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Democrats take early lead in 2 senate control-deciding Georgia Runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Democrats have taken the early lead in two Senate races in Georgia that will decide whether Republicans retain control of the upper chamber with almost 20 percent reporting, results posted by Fox News show.
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Biden "feeling very optimistic" about Georgia Senate run-offs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], January 6 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he was feeling 'very optimistic' over the Georgia Senate runoffs which would decide whether the Democratic Party or the Republican Party would take control of the upper chamber.
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Trump urges people of Georgia to turnout against Democratic candidates
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) held a rally in Georgia and urged people to turn out and defeat Democratic candidates in the senate run-offs election.
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Biden calls for record voter turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): President-elect Joe Biden called on voters in the state of Georgia to turn out in record numbers for US Senate runoffs and promised that their choice on Tuesday will chart a course for the next generation.
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Wall Street slumps at start of 2021, worries of higher taxes, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street began 2021 with its worst loss since November as US stocks sold off on worries about the protracted coronavirus crisis and fears the incoming president Joe Biden might raise corporate taxes if the Democrat party wins control of the Senate a
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Republicans, Democrats vie for US Senate control in Georgia Runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US state of Georgia holds on Tuesday two runoff elections for the Senate which will determine if the Republican Party can halt the Democratic bid to consolidate control over the executive and legislative branches of power.
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PML-N members split over taking part in Pakistan Senate elections
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): The opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stands divided on participating in the upcoming Senate polls, with one group supporting the Pakistan Peoples' Party's (PPP) stance of not leaving the field open for the ruling party, while another g
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Trump, Biden head to Georgia ahead of Senate run-offs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden will travel to Georgia on Monday to make one final push for their respective parties in the upcoming Senate run-off elections that will decide which party controls the upper chamber for the next two yea
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New US Senators sworn in to 117th Congress
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress.
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US Senate Democrats slam Republican Senators for opposing Electoral Colleg
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): US Senate Democrats on Saturday criticised 11 Republican Senators, who announced that they would oppose the Electoral College results of the presidential elections on Wednesday, when the Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.
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Pelosi, McConnell's homes vandalised as USD2,000 stimulus bill remains sta
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's homes were tagged with graffiti over the New Year's holiday.
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11 US Senators say they'll challenge Electoral college results
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): Eleven Senate Republicans on Saturday announced that they would vote for objections to the Electoral College results come Wednesday when the US Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.
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