https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/05/georgia-counts-ballots-as-us-senate-control-hangs-in-balance/ > By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM > ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday 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.