Big Biz halts political contributions over Capitol Hill riot
Corporate America is halting or reconsidering political contributions in the wake of last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol. Published January 11, 2021
James Varney
Articles by James Varney
'Hello, my wonderful social justice warriors': School sued over critical race theory instruction
A Las Vegas charter school is being sued in federal court by a family alleging the school is indoctrinating children into the view that White people are inherently racist and perpetuate their economic and political power by oppressing people of color. Published January 10, 2021
'We're not revolutionists': Pennsylvania brewery champions fight against 'unlawful orders'
Jordan Serulneck figured he had done the painstaking homework needed to launch a small business -- in his case, a craft brewing company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Published January 10, 2021
FBI raids Tennessee GOP state lawmakers' offices, homes
The FBI raided the homes and offices of several Republican lawmakers in Nashville Friday morning. Published January 8, 2021
Georgia runoff campaigns cost nearly $1 billion heading into Election Day
The market for two Georgia Senate seats proved remarkably expensive. Published January 5, 2021
Satirical Babylon Bee: 'Paper of record' for conservatives
The Babylon Bee satirizes the political, intellectual and religious trends that strike it as absurd, a stance that puts it at odds with most of the modern media market and placed it at the crossroads of conservative writing and censorship. Published January 3, 2021
Georgia's political reality far more complex than abrupt 2020 flip to blue
The popular political narrative these days tells of Georgia gradually flipping toward the Democrats, but it's more accurate to say Georgia is returning to normal. Published December 31, 2020
Sen. David Perdue in COVID-19 quarantine, sidelined ahead of Tuesday runoff election
Georgia Sen. David Perdue on Thursday went into quarantine for COVID-19 exposure, taking him off the campaign trail five days before his runoff election. Published December 31, 2020
Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit helps finance Georgia runoff election workers, poll supplies
The Center for Tech and Civic Life, an obscure nonprofit with ties to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is helping finance election workers and poll supplies in Georgia's Jan. 5 Senate runoffs. Published December 30, 2020
Stacey Abrams' federal-judge sister blocks Georgia voter eligibility challenge
A federal judge in Georgia has blocked two counties from purging its voter rolls of roughly 4,000 allegedly inactive voters ahead of the next week's runoff elections for U.S. Senate. Published December 29, 2020
Experts see trouble for GOP as early vote tops 2 million in Georgia
Early voting in Georgia's two runoff elections for Senate passed the 2 million mark on Thursday, according to an independent analysis, prompting speculation that President Trump is hurting the Republican candidates. Published December 24, 2020
Biden selects Cardona to be next secretary of education
President-elect Joseph R. Biden introduced Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary Wednesday, declaring the public schools chief from Connecticut to be "as American as apple pie and rice and beans." Published December 23, 2020
Over 1 million ballots cast already in early voting for Georgia's Senate runoffs
Early voting in Georgia's runoff elections for two Senate seats is moving at a brisk pace, signaling turnout could be surprisingly high in the Jan. 5 contest that will determine the balance of power in the upper chamber of Congress. Published December 22, 2020
'They're wrong': Criminologist sees better fixes than defunding police
The chants, placards and even lawmakers' earnest pleas to "defund the police" hit a nerve with Randy Petersen. Published December 20, 2020
Small business owners buck Gretchen Whitmer's shutdown: 'We don't have any other option'
For Amy Heikkinen, serving customers in her coffee shop is as much a fight for survival as an act of civil disobedience against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Published December 17, 2020
Early voting in Georgia runoffs outpaces general election totals on Day 1
Nearly half a million ballots were cast Monday in the first day for early voting in Georgia's two runoffs for Senate, more than on the first day of early voting in the general election, said state officials. Published December 15, 2020
Georgia runoffs' high stakes spark big push for voter turnout
Democratic and Republican operatives have fanned out across the Peach State by car, bus and on foot trying to ensure their side turns out Jan. 5 or casts their ballots in early voting that opens Monday. Published December 13, 2020
Electors across country prepare to cast ballots in Electoral College
Last month's election turns out to have been the pre-season. Published December 10, 2020
Republicans outspend Democrats for Georgia runoffs
When it comes to who wants to be majority leader in the Senate, Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell appears to want it more than New York Democrat Charles E. Schumer. At least that's what is reflected by the sums each side's super PACs have poured into the two Georgia runoff races for Senate. Published December 9, 2020
Georgia GOP alleges illegal coordination by Jon Ossoff campaign, Chuck Schumer-linked PAC
The Georgia GOP has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging illegal coordination between Senate candidate Jon Ossoff and a super PAC run by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer. Published December 8, 2020
