Tag: Georgia senate

Manchin ‘Absolutely’ Opposes Further Blanket Direct Payment Checks

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a moderate Democrat, on Friday said he opposed providing $2,000 stimulus checks, putting him at odds with President-elect Joe Biden. “Absolutely not. No,” Manchin told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday. “Getting people vaccinated, that’s job number one.” “How is the money that we invest now going to help us best to get jobs…


Deep Dive (Jan. 5): Trump Calls Georgia Secretary to Address Election Issues

The fate of who controls the Senate is up in the air. All eyes are on Georgia as the Senate runoff elections unfold. Kelly Loeffler is facing off against Rev. Raphael Warnock; David Perdue is facing off against Jon Ossoff. A Harvard law professor weighs in on whether there was any criminal activity in a now-infamous…