Democrats took control of the Senate for the first time since 2015, as Vice President Kamala Harris swore in her appointed successor, Alex Padilla, as well as Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who won their races in Georgia earlier this month.
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Raphael Warnock emerged victorious and Jon Ossoff grew his lead in the Georgia runoff races on Tuesday, as the Democrats remained on track to take the majority in the Senate. In the early hours of Wednesday morning on the East Coast, AP projected Warnock winning his race.
At 2:14 a.m. E.T., Decision Desk HQ called Ossoff's race in his favor, although the AP and the cable news networks had yet to call the race.
Democrats took control of the Senate for the first time since 2015, as Vice President Kamala Harris swore in her appointed successor, Alex Padilla, as well as Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who won their races in Georgia earlier this month.
Coming off its most watched day ever with the tragedy and murderous chaos of the Donald Trump inspired attack on Congress on January 6, CNN has now posted one of its best weeks ever overall too.
Alyssa Milano celebrated the Democratic wins in the Georgia Senate runoff race by immediately taking to Twitter to encourage the government to pass four pieces of legislation. The actress and activist has been an outspoken critic of the Donald Trump administration and routinely amplifies the voice of his Democratic opponents, including Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who earned victories over Republicans in the race Wednesday.
Victories by Democrats in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections breathed new life into activists’ hopes for passage of the Equality Act and several other pro-LGBTQ bills that were previously thought to be dead on arrival under a Republican-controlled Senate.On Tuesday evening, Rev.
Imagine Dragons fan.Ossoff triumphed in one of this week’s crucial US Senate runoff elections in Georgia, beating Republican incumbent David Perdue.
Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated Republican former Sen. David Perdue in a bitterly contentious Senate race in Georgia, a win that along with Rev.
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Hollywood has spoken, and the praise is coming in for Georgia Democrats. Amidst a narrow, nail-biting Senate runoff race in Georgia, politically-active celebrities flocked to social media in droves to celebrate a major win in the state — and the triumphant win at the federal level. With Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff now the Senators-elect, stars like Alyssa Milano and Mark Ruffalo couldn’t be more overjoyed that Democrats now control the Senate.
As the nation’s attention was fixated on the chaos at the Capitol, several networks called the remaining Senate race in Georgia for Jon Ossoff, giving Democrats control of the chamber.
Barack Obama has praised Raphael Warnock following his election victory as Georgia’s next US senator.The Democrat and pastor defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler to become the first Black senator in the state’s history.It means the Democrats are now one step closer to controlling the Senate following the victory, with fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff’s also tipped for victory.Two Senate seats were up for grabs in special run-offs, with overall control of the chamber for the next two years
Over on Twitter, celebrities are reacting to the Georgia Senate runoff election results. As of Wednesday, January 6, multiple outlets reported that Democrats officially won control of the Senate, with many calling a victory for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock’s over Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, respectively.
It’s been an eventful week at work for Meghan McCain, who returned to The View on Monday following the birth of her first child in September. During the January 6 episode, Meghan was abruptly silenced by moderator Whoopi Goldberg while attempting to grill Georgia Senator-Elect Raphael Warnock about his stance on “packing the Supreme Court with more members.” — Before Warnock could reply, Whoopi chimed in to cut to a commercial break, which made Meghan appear visibly frustrated.
As America waits for officials to call the Georgia runoff election between Jon Ossoff and David Perdue, one voter is tossing his hat in the ring – for the role of Ossoff on Saturday Night Live. “Lorne [Michaels].
History was just made in Georgia. Raphael Warnock was elected the next Senator of Georgia on January 5, bringing the Democrats one step closer to controlling the House AND Senate in 2021. Warnock is a longtime reverend and activist who has mobilized voters in his home state for years. Here’s what you need to know about Warnock, who’s about to turn Georgia and the entire federal government blue:
Stacey on the Frontline: Girls, Guns & Isis and 2018’s Stacey Dooley Investigates episode Face to Face with Isis, both broadcast on the BBC.Noticing the link, author Tom Phillips tweeted a screengrab of Ossoff’s credit on the 2016 Dooley documentary and a link to watch it on iPlayer.Jon Ossoff is set to become the first executive producer of a Stacey Dooley documentary to be elected to the US Senate https://t.co/A2OdVIXbZK pic.twitter.com/FtwyrgcyZv— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) January 6, 2021One
Democrats moved a step closer to taking control of the Senate on Wednesday after winning one of two critical runoff elections in Georgia, with Rev.
Saturday Night Live.Ossoff is currently in the lead in his race with Republican David Perdue in the state’s run-off elections held yesterday (January 5), with a number of media outlets either putting Ossoff in the lead or calling the race in his favour.A win for Ossoff would put the Democrat party in control of the US Senate, with Democrat Raphael Warnock already having seemingly unseated his Republican rival Kelly Loeffler.Braff has now put his hat in the ring to join a long-standing SNL
Black voters and those under age 45 helped Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Sen.