1.    Georgia gas shortage. If battling traffic was not enough of a headache, drivers across metro Atlanta began the work week with a new problem: gas shortages following a pipeline leak in Alabama. [Read here]

2.    School takeover opponents step up their pitch. Democratic-led opposition to Gov. Nathan Deal's school takeover ballot initiative may rest on how well they rally Republicans to their side. [Read here]

3.    Higher than normal temperatures ahead. The average high this time of year is 81 degrees. Atlanta is expected to reach a high of 88 degrees by 3 p.m. Tuesday before temperatures decrease. [Read here]

4.    George H.W. Bush to vote for Hillary Clinton. Former President George H.W. Bush is breaking party lines and will vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, a Kennedy family member said. [Read here]

5.    Braves beat Mets. If Monday night's 7-3 win against the Mets wasn't the most improbable of the season for the Braves, then Noah Syndergaard and his New York teammates would probably like to know what was. [Read here]

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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