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• Two Southern Democratic senators representing Trump states vote to convict president

  Doug Jones of Alabama and Joe Manchin of West Virginia likely to face blowback back home for supporting Trump’s removal ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor…

• Ebenezer Baptist pastor Raphael Warnock enters Georgia U.S. Senate special election

  Warnock gets an early boost from Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost a governor’s race in 2018 ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com ATLANTA — Atlanta pastor Ralphael…

• Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins gets into U.S. Senate race, igniting GOP squabble

  Trump champion will challenge Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to the seat in December ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor ATLANTA (CFP) —…

• 2 Southern Democrats named as House impeachment managers for Trump Senate trial

  U.S. Reps. Val Demings of Florida and Sylvia Garcia of Texas among group of 7 managers ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — Two…

• Georgia’s new Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler takes oath of office

  Loeffler, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp, will have to defend her seat in November special election ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com ATLANTA (CFP) — Kelly Loeffler,…

• Julian Castro ends his run for Democratic presidential nomination

  Former San Antonio mayor was the last Southerner left in the 2020 contest ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com SAN ANTONIO (CFP) — Julián Castro, the last…