Raphael Warnock

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated his Republican challenger, football star Herschel Walker, in Georgia’s Senate runoff election on Tuesday, NBC News projected.

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker, NBC News projects. This gives Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate.

The victory by the state’s first Black senator ensures Democrats an outright majority in the chamber, and the party will no longer have to negotiate a power-sharing deal with Republicans.

Georgia voters turned out in big numbers across the state on Tuesday morning as they cast ballots in the runoff election, deciding the balance of the Senate.

Georgia voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday to resolve the Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. NBC’S Alice Barr reports.

Georgia voters are set to decide the final Senate contest in the country. They will choose whether to reelect Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock or instead opt for Republican football legend Herschel Walker.

The U.S. Senate race in Georgia, seemingly one of the most significant, could head for a Dec. 6 runoff if neither candidate reaches a 50% threshold.

There’s a shifting narrative on COVID-19 restrictions across the country among Democratic officials and candidates

After meeting with Senate Democrats to advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged to challenge a slew of restrictive voting laws.

A federal judge sentenced a Proud Boys supporter from Queens to nearly three years in prison Thursday for making threats against Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.

In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black veterans who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits they were denied or prevented from taking full advantage of when they returned home from war