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Supporters celebrate the victory of President- elect Democrat Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Atlanta. Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia blue? ‘It was never a question of if but when’

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Republican Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign stop at Peachtree Dekalb Airport Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia will have two Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5; outcome could determine control of chamber

By James Varney - The Washington Times

A masked woman holds a Winnie the Pooh inflatable balloon, inside the subway, in Paris, Thursday Oct.29, 2020. Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

The Latest: Kentucky sees near-record number of new cases

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Editorial Roundup: Georgia

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma sign health care waivers at the state Capitol in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Georgia's plans would provide Medicaid access to adults who make less than poverty level incomes who meet work requirements, and leave private brokers as the only avenue to buy federally-subsidized private insurance for people with above-poverty incomes. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Feds approve Georgia health insurance changes sought by Kemp

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to reporters about Georgia's COVID-19 outbreak, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. Kemp says that Georgia is making progress in reducing coronavirus infections, but is urging people to get a flu shot in addition to practicing social distancing, wearing masks and washing hands. (Riley Bunch/The Daily Times via AP)

Kemp to spend $1.5B in aid to bail out unemployment system

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Kemp names new chief of staff

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A Georgia Building Authority employee paints sample sections of a fence outside the Georgia state Capitol, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Atlanta. Gov. Brian Kemp has approved a plan to spend $5 million to ring the block holding the Capitol with a fence and make other security improvements after months of protests against racial injustice and seeking to remove a Confederate statue on the lawn. The Republican Kemp says the fence is needed but Democrats and those aligned with protesters say it shows a government afraid of its own people (Riley Bunch/The Daily Times via AP)

After protests, Georgia will build fence around capitol

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia agency head resigns quietly after shoplifting arrest

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a stop on his fly-around tour to encourage Georgians to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Augusta, Ga., Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. [Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Georgia’s Gov. Kemp touts progress against COVID-19

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia steers virus aid to care homes as rapid tests arrive

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a stop on his fly-around tour to encourage Georgians to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Augusta, Ga., Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Governor extends virus rules as Georgia deaths pass 7,000

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Kemp’s chief of staff to leave for Loeffler-boosting PAC

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia gov urges safe Labor Day as virus deaths top 6,000

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Gov. Brian Kemp, left, is briefed by his press aid Tate Mitchell, right, before speaking at a press conference in a hanger at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp will take part in a fly-around tour of Georgia. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Kemp: Use Labor Day caution after prior holiday virus spikes

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, July 17, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta. Kemp on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, signed a 15-day extension of an order mandating requirements on social distancing and bans gatherings of more than 50 people. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Kemp extends COVID-19 orders as cases fall in Georgia

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Kemp mulls ‘strike teams’ as confirmed COVID-19 cases drop

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FILE-In this Friday, July 17, 2020 file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta. A judge plans to hear arguments Tuesday, July 28, 2020, on an emergency request by Georgia’s governor to stop Atlanta from enforcing a mandate to wear a mask in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic while a lawsuit on the issue is pending. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Kemp defends coronavirus response after White House report

By JEFF MARTIN and BEN NADLER - Associated Press

FILE-In this Friday, July 17, 2020 file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol, in Atlanta. Kemp on Thursday, Aug. 13, said hes dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the citys requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Brian Kemp allows local mask mandates with Georgia executive order

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looks on during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol Friday, July 17, 2020, in Atlanta. Kemp sued the city of Atlanta over its face-mask requirement just after President Donald Trump arrived in the city without wearing a mask, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate

By BEN NADLER and JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press