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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Brad Raffensperger, GA SoS: I’m disappointed Trump didn’t win Georgia, but ‘numbers don’t lie’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia’s top elections official said he will certify that Joe Biden won the state's presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat's lead over Republican President Donald Trump. Raffensperger said during the news conference Friday that he believes the numbers his office has presented are correct.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state, certifies election results for Joe Biden

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Biden wins Georgia, ending long losing streak for Democrats

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia election officials have announced an audit of presidential election results that will trigger a full hand recount. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Brad Raffensperger, Ga. secretary of state: Trump netted about 800 votes after ‘memory stick’ issue

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Moderates will wield most influence with Senate’s razor-thin majority

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration on the U.S. and the Republic of Georgia by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why the Senate must act on the Republic of Georgia

By Janusz Bugajski

Democratic candidate for Senate Jon Ossoff, left, greets Joshua Bias, 5, right, during a &quot;Get Out the Early Vote&quot; event at the SluttyVegan ATL restaurant on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Jonesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia chooses 3 new US House members as 10 incumbents win

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Georgia's Prime Minister Press Office, Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, speaks to the media after voting at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. The hotly contested election between the Georgian Dream party, created by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili who made his fortune in Russia and has held a strong majority in parliament for eight years, and an alliance around the country's ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is in self-imposed exile in Ukraine. (Georgia's Prime Minister Press office via AP)

Georgia’s ruling party wins vote; opposition urges protests

Associated Press

A supporters of the United National Movement party holds an American national flag as he attends a parliamentary election campaign rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. The parliamentary elections will take place in Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Georgians vote in hotly contested parliamentary elections

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE - Associated Press

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

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Europa League second qualifying round draw list

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Russian Troop Fade Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Georgia endures Russian occupation and COVID-19 disinformation campaigns

By David Bakradze

8 Western nations urge Russian forces to leave Georgia

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wears a mask and urged fellow citizens to do the same after touring the temporary medical pod that has been placed at the Phoebe North Campus of Phoebe Putney Health System on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Albany, Ga. The pod arrived on April 15 and is scheduled to begin operations on Wednesday, May 6, housing 24 beds to treat non-critical COVID-19 patients. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Kemp optimistic on Georgia virus fight as concerns linger

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 16, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question from the press during a tour of a temporary hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Kemp plans to have many of his state’s businesses up and running again as soon as Friday, April 24. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, Pool, File)

Trump approved of Georgia’s plan to reopen before bashing it

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Black Sea Area Map/The Washington Times

Georgia deserves membership in NATO

By Giorgi Gakharia

In this Dec. 10, 2009, file photo, people walk in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral, left, the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right back, and Lenin Mausoleum, right, in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)

U.S. and allies blame Russia for large-scale cyberattack conducted against the country of Georgia

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Georgia blames Russia for cyberattack, US, UK agree

Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence takes a tour of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968, in Memphis Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Faith, politics mix on holiday

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Iranian boots on the ground (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

CROSSTALK: Year of the Rat foresight, please

By Julia Gorin