US judge denies Republican bid to block some Georgia absentee ballots

A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Republicans to block seven counties in the battleground state of Georgia from accepting some absentee ballots, and chided the party's lawyers for what he termed discrimination against political opponents. The Republican National Committee on Sunday sued the seven counties in Savannah federal court for allowing voters to return absentee ballots over the weekend and on Monday. In a telephone hearing on Tuesday, which is Election Day nationwide, U.S. District