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Netanyahu and Gantz reportedly agree on plan to shutter schools and most businesses; both appear to blame UK virus variant for recent steep rise in cases

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Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both need to defeat GOP Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, respectively, for Democrats to win control of the Senate. With one win, the GOP keeps the gavel. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Both chambers of Congress will gather Wednesday to count the states’ electoral votes and officially declare Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. In normal times, the event is defined by pomp and circumstance, a formality mandated by

Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

Trump replaces U.S. attorney in Atlanta  POLITICO Trump-Appointed US Prosecutor In Georgia Resigns  NPR Trump administration reportedly passes over career prosecutor to replace Atlanta U.S. attorney who abruptly resigned  Yahoo News U.S. Attorney for North Georgia abruptly resigns due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’  Atlanta Journal

Trump replaces U.S. attorney in Atlanta  POLITICO Trump-Appointed US Prosecutor In Georgia Resigns  NPR Trump administration reportedly passes over career prosecutor to replace Atlanta U.S. attorney who abruptly resigned  The Week Magazine U.S. Attorney for North Georgia abruptly resigns due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’  Atlanta

A Cape Verde judge’s decision concerns Colombian Alex Saab, who is wanted in the U.S. after his indictment there on money-laundering charges.

Congress saw its first two members enter self-quarantine on March 8. Several outbreaks forced dozens more to quarantine after testing positive. Lawmakers started receiving the vaccine in December. (Image credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Georgia voters head to the polls in pivotal Senate runoff elections  NBC News The Cheneys take on Trump  Yahoo News Why Georgia’s Senate Elections Really Matter  Bloomberg Opinion | What Republicans Might Gain if They Lose Georgia  The New York Times Rep. Steve Scalise: