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Democrats may have reclaimed control of the Senate with two victories in Georgia but their majority is slim and will herald an era where every senator wields an inordinate amount of power over the vital upper chamber.
In other words, every senator will be the deciding vote in a situation that has happened only a few other times in the chamber’s history and is likely to prove a tricky challenge for the incoming president, Joe Biden – albeit one preferable to dealing with continued Republican control.
Related: ‘You can’t lose a single vote’: can Biden navigate the 50-50 Senate?
A video has been doing the rounds on social media showing John Minchillo of the Associate Press being attacked on Wednesday while covering the pro-Trump clashes with police.
His colleague, Julio Cortez, posted it to Instagram overnight, saying:
Thankfully, he wasn’t injured. He was labeled as an anti protesters, even though he kept flashing his press credentials, and one person can be heard threatening to kill him. This is an unedited, real life situation of a member of the press keeping his cool even though he was being attacked. A true professional and a great teammate, I’m glad we were able to get away.
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