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Trump visits North Georgia today but has eyes on Atlanta

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Biggest boast? Shrewdest move? Highlights from Trump’s Georgia visit.

The president's visit to Rome on Thursday was a place to see and been seen for Georgia's 2026 Republican candidates.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Trump aims to sell positive message about the economy today in Georgia

The president will headline an event in Rome today ahead of a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress.

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Dissecting Georgia’s tax clash

The “Politically Georgia” team talks about the various tax cut proposals under consideration in the state Legislature.

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Michelle Baruchman

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

Michelle Baruchman

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

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

Adam Beam

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

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.

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

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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Joyner is the deputy politics editor.

Chris Joyner

Joyner is the deputy politics editor.

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

Natalie Mendenhall

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

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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.

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

Maya T. Prabhu

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

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.

DOJ in Fulton

FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, near Atlanta. (Mike Stewart/AP)

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.

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

Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

PATRICIA MURPHY

With FBI raid, Trump may drive Black voter turnout in Fulton County

Georgia Legislative Session 2026

State representatives toss papers in the air at the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, Friday, April 4, 2025, the final day of the legislative session. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Will Georgia lawmakers revive any bills left unfinished in 2025?

The Georgia General Assembly operates on a two-year biennium, meaning any legislation filed during the first year is still in play for the 2026 session.

Trump wants states to back down on AI laws. Will Georgia follow along?

‘Affordability’ is the political buzzword of 2026

Georgia lawmakers return to Atlanta for 2026 legislative session

Opinion and Voices

OPINION

In Georgia, Trump was on message — until he wasn’t

President Donald Trump’s speech on the economy in Rome veered into 2020, fake news and false claims.

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (left) shakes hands with former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young after Duncan finished a speech in March 2022. (Miguel Martinez for the AJC 2022)

OPINION

During Black History Month, I honor these four leaders who ordered my steps

Four Black Georgia political leaders shaped the leadership philosophy and path of former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who is now running for governor as a Democrat.

OPINION

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.

Officials gather for annual Faith & Freedom luncheon

$409M hospital plan aims to ease jail mental health backlog in Georgia

Why choose? Georgia Senate budget plan includes income and property tax cuts

Court orders Sandy Springs to share police documents in open records lawsuit

Republicans hold Middle Georgia Senate seat after special election runoff

Senate passes big cut in Georgia income tax

Skeptics of 2020 election look for answers from FBI raid in Fulton

More AJC Politics

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.

Trump’s tariffs were struck down. Georgia businesses wonder what’s next.

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s expansive international tariffs, a signature pillar of his administration’s economic agenda.

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.

De Beers Laboratory Manufactures Synthetic Diamonds It Will Never Sell

Japan trade deal to bring $600M ‘diamond grit’ factory to Georgia

President Donald Trump’s administration is promising Georgia will get a $600 million advanced manufacturing plant as part of a trade agreement with Japan.

A makeshift memorial to Savannah schoolteacher Linda Davis stands in the median of Whitefield Avenue, near where she was killed Feb. 16, 2026, in an automobile accident. The wreck involved a Guatemalan man who was fleeing federal immigration agents and ran a red light, colliding with Davis' car. (Adam Van Brimmer/AJC)

What to know about ICE in Georgia and fatal Savannah car crash

A fatal vehicle crash in Savannah involving a man facing deportation and federal immigration agents has centered Georgia in the immigration enforcement debate.

$409M hospital plan aims to ease jail mental health backlog in Georgia

Unveiled earlier this week, the Senate’s version of the state budget includes $409 million to build a new 300-bed mental health hospital.

OPINION

In Georgia, Trump was on message — until he wasn’t

President Donald Trump’s speech on the economy in Rome veered into 2020, fake news and false claims.

OPINION

During Black History Month, I honor these four leaders who ordered my steps

Four Black Georgia political leaders shaped the leadership philosophy and path of former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who is now running for governor as a Democrat.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Biggest boast? Shrewdest move? Highlights from Trump’s Georgia visit.

The president's visit to Rome on Thursday was a place to see and been seen for Georgia's 2026 Republican candidates.

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.