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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress

The Rome Republican recently became the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s path, MAGA powerhouse to sudden resignation announcement

What to know about the rise and resignation of Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green.

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House ethics committee weighs complaint regarding Mike Collins, chief of staff

The U.S. House Committee of Ethics has received a complaint regarding U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his chief of staff.

Affordability is now the defining fight in Georgia’s race for governor

While the rivals agree on the problem, they have drastically different ideas about the solution. Candidates for governor sketch out competing plans to bring costs down.

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

He once praised Ossoff. Now, ex-VFW leader is backing Collins for US Senate.

Al Lipphardt was U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff's guest in Washington earlier this year. Now, he is chair of Veterans for Mike, a group backing Collins' Senate campaign.

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The federal government shutdown ends, but new rifts start in Georgia

The "Politically Georgia" podcast breaks down the latest news from Washington, D.C.

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Democrat Esther Panitch backs former GOP chair for Sandy Springs mayor

Panitch, the only Jewish member of the Georgia Legislature, is backing Rusty Paul because she says he has directly confronted antisemitism.

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Michelle Baruchman

Michelle Baruchman covers the Georgia House of Representatives and statewide issues.

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Adam Beam

Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.

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Greg Bluestein

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Caleb Groves

Caleb Groves is a general assignment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's politics team and a Kennesaw State ...

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Chris Joyner

Joyner is the deputy politics editor.

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Shannon McCaffrey

Politics Editor

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Natalie Mendenhall

Natalie Mendenhall is an award-winning producer for the "Politically Georgia" podcast.

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Tia Mitchell

Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast.

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Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist.

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Maya T. Prabhu

Maya T. Prabhu covers the Georgia Senate and statewide issues as a government reporter for The AJC.

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David Wickert

David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues.

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Polls of Georgia Voters

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Keisha Lance Bottoms, Burt Jones lead in Georgia governor’s race

Georgia governor poll: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms leads Democrats and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones ahead with Republicans in race to replace incumbent Brian Kemp.

Interactive: How Ga. Democrats feel about race for governor and key state issues

Explore the AJC's interactive poll results to see Georgia Democrats' opinions based on their gender, age, race, education, income and ideology.

Interactive: How Ga. Republicans feel about governor, Senate races and key issues

Explore the AJC's interactive poll results to see Georgia Republicans' opinions based on their gender, age, race, education, income and ideology.

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AJC Poll: Georgians across parties support some vaccine mandates

Vaccines may be popular, but feelings about RFK Jr. break down along party lines.

Opinion and Voices

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If we had ranked choice elections in Georgia, we’d be done voting this year

Georgia voters went to the polls Nov. 4, but many must cast ballots again Dec. 2 for dozens of runoff races. That's why the state should shift to ranked choice voting.

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Epstein vote was easy; health insurance changes are not

Republicans in Washington still have no plan to deal with expiring health insurance subsidies.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene or Trump: Who gets MAGA in the divorce?

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s battles with the president test her base at home in Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

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The QTS data center complex under development in Fayetteville is expected to consume as much electricity as about a million U.S. households. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Data centers to get regional review, public notice on key Georgia website

Data centers larger than 300,000 square feet in the 11-county metro Atlanta area and more than 500,000 square feet in rural parts of Georgia will now qualify for reviews.

Ex-lawmaker, former Cobb school board member head to Georgia Senate runoff

Two Democrats are top voter getters, headed to runoff in Georgia Senate special election for metro Atlanta seat.

The State Election Board considers investigations of election fraud and misbehavior during a session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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Feud between Raffensperger and the State Election Board heats up

Relations between the State Election Board and the secretary of state's office have frayed after law changes and infighting on the board.

Lawmakers debate eliminating Georgia’s income tax

Supporters and opponents of eliminating Georgia’s income tax on Monday aired competing visions of what would happen if the state gave up its largest source of revenue.

State Ethics Commission Executive Director David Emadi testifies before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations Thursday. (David Wickert/AJC)

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Investigation into Abrams-linked group could spark new campaign laws

Campaign finance violations linked to Stacey Abrams’ 2018 Democratic campaign for governor may inspire new legislation aimed at curbing illegal election funding.

Crowded field vies for metro Senate seat in Nov. 18 special election

Six candidates are vying to complete the Senate term being vacated by former state Sen. Jason Esteves. The special election is Nov. 18.

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Trump split with Marjorie Taylor Greene fueled by his inconsistencies

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's split with President Donald Trump is due in part to Trump's shifts on hot-button issues, while she remains ideologically consistent.

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Prosecutor reviewing Georgia Trump case faces ‘tangled spider web’ of issues

The veteran Georgia prosecutor who must decide what to do with Fulton County's election interference case has inherited a legal and political hot potato.

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OPINION

If we had ranked choice elections in Georgia, we’d be done voting this year

Georgia voters went to the polls Nov. 4, but many must cast ballots again Dec. 2 for dozens of runoff races. That's why the state should shift to ranked choice voting.

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

He once praised Ossoff. Now, ex-VFW leader is backing Collins for US Senate.

Al Lipphardt was U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff's guest in Washington earlier this year. Now, he is chair of Veterans for Mike, a group backing Collins' Senate campaign.

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Clayton commissioners say chair possibly violated code of conduct

The resolution accuses the chair of attending awards events or other public events recognizing the county without letting fellow commissioners know about them ahead of time.

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Data centers to get regional review, public notice on key Georgia website

Data centers larger than 300,000 square feet in the 11-county metro Atlanta area and more than 500,000 square feet in rural parts of Georgia will now qualify for reviews.

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Georgia GOP’s new adviser echoed far-right themes online

Brad Barnes, a Republican activist recently tapped as a “special adviser” to Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon, has a history of xenophobic and hateful social media posts.

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Democrat Esther Panitch backs former GOP chair for Sandy Springs mayor

Panitch, the only Jewish member of the Georgia Legislature, is backing Rusty Paul because she says he has directly confronted antisemitism.

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OPINION

Epstein vote was easy; health insurance changes are not

Republicans in Washington still have no plan to deal with expiring health insurance subsidies.

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College Park’s City Council abruptly fires city manager

Lindell Miller was the second College Park city manager ousted this year.