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The new carpet installed at the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Atlanta, as pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Adam Beam/AJC)

Democrats vie for a metro-Atlanta state House seat in a March 10 election

Metro-Atlanta voters will soon decide their next state House representative in the Georgia General Assembly.

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Georgia state senators push change to hand-marked paper ballots — again

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Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Voting rights group sues Raffensperger over voter cancellation documents

Georgia lawmakers want statewide grand juries to investigate election crimes

A Georgia Senate committee that spent the last two years investigating Fulton DA Fani Willis has proposed new criteria for disciplining or removing district attorneys.

Democratic lawmaker quits race for Georgia governor

Romman said she decided to withdraw after learning well-financed outside groups were lining up behind another candidate and that grassroots networks were mobilities elsewhere.

Former federal prosecutors denounce FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots

A group of former federal prosecutors says the Justice Department should not have sought a search warrant to seize election materials from Fulton County last month.

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss

The FBI’s investigation of Fulton records is a trip down memory lane

Read more about the six claims outlined in the affidavit used by the FBI for Fulton County’s 2020 ballots, what investigators found and what questions remain unanswered.

Two liberal challengers test Georgia’s entrenched Supreme Court

A pair of conservative justices on Georgia's Supreme Court are facing reelection challenges from liberal lawyers.

Trump reaches deal to end suit over ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’

President Donald Trump and his 2024 election campaign have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the estate of R&B singer Isaac Hayes.

Reality TV star says she’s serious about her run for Congress

Dr. Heavenly Kimes, a practicing dentist and star of Bravo's "Married to Medicine," has launched a campaign for Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Justice Department: Fulton has no grounds for return of ballots

In a new filing in federal court, the Justice Department seeks to dismiss Fulton County's motion to return the 2020 ballots and cancel next week's scheduled hearing.

Judge: Burt Jones’ political committee must stop funding his campaign

A federal judge Friday ordered a political committee controlled by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to stop spending money on his gubernatorial campaign.

Georgia officials are not taking over Fulton County’s elections. For now.

State Election Board skirts calls for a takeover of Fulton County election operations after FBI 2020 ballot seizure.

Trump visits North Georgia today but has eyes on Atlanta

In Georgia, Trump returns to a familiar theme — the 2020 election

The president’s stop in Rome comes amid tensions from last month’s FBI raid on a Fulton County election warehouse and several high-profile primary races.

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State of the Union offers Trump a chance for a reset

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have different priorities heading into his State of the Union address next week.

How an election activist influenced the FBI’s raid on Fulton County

Federal authorities relied on information from a conservative election activist with a troubled past to seize hundreds of boxes of Fulton County's 2020 election records.

Fulton Commission Dems mistrust colleague listed as witness for FBI raid

Republican Commissioner Bridget Thorne’s affidavit was used by the FBI to convince a magistrate judge to sign a search warrant for 2020 election ballots.

Republicans hold Middle Georgia Senate seat after special election runoff

Steven McNeel wins state Senate runoff, keeping Middle Georgia seat in Republican hands.

Fulton blasts credibility of White House election chief who spurred FBI raid

Fulton County argued the U.S. Department of Justice omitted facts about its witnesses used to justify the FBI raid for the county's 2020 election records.