Georgia

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Capitol Police recruit died in a fatal car accident in Georgia over the weekend that left several other recruits with serious injuries. Though details are sparse, word of the accident began to spread on the Hill... Read More

ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the long-dormant 2020 Georgia election interference case, over her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor hired to work on the case. Though the appellate... Read More

WASHINGTON — A 66-year-old Georgia woman was killed Monday in an officer-involved car accident as law enforcement responded to a bomb threat at the home of Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Greene posted a thank you note on X to... Read More

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump won a partial victory Thursday when a Georgia judge dismissed two more charges against him in the criminal case that accuses him and his co-defendants of trying to alter the state’s vote count in... Read More

NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. — Vice President Kamala Harris briefly dispensed with her prepared remarks Wednesday afternoon to address the latest mass shooting at an American high school. At least four people were killed Wednesday morning and another nine wounded when... Read More

NEW YORK — The two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani last December sued him again Friday to collect their judgment. They said Giuliani lied during a bankruptcy procedure... Read More

ATLANTA — Four years ago, Georgia election officials stood at the bottom of a marble staircase in the state’s historic Capitol building to assure the American people that the 2020 presidential election had not been rigged to prevent former President... Read More

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Plant Vogtle Unit 4, a nuclear power project that backers describe as one of the “largest clean energy projects in the nation” has begun commercial operation near Waynesboro, Georgia, a bucolic town about 30 miles south of... Read More

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants facing criminal prosecution in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election won a partial court victory Wednesday. A Georgia judge dismissed six of the 41 charges against the former... Read More

ATLANTA — The Georgia Legislature on Thursday gave its approval to a new congressional district map that adds a Black majority district west of Atlanta but appears to dilute the district currently represented by Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath. The adoption... Read More

ATLANTA — A federal judge tossed out Georgia’s congressional and state legislative district maps on Thursday, ordering that they be redrawn in time for use in the 2024 election. In an order that ran to 516 pages, U.S. District Judge... Read More

WASHINGTON — Attorney Sidney Powell, a high-profile member of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle and well-known conspiracy theorist, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy related to attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election... Read More

WASHINGTON — It’s admittedly a hypothetical question, but given the divisive rhetoric that has swirled around elections and politics in general since November 2020, it seemed worthwhile to put it to elections officials across the country anyway: Just what would... Read More

ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday told local law enforcement officials that she will announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump or any of his allies will be charged with crimes for their alleged interference... Read More

DALTON, Ga. — Vice President Kamala Harris visited the congressional district of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Thursday to announce the largest-ever private investment in solar power-related manufacturing in U.S. history. The $2.5 billion expansion by Qcells, a South... Read More

ATLANTA — Georgia voters choosing between incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the Dec. 6 runoff election shattered the state’s record for early, in-person voting on Monday, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.... Read More

ATLANTA — A clean-tech startup headquartered in Norway announced Friday that it has selected Coweta County, Georgia, just southwest of Atlanta, to be the site of its new electric vehicle battery factory. FREYR Battery said it plans to invest about... Read More

WASHINGTON — With the Senate chamber evenly split, 50-50, and several top Senate races simply too close to forecast, 2022 may well come to be remembered as the year of the prolonged wait to determine which party ultimately holds control... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order forcing him to testify before a grand jury about former President Donald Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election in Georgia. In a... Read More

ATLANTA — Georgia voters turned out in record numbers on Monday, Oct. 17, the first day of early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election. In all, 131,318 people turned out to vote in person on Monday, up from... Read More

WASHINGTON  — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are visiting Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan this week to get a firsthand look at summer learning programs that are helping children who fell behind on reading, math and... Read More

Former President Donald Trump's crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries Tuesday despite rejecting Trump's entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss. It's a huge warning sign for... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress is in a primary runoff in Texas to hold on to his seat. In suburban Atlanta, two Democratic congresswomen are vying for the same House seat after Georgia's Republican-dominated Legislature tinkered with their... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday's primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who is seeking revenge for his 2020 election defeat in the state. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor... Read More

WASHINGTON — If any common themes are emerging from the primaries being held on Tuesday in Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas, it is that the voters in each state appear to be highly motivated and they’re looking for candidates — in... Read More

ATLANTA — Georgia's secretary of state on Friday evening accepted an administrative law judge’s finding that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is qualified to run for reelection. Earlier in day, Administrative Law Judge Charles Beaudrot held that Greene is qualified... Read More

ATLANTA — A record 27,298 Georgians turned out to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting for the 2022 primary election, almost double the number for the June 2020 primary, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on... Read More

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that a fundraising committee affiliated with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams can’t begin raising unlimited campaign contributions. The ruling is based on a state law passed last year that allows Georgia lawmakers... Read More

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux flipped two longtime Republican congressional districts in Atlanta's northern suburbs by running against then-President Donald Trump and his divisive brand of politics. But as they fight to keep their House seats this year, they're... Read More

ATLANTA — A group of voters has filed a complaint with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office arguing that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is “constitutionally disqualified from congressional office" and must be blocked from seeking reelection due to her... Read More