Democrats take control with Warnock and Ossoff wins — Georgia Senate election

After Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won the runoff elections in Georgia, a number of stars tweeted their reactions to the Democratic victory. This marks a dramatic change in Washington and potentially the financial lives of Americans.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin sidestepped a question on Sunday about whether he would support a second round of $2,000 coronavirus relief checks that President-elect Joe Biden said he would pursue once he enters the White House. Here's what to look out for in the laws and provisions in the coming months.

Democrats have taken control of the Senate - and many celebrities couldn't be happier. As of January 7, the Internal Revenue Service had sent about $ 129 billion in payments of $ 600.

President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in support of U.S. Senate candidates Sen.

Clyburn said lawmakers "will take the vote that we should take in the House" and that Pelosi "will make the determination as when is the best time" to send them to the Senate.

In a memo first reported by The Washington Post, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell outlined his plan in case Democrats begin the proceedings before Biden's inauguration date.

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The Lakers watched the Spurs settle into easy three-point shots, allowing them to make 45.7% (16 of 35) of them. In winning Tuesday's runoff election , Warnock got a big assist from the players on Loeffler's team.

Manchin, who has been critical of Trump's rhetoric about contesting the results of the United States presidential election, stressed that the timing of an impeachment did not "make any common sense whatsoever", given that the Senate is scheduled to come back from recess and resume regular business on January 19, one day before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration date.

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I, a leader of the House effort to draft impeachment articles accusing Trump of inciting insurrection, said Sunday that his group had 200-plus co-sponsors. It will also mean Kamala Harris will become one of the most consequential vice-presidents in history, wielding a tie-breaker vote in a Senate locked at 50-50.

The articles, if passed by the House, could then be transmitted to the Senate for a trial, with senators acting as jurors who would ultimately vote on whether to acquit or convict Trump.

Warnock will be the first Black U.S. Senator from Georgia. His call comes two days after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol and unsuccessfully tried to stop Congress from affirming Biden's victory. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, among those who initially greeted the idea skeptically.

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