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U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak's resignation comes just days after a phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was made public.

Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney In Georgia Abruptly Resigns

3:31pm January 05, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Byung J. Pak's resignation comes just days after a phone call between the president and Georgia's secretary of state during which Trump demanded election officials "find" lost votes.

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Zachary Terwilliger, shown outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., in October, is headed into private practice.

Will Biden DOJ Pursue Assange Extradition? Outgoing Prosecutor Isn't Sure

12:12pm January 05, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Zachary Terwilliger told NPR he isn't sure whether the Justice Department will continue trying to extradite after a defeat in court. Terwilliger, meanwhile, is set to hang up his U.S. flag pin.

President Trump arrives at a rally in support of Republican incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue on Monday evening in Dalton, Ga.

Politics & Government

'Definitely A Civil War': Trump's Demands Splinter GOP Ahead Of Georgia Vote

8:52am January 05, 2021

by Emma Hurt

President Trump has demanded total loyalty from Republicans, but nowhere more dramatically than in Georgia — where the last thing the GOP needed was an intraparty fight ahead of the Senate runoffs.

Politics & Government

False Claims Fuel Trump's Election Result Disinformation Campaign

8:30am January 05, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny about the conspiracy-fueled rhetoric behind President Trump's taped call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

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Politics & Government

Georgia's Asian American Voters Are Among Record Demographic Turnout

8:30am January 05, 2021

The 2020 election saw record turnout among Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in Georgia. Local organizers have worked to keep that momentum going for Tuesday's runoff elections and beyond.

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Election Day In Georgia: Millions Voted Early In 2 Senate Runoffs

7:26am January 05, 2021

The rest of Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their senators in two runoff elections. Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance. Republicans currently have both seats.

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In Georgia, Trump Campaigns For 2 GOP Senate Runoff Candidates

6:20am January 05, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

Georgia voters will decide control of the U.S. Senate in a pair of runoff elections on Tuesday. Democrats need to win both races to take control of the chamber.

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Trump Supporters Will Converge On D.C. To Protest Election Results

6:20am January 05, 2021

by Mikaela Lefrak

The mayor of Washington, D.C., called up the National Guard, and warns residents to avoid the city's center ahead of pro-Trump protests on Wednesday — the day Congress certifies election results.

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N.Y. Rep. Stefanik Among GOP Lawmakers Aiming To Block Election Results

6:09am January 05, 2021

by Emily Russell

Voters in a conservative, rural district in New York react to Rep. Elise Stefanik's plan to object to President-elect Biden's victory. Congress is to certify the results on Wednesday.

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Are Ads Against Ga. Senate Candidate Also An Attack On Black Churches?

6:07am January 05, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonathan Lee Walton, dean of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, about the political ads taken out against Georgia Senate runoff candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock.

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