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10.25pm BST
Hello everyone, this is Julia Carrie Wong picking up the blog from smoky Oakland, California. I’ll have more news and politics coming your way for the rest of the evening.
First up: QAnon-supporting candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene’s election to Congress is all but assured after her Democratic opponent, Kevin Van Ausdal, abruptly dropped out of the race to represent Georgia’s 14th district.
A message from Kevin Van Ausdal pic.twitter.com/Y5LtVcpK2B
Related: ‘Mind-bogglingly irresponsible’: meet the Republican donors helping QAnon reach Congress
10.00pm BST
That’s it from me today. My west coast colleague, Julia Carrie Wong, will take over the blog for the next few hours.
Here’s where the day stands so far:
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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
