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Spanish — And Latinos — Should Be More Than An Election Year Afterthought, Group Says

8:32am February 13, 2021

by Juana Summers

Voto Latino is encouraging members of Congress to learn to speak Spanish fluently and pressing them to reach out to Latino constituents in substantive ways between campaign seasons.

John Gimenez attaches a flag to his vehicle during an event hosted by the Hispanic Federation to encourage voting in the Latino community Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. The Hispanic Federation is a non-partisan organization.

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Politicians Encouraged To Learn Spanish, Not Just Fake It During Campaigns

10:30am February 12, 2021

by Juana Summers

The advocacy group Voto Latino is stressing the need for year-round, bilingual engagement with Latino constituents. They're also calling out feeble attempts many candidates make to speak Spanish.

Georgia prosecutors are investigating whether former President Donald Trump's phone call to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Ben Raffensperger to overturn the state's election results in Trump's favor broke state laws.

Georgia District Attorney Is Investigating Trump's Call To Overturn Election

1:04pm February 10, 2021

by Stephen Fowler

In a letter to state officials, the top prosecutor in Atlanta said the investigation will look into potential violations of state law stemming from Trump's call with election officials last month.

Georgia District Attorney Opens Criminal Investigation Into Election Interference

12:01pm February 10, 2021

Fulton County's DA has opened a criminal investigation into "attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia General Election," according sent to the Georgia secretary of state.

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Poll workers help voters get ready to cast their ballots on Nov. 3 in Atlanta. State lawmakers are now considering legislation that could roll back some laws that made it easier for voters to cast ballots by mail.

After Record 2020 Turnout, State Republicans Weigh Making It Harder To Vote

11:47am February 07, 2021

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Of New Voters May Have Helped Flip Georgia's Runoff Elections

7:48am February 07, 2021

by Emma Hurt

To win two Senate races last month, Georgia Democrats turned out more than 200,000 new voters who had not cast ballots in November. Republicans think these state-wide victories are a fluke.

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President Biden meets with House Democratic leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss coronavirus relief legislation in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday.

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Biden, Democrats Prepare To Go It Alone, Believing Most Of Country Is On Their Side

1:14pm February 06, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

The president is not waiting around for Republicans to come around to his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. "We can't do too much here. We can do too little," Biden said Friday.

People listen to Rev. Raphael Warnock speak on Jan. 5, 2021 in Marietta, Ga. Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff won the Georgia Senate runoffs on the strength of superior Democratic organizing around the state.

How Democrats Found Thousands Of New Voters And Flipped Georgia's Senate Seats

7:01am February 06, 2021

by Emma Hurt

Roughly 225,000 people who voted in January runoff elections didn't vote in November. A disproportionate number of them were people of color, a sign where the Democrats' political future lies.

Supporters cheer as former President Trump arrives to address a "Keep America Great" rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 20, 2020. After his loss, the county GOP faces a deep ideological divide.

GOP Divide Not Just A D.C. Drama: Post-Trump Reckoning Splits Colorado County

8:54am February 05, 2021

by Bente Birkeland

As the GOP split reverberates across the U.S., the head of one Colorado county Republican Party insinuates that COVID-19 is a hoax, calls on militia group for security and faces calls to resign.

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Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on Nov. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. Falsehoods spread by former President Trump and his allies led to threats against election workers.

'You Better Run': After Trump's False Attacks, Election Workers Faced Threats

5:00am February 05, 2021

by Johnny Kauffman

Former President Trump obsessed with the Fulton County elections department, which covers Atlanta. His conspiracy theories and lies led to violent threats and intimidation of the department's workers.