WADLEY, Ga. — Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker remained defiant Thursday after successive reports alleging that he encouraged and paid for...
Former Dallas Cowboy’s campaign important nationally with control of Congress up for grabs on Nov. 8.
“I know why you’re here. I do,” he told reporters after his first public campaign speech since The Daily Beast’s initial report Monday. “You’re here because the Democrats are desperate to hold on to this seat here, and they’re desperate to make this race about my family.”Walker promised in the hours after a Monday report to sue the news outlet, but has not followed up with confirmation he has done so.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., views a street sign during a ceremony naming a street in Warnock's honor in his hometown of Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Warnock, a freshman Democrat, is up for reelection in November in a pivotal race against Republican and former football star Herschel Walker. where Senate control supersedes nearly all concerns in a competitive race.
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