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Vance leans into pitchman role for Trump’s tax law in Georgia

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

JD Vance heads to UGA amid crucial Georgia primary stretch

The Athens event is part of Turning Point USA's traveling college campus series, with Trump‑backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones also set to address students.

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Jon Ossoff argues 2026 contest will test Trump’s power, policies

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pointing to the war with Iran to frame the 2026 race, dubbing it "Donald Trump's war."

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia GOP chair brushes off Tuesday’s closer-than-expected runoff

Josh McKoon, chair of the Georgia Republican Party, said he isn’t reading too much into the 14th District runoff, noting the November midterms will be a different ballgame.

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.

Caleb Groves

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 ...

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.

DOJ in Fulton

FBI agents enter the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Fulton says DOJ may have improperly coordinated efforts to get 2020 records

Fulton has questions about the origin of the FBI's 2020 election ballot seizure, but the U.S. Department of Justice won't budge.

Fulton and the DOJ square off in court over seized 2020 ballots

DOJ RAID IN FULTON

Skeptics said 2020 election boxes were missing. They never asked Fulton.

Georgia activists working with Trump administration to influence elections

Opinion and Voices

Hyundai Motor EV plans reflect watershed moment for auto industry

GUEST COLUMN

Maintain Georgia’s economic momentum by renewing USMCA trade agreement

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is coming up for review. Renewing the trade deal will benefit Georgia jobs, manufacturing and exports.

PATRICIA MURPHY

The Rick Jackson-Burt Jones slugfest: Half-truths, whoppers and a lot of B.S.

The Jackson and Jones campaigns seem hell-bent on destroying each other, even if it kills them both.

OPINION

Readers write

Our readers speak out against Trump’s threat to destroy "a whole civilization," and where his war on Iran went wrong.

State Election Board meets as Georgia faces an election crisis

Georgia election officials have no idea how to run elections after July

Olu Brown answers a question during a forum for Democratic candidates for governor hosted by The Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Wed., April 8, 2026. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is on the left. Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is on the right. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Georgia’s Democratic candidates for governor debate school issues

Bill passes to establish a Georgia Music Office to support industry

Bills awaiting Kemp’s approval could impact protests, police, religious services

Two Democrats and a Republican secure seats in the Georgia Legislature

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PHOTOS: Vice president comes to Athens for Turning Point

Vice President JD Vance heads to the University of Georgia as part of Turning Point USA's traveling college campus series.

JD Vance in Georgia criticizes pope, says Iran should ‘join world economy’

Vice president speaks at Turning Point USA event in Athens; Erika Kirk skips the event after reportedly facing unspecified ‘threats.’

Watchdog: Election board members may have broken law with legal filing

A government watchdog group wants answers about a legal brief filed by three State Election Board members in support of the FBI's seizure of Fulton's 2020 election records.

Vice President JD Vance, Erika Kirk to visit UGA Tuesday

The University of Georgia is one of five stops on a national college tour put on by Turning Point USA, which was founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

JD Vance heads to UGA amid crucial Georgia primary stretch

The Athens event is part of Turning Point USA's traveling college campus series, with Trump‑backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones also set to address students.

State Election Board meets as Georgia faces an election crisis

Georgia's State Election Board could consider advancing a petition to switch to hand-marked paper ballots amid a looming July deadline to stop counting votes with QR codes.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Jon Ossoff argues 2026 contest will test Trump’s power, policies

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pointing to the war with Iran to frame the 2026 race, dubbing it "Donald Trump's war."

GUEST COLUMN

Maintain Georgia’s economic momentum by renewing USMCA trade agreement

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is coming up for review. Renewing the trade deal will benefit Georgia jobs, manufacturing and exports.

PATRICIA MURPHY

The Rick Jackson-Burt Jones slugfest: Half-truths, whoppers and a lot of B.S.

The Jackson and Jones campaigns seem hell-bent on destroying each other, even if it kills them both.

Voters to pick winner in Tuesday’s Cherokee County House runoff

Georgia election officials have no idea how to run elections after July

Election officials who have navigated every overhaul of Georgia's voting system are facing something new — a deadline with no road map and no funding to comply.