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Why Jon Ossoff’s attack on Trump aide Natalie Harp keeps gaining traction

Google searches for Natalie Harp, President Donald Trump's executive assistant, have surged 5,000% since Ossoff mentioned her.

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Prominent Georgia Democrat crosses aisle for Rick Jackson

Billy Linville, a veteran of Georgia Democratic politics, is leading a new group to steer Democrats and swing voters toward GOP nominee for governor Rick Jackson.

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Brian Kemp cheers potential Paramount move as merger divides lawmakers

Paramount Skydance’s CEO has threatened to move their corporate headquarters out of California. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other state officials see it as an opportunity.

Your Politics Team

Adam Beam

Adam Beam is the deputy politics editor.

Adam Beam

Adam Beam is the deputy politics editor.

Greg Bluestein

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

Greg Bluestein

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

Riley Bunch

Riley Bunch is an enterprise reporter covering the impacts of politics and policy on everyday Georgians.

Riley Bunch

Riley Bunch is an enterprise reporter covering the impacts of politics and policy on everyday Georgians.

Caleb Groves

Caleb Groves is a political reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Caleb Groves

Caleb Groves is a political reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Chris Joyner

Chris Joyner is the politics editor.

Chris Joyner

Chris Joyner is the politics editor.

Shannon McCaffrey

Shannon McCaffrey is the managing editor for politics and business.

Shannon McCaffrey

Shannon McCaffrey is the managing editor for politics and business.

Tia Mitchell

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

Tia Mitchell

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

Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist.

Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist.

David Wickert

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

David Wickert

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

2026 Georgia Voter Guide

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Check out AJC’s Voter Guide for more on candidates

From candidate profiles to answers for frequently asked questions, we have your guide to this year’s election with Georgia Votes, our 2026 Voter Guide.

Georgia election: Here’s who will be on the ballot in November

Keisha Lance Bottoms is in for a very different race against Rick Jackson

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

Opinion and Voices

CAROLYN BOURDEAUX

In Democrats’ ‘civil war,’ voters prefer moderates over progressives

News outlets keep describing the Democratic Party rift between moderates and progressives as a "civil war," but Democrats need to recenter themselves around American values.

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Republicans reveal why Democrats’ affordability agenda is better for Georgia

Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey makes the case that the party's affordability agenda will make Georgians' lives betters after 23 years of Republican rule.

PATRICIA MURPHY

You know Rick Jackson’s adoption story. Keisha Lance Bottoms has four of her own.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson spent six years in Georgia foster care. His opponent, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, adopted all four of her children.

Sports betting, other special interests spend big on Georgia elections

Georgia Democrats talk property taxes as they eye a possible House takeover

Georgia lawmakers map out state’s next voting system with eye on 2028

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID unemployment fraud

What’s new in Georgia schools? Screen time limits, tuition hike and more.

Brian Kemp warns of possible spending cuts as he prepares to leave office

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Backed by Brian Kemp, Rick Jackson sticks to outsider message

At a weekend rally, the GOP nominee for governor leaned hard into his anti-establishment pitch, even with Georgia's top Republican for much of the last decade beside him.

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff-U.S. Rep. Mike Collins

Ossoff, Collins are millionaires. Here is how they manage their money.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and his challenger, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, both recently filed financial disclosure paperwork that provides insight into how they make their millions.

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Black Democrat who outran Georgia GOP for decades is again a top target

Republican legislators are eyeing the southwest Georgia seat long held by Sanford Bishop after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.

A rare face-to-face clash jolts Georgia governor’s race

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms confronts Republican Rick Jackson outside a National Business League event on Saturday.

Stockbridge Mayor Jayden WIlliams speaks to journalists Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 following a special City Council meeting held prior to an upcoming investigative hearing. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Stockbridge mayor dustup delayed as council sorts process, bias

The hearing into allegations against the Stockbridge mayor was postponed while a retired judge considers whether a council member can remain on the case.

Gov. Kemp picks Stan Wise to replace GOP regulator who stepped down early

Gov. Kemp picks familiar face to replace PSC regulator who stepped down early

Stan Wise, a Republican who previously served on the Public Service Commission for more than two decades, will replace Tricia Pridemore.

For some Jewish voters in Georgia, neither U.S. Senate choice is simple

Democrat Jon Ossoff, Georgia’s first Jewish senator, faces a backlash over Israel. Republican challenger Mike Collins is confronting his son-in-law’s antisemitic rhetoric.

Georgia 2026 Voter Guide

From U.S. Senate to county commissions, find all the information you need about Georgia's upcoming elections.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Mike Collins’ son-in-law sparks fresh outrage online

As the Republican U.S. Senate nominee tries to put the furor over his son-in-law's extremist posts behind him, David Alan Scheer II continues to stir online outrage.

Georgia Democrats bring in out-of-state stars to push affordability message

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, campaigned for lieutenant governor nominee Josh McLaurin.