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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE TUE, JAN 05, 2021 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   The 2020 election just won't end. Today, after weeks of intense, expensive campaigning Republicans Sen. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face off with Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively, in runoff elections that will decide the balance of power in the Senate.   The CNBC Politics team has been covering the ups and downs in the race and will stay on the story until the winners are decided, which could take a few days.    The big issue at play: "In the final push before the crucial Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats share this closing message: The stakes can't be any higher, and the fate of each party's agenda rests on the two races, writes Hannah Miao.   The runoffs will shape what Joe Biden can do early in his term: "Biden has said another coronavirus relief package will be his priority when he takes office. While Democrats could pass an aid bill with GOP support, a Senate majority would help them shape it more to their liking. [Mitch] McConnell may resist holding a vote on a proposal that includes state and local government relief," writes Jacob Pramuk.   The Republican senators got a late boost from real estate and financial industry donors: "Donors on Wall Street are contributing to Perdue and Loeffler because they are worried that a Democratic Senate would help President-elect Joe Biden push for tighter regulations on the financial industry, a GOP strategist with clients in the banking industry said," writes Brian Schwartz.   Thoughts? Email Politics Editor Mike Calia at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.   Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here.    Subscribe to CNBC's daily new podcast The News with Shepard Smith, which provides deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day's most important stories. Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Senate runoffs in Georgia will shape what Biden can achieve in the White House The Senate runoff elections in Georgia will determine control of the Senate and what President-elect Joe Biden can accomplish Republican senators in Georgia runoffs get late boost from real estate, Wall Street donors Wall Street and real estate executives are making a late push into Georgia Senate runoffs mainly to help the two Republican incumbents. Major business leaders tell Congress: Certify Biden won Electoral College, Trump lost Congress is due to meet this week to certify that Joe Biden won the Electoral College, defeating President Donald Trump. Trump made false claims in call pressuring Georgia secretary of state to undo Biden win, official says Trump leaned on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a call to "find" the president enough votes in the state to beat Joe Biden. Here are the issues at play in the Georgia Senate runoffs In the final push before the crucial Georgia U.S. Senate elections, Republicans and Democrats share this closing message: The stakes can't be any higher. NYSE says it will no longer delist three Chinese telecom giants The NYSE reversed an announcement four days earlier that it would delist American depositary shares of China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to U.S., judge rules Assange is wanted in the U.S. over the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified military documents and diplomatic cables in 2010 and 2011.     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS