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To the Editor: I am an older white woman and as such have little credibility on Black issues. But I did read Charles Blow’s piece about reverse migration with interest. One of my questions is, Why should Black people not stay in New York and use the lessons learned in Georgia to increase their influence in politics and society? I worry that if reverse migration is successful, what will happen to places like Chicago, Oakland and New York? The African-American communities in those places will be left without support. Angela Johns To the Editor: Charles Blow’s piece launched me into a hopefu...

702 views Climate politics has taken a 180-degree turn in favor of federal action thanks to the voters of Georgia. The Democrats’ surprising double win in the Peach State’s runoff elections has turned the US Senate from red to blue—or more accurately blue-ish. With both the House and Senate in Democratic hands, it becomes possible for the incoming Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress to move quickly on a wide range of climate-related matters. Had the Senate remained in Republican control, Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) would have continued playing the Grim Reaper , maki...

PolitiFact's ruling: True Here's why: In a speech before what he called "the most important vote I've ever cast," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., rejected challenges to the validity of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential race. "The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role," McConnell said on Jan. 6, shortly before the Capitol was breached by mobs of President Donald Trump supporters. "We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts, and the states have all spoken. They've all spoken. If we overrule ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Democrat leads in one Georgia Senate runoff, while other race is neck and neck [Los Angeles Times :: BC-ELN-GASENATE-2ND-LEDE:LA] ATLANTA — With control of the U.S. Senate and large parts of President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda hanging in the balance, Georgia’s fiercely-fought Senate runoff elections remained too close to call early Wednesday morning with 97% of the estimated vote counted. By midnight Eastern time, Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock held a slim 50.4% to 49.6% lead over Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler. Republican David Perdue, whose Senate term offic...

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are resting their re-election hopes on a strategy that calls more attention to what they’re against than what they support. Senator Kelly Loeffler spoke with supporters on Thursday after a campaign event in Norcross, Ga.Credit...Dustin Chambers for The New York Times Published Dec. 31, 2020Updated Jan. 5, 2021 NORCROSS, Ga. — The biggest applause lines in Senator Kelly Loeffler’s stump speech are not about Ms. Loeffler at all. When the crowd is most engaged, including Thursday mor...