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3.26am GMT

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Some updated highlights from today's political news:

2.58am GMT

Marjorie Taylor Greene won a Georgia congressional race this November despite her record of racist and bigoted statements and her support of QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory rooted in antisemitic tropes whose followers believe Donald Trump is secretly fighting against a cabal of Democrats, billionaires and celebrities engaged in child abuse.

She is the first adherent of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which has been linked to repeated violent incidents and labeled a potential domestic terrorism threat, to be elected to Congress. Her campaign attracted support from Republican leaders.