El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall

Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a mode...

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Bottoms launches first attack ad over Jackson’s Trump ties

As Republican Rick Jackson tries to reach both MAGA loyalists and swing voters, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is working to make the race about President Donald Trump.

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Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake backs Jon Ossoff, saying ‘character matters’

The Arizona Republican has been one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump. He says Ossoff's character outweighs any policy disagreements they might have.

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Georgia Democrats seek ‘crucial third vote’ on PSC

Democrats won two seats on Georgia's Public Service Commission last year, ending the two-decade-long, all-Republican stranglehold on the utility regulatory panel.

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Changing political winds? Democrats make midterms case at state convention.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms capped the list of speakers at the Georgia Democratic Convention ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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No room for error

Georgia GOP chair Josh McKoon warns Republicans has little wiggle room for infighting ahead of tough November contests.

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No room for error

Georgia GOP chair Josh McKoon warns Republicans has little wiggle room for infighting ahead of tough November contests.

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Mike Collins gets multimillion-dollar boost from GOP group

One Nation, a GOP-aligned group, said Thursday it plans to spend $15 million in Georgia targeting Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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The king of the Georgia House — and the lessons Tom Murphy left behind

The late Tom Murphy, speaker of the Georgia House for 28 years, was honored and remembered Wednesday.

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Collins’ two-front fight

The Republican nominee wants to make Jon Ossoff’s money and record the issue. But questions about his own judgment keep intruding.

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5 defining tests from Keisha Lance Bottoms’ years as Atlanta mayor

Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, spent four years as mayor of Georgia's capital city. Republican nominee Rick Jackson wants voters to remember how it went.

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Georgia’s split-ticket voters are back in the spotlight

A new poll, a Trump rally and a Cobb schoolhouse fight capture the battle for the middle.

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Rick Jackson’s $87M ad buy targets Keisha Lance Bottoms’ mayoral record

The Republican billionaire has pledged to remind voters of spikes in crime during Bottom's tenure as Atlanta mayor.

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Georgia Democrats unveil largest coordinated campaign effort yet

State party officials say they will have 30 field offices open by early August, part of the biggest operation the party has ever had at this stage of a campaign.

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Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is now a UNESCO World Heritage site

The Okefenokee is the first natural site in the U.S. to be added to the World Heritage List in more than 30 years.

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Trump brings the midterm campaign to Cobb

President Trump came to Wheeler High School to promote Trump Accounts. He left after delivering a full-throated midterm message complete with campaign-style attacks and a Braves cameo.

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Georgia Democrats renew push for prized early 2028 presidential primary

Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss the 2028 calendar. They're considering Georgia as an early primary state. But a state law makes it uncertain.

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Endorsements, absences and the Braves: Takeaways from Trump’s Cobb County visit

President Donald Trump's visit came as Republican candidates across the state are looking for momentum heading into the midterms.

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Georgia Democrats renew push for prized early 2028 presidential primary

Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss the 2028 calendar. They're considering Georgia as an early primary state. But a state law makes it uncertain.

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Trump's Cobb test

The president is coming to promote children’s investment accounts. Georgia Republicans are preparing for everything else.

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Tech giant OpenAI plans to build $20 billion data center near Georgia coast

OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot, plans to build a $20 billion data center in Georgia’s Effingham County to help fuel its artificial intelligence expansion.

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Why Donald Trump is headed to Cobb County today

The president’s visit to Wheeler High School will promote his new savings program while testing GOP unity, old grudges and Democratic resistance.

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Rick Jackson's Trump tightrope

Georgia’s Republican nominee is trying to broaden his message — just as the president returns to the state.

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Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

Democrats have dominated the metro Atlanta county in recent elections. But Republicans still have an edge on the local school board.

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Rick Jackson visit sparks uproar for Atlanta restaurant

The Republican nominee for governor dined at a popular Black-owned restaurant in Atlanta, prompting threats of a boycott from some customers.

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Mike Collins won the GOP base. Can he convince the rest of the party?

The Republican U.S. Senate nominee has tied his political brand to President Donald Trump. Early polls show that could be a problem for him.

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Rick Jackson leaves Trump out of his general election pitch to voters

GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson holds his first general election rally.

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