Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate control

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials have begun counting the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. The two Senate runoff elections on Tuesday are leftovers from the November election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold. Democrats need to win both races to seize the Senate majority and, with