican David Perdue, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.  With Ossoff's win, Democrats effectively control the legislative and executive branches -- the Senate will be split 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris casting tie-breaking votes when needed. Ossoff led Perdue by 24,859 votes -- 0.6 percent -- when the race was called, with 98 percent of precincts reporting.

Showbiz shares and the broad market rose sharply in the wake of what looks increasingly like a Democratic sweep in the Georgia Senate runoffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit intraday highs.

Even celebrities were on the edge of their seats early Wednesday, watching for results from the two U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia.

As votes in Georgia's special U.S. Senate runoffs continued to be counted into Wednesday morning, three members of the progressive "Squad" in Congress seemed to call the races before the final numbers were tallied.  "For every organizer, volunteer, campaign staff, donor and cheerleader who is crying tears of joy, we see you and thank you! Rest up, you have earned it," Rep.

With the Senate majority up for grabs, which will likely determine how successful President-elect Joe Biden will be in passing his incoming administration’s agenda, the stakes in Tuesday’s twin Senate runoff elections in Georgia were already enormous.

Georgia's U.S. Senate candidates are making last-minute efforts to maximize voter support as Tuesday's runoff elections draw closer.

Republican Sen. David Perdue says winning Georgia's Senate runoffs on Tuesday and keeping the upper chamber in GOP control will "save America" from socialist policies.

The Georgia Senate runoff elections, which will determine whether Republicans or Democrats get control of the upper chamber of Congress, are only three days away. More than 3 million Georgians have already cast ballots as the state's early voting ended Friday; more than 2 million people voted early in person and nearly 930,000 people voted early by mail.  Republican Sen.

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Georgians stood in long lines on Thursday to vote on the last day to vote early in the state's Senate runoff elections Senate runoff elections that could determine which party gets the majority in the upper chamber. Hundreds of people were lined up on the morning of New Year's Eve to vote.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has agreed to treat mail-in ballots in Georgia’s Jan.

Georgia Harrison has revealed that she's been rushed to hospital and put on a drip while on holiday in Dubai.The blonde beauty, who previously sparked romance rumours with Theo Campbell, took to Instagram to let her fans know about the situation. Lying on a hospital bed and attached to a drip, the 26 year old said: "I don't want to panic you all because I'm in a stable condition, but I've got to be kept in for three days.

Sarah Silverman, Sarah Cooper,Zach Galifianakis and Patton Oswalt joined other comedians on Friday to support a fundraiser seeking to improve voter registration and turnout in the Georgia runoff elections. During "Riffing For The Georgia Runoffs," hosted by the civic engagement organization The Comedy Resistance and benefiting voter registration and get-out-the-vote work, Andrew Yang and former Rep.

Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock are expected to appear at a get-out-the-vote event in Georgia on Sunday with a panelist who last year presented controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan with an honorary membership into his fraternity.

Nearly 1.1 million voters in Georgia have already cast their ballots in the two Senate runoffs next month that will decide which party controls the upper chamber.  Fast Facts Between mail ballots and early in-person votes, more than 1.12 million votes have been cast in the two January runoffs  Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue will face Democrats Rev.