Georgia’s two Democratic senators didn’t wait for President Trump to try to undermine their legitimacy with false claims about their crucial election victories in 2020 that propelled Democrats to the Senate majority. In interviews and social media posts, Senators Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff have aggressively countered a potential presidential claim that they did not … Read more
Rick Jackson on Tuesday night beat Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to win Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial nomination. Meanwhile, Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins won the state’s GOP Senate primary runoff. CBS News political director Fin Gómez joins with analysis. Source link
Voters in Georgia are casting their ballots in two key Republican runoff races on Tuesday. Trump-backed Lieutenant Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire Rick Jackson are vying for the GOP nomination for governor. The winner will face Democrat and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in November. Meanwhile, Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins is facing off with … Read more
The fifth president of Georgia and the first female to hold the position, Salomé Zourabichvili, joins CBS News 24/7 after receiving the 2026 Mark Palmer Prize in Washington, D.C. Zourabichvili discussed Russia’s influence over the region and the threat to democracy for Georgians. Source link
Today’s Republican runoff in Georgia will determine who faces Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp’s opposing endorsements highlight a split in the Republican Party, CBS News political director Fin Gómez explains. Source link
ATLANTA — When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making. The election system used throughout the political battleground state relies on a QR code printed on ballots to tally the votes. Legislators passed a law … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Saturday made an 11th-hour endorsement in a crucial Senate race in battleground Georgia, which is among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in November’s midterm elections. Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Mike Collins, a … Read more
The GOP Senate primary in Georgia is heating up one month before voters head to the polls, with Rep. Buddy Carter launching the first attack ad of the race, former football coach Derek Dooley hitting the airwaves and Rep. Mike Collins touting his fundraising. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more
ATLANTA — A federal judge plans to hear arguments Friday on a demand by officials in Georgia’s Fulton County that the FBI return seized ballots and other materials from the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in a scheduling order that the hearing was needed after the two sides failed to reach an … Read more
Polls are about to close in the Georgia 14th Congressional District special election to elect who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress. The seat has been vacant since January, when Greene resigned following a monthslong public fight with President Trump over foreign policy issues and the release of documents involving the Jeffrey Epstein case. … Read more