I'm standing here in Georgia. I'm a voice for Georgia. The people of this state

asked me to fight for them, and so I'm going to continue to do that. So this is in the

legislature's hand. It's in the governor's hand. I hope he will hear from his own people. In the meantime,

I will continue to leave the door open for my colleagues in the Georgia congressional delegation

to join me in banning Jeremy.

Hi again, everybody. It's now five o'clock in peace. The power of the people today.

Republicans in Georgia went against their state's Republican governor and opted to scrap plans

to redraw that state's congressional map ahead of the

2028 election. As to why they did that, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports this, quote,

the decision comes after weeks of mounting pressure from Democrats, voting rights groups, and even

some uneasy Republicans who warned that reopening redistricting could energize Democratic voters

and overshadow a pivotal stretch of the campaign season.

Speaking ahead of that special session, as you just heard, was Senator Rafael Warnock,

a fierce defender of democracy and voting rights in his state and in the country.

Following today's move by Georgia Republicans, Senator Warnock said this, quote,

John Lewis never backed down from getting into good trouble, and I won't either.

Senator Warnock was first elected to the U.S. Senate alongside fellow Georgia Democrat John

Ossoff at the end of Donald Trump's first term as president,

and now Ossoff is up for re-election in November. Last night, he and we learned who

Osop will face in the general election, Georgia Congressman Mike Collins, who Trump

endorsed three days ago, setting up a true test of Maga's power in the Peach State.

Senator Warnock and Senator Ossoff two historic senators in their own right,

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