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Georgia water heater plant touts Trump’s push to ease energy standards

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It’s not just Donald Trump. Georgia voters disapprove of Elon Musk, too

A new AJC poll shows that a majority of Georgia voters oppose Musk's mission to dismantle federal agencies and fire federal workers.

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Cobb County stays blue as Democrats maintain county commission majority

Democrats won two special elections on Tuesday, continuing the county's blue streak that began with the 2016 presidential election.

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100 days in, Donald Trump’s Georgia allies couldn’t be happier

Kelly Loeffler and other Trump supporters marked the president's first 100 days in office by visiting a manufacturing plant in Suwanee on Monday.

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Hard-line Georgia GOP activists target Jon Burns, Brad Raffensperger

A few districts have urged the party to block the House speaker and secretary of state from running as Republicans.

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Jon Ossoff looks to pressure GOP on public health cuts

The U.S. senator will hold a town hall today in Cobb County that includes staffers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who lost their jobs.

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NRA convention begins in Atlanta with lack of political firepower

President Donald Trump is skipping this year's meeting. And the speaker list is lacking many prominent state and national politicians.

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Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief.

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Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist.

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Republican Bill Cowsert launches campaign for Georgia attorney general

Cowsert is vying to replace Republican Chris Carr, who is running for governor. The GOP primary field for attorney general already includes state Sen. Brian Strickland.

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Field narrows for Georgia Democrats vying for governor in 2026

Jason Carter says he's not running again. Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond is still considering it, but says it would be a tough race.

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Donald Trump’s comeback fuels a new kind of Georgia Democratic campaign

Sen. Jason Esteves' campaign for governor shows how more Georgia Democrats are not running away from national issues in state races.

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Trial lawyers use worries over China to pressure Brian Kemp on herbicide bill

The governor is weighing whether to shield agrochemical companies from some lawsuits. A new ad highlights how it could benefit a Chinese-owned company.

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Brian Kemp will sign litigation law on Monday as allies launch support tour

The Georgia governor had to use all of his political might to pass legislation aimed at limiting large jury awards in civil lawsuits.

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Jon Ossoff’s fundraising shows how non-Georgia donors are fueling elections

Most of the Democrat's roughly 33,000 donors came from outside Georgia, highlighting a trend in both Democratic and Republican politics.

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Chris Carr is defending Georgia’s gun law. He also wants to change it

Georgia's GOP attorney general is running for governor in 2026. His day job can sometimes put him in tough political situations.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene defends stock buys during tariff turmoil

Greene's financial adviser purchased stocks at a low point in the market before President Donald Trump announced a pause on most new tariffs.

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Georgia voters are worried about Donald Trump’s tariffs, poll finds

Nearly half of voters say they're more likely to back members of Congress who oppose the tariffs. That includes a third of GOP voters.

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Will he run for US Senate? Brian Kemp mulls his next move

Georgia's Republican governor says he plans to use downtime in the coming days to think through things before making his decision.