Adam Beam

Adam is deputy politics editor. He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. He then spent a decade at the Associated Press writing about politics and government in Kentucky and California.

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Georgia U.S. Senate race is slipping off the GOP radar

National Republican groups pledged nearly $60 million to help U.S. Rep. Mike Collins unseat U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, but only a fraction of that money has materialized so far.

Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson (left) and Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms. (Abbey Cutrer for the AJC; Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Polls paint starkly different pictures of Georgia’s top races

The polls show the governor's race in a dead heat while Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has a lead over Republican challenger Mike Collins.

Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson hosts his first event post runoff

How a Rick Jackson loan became an Alabama Democratic talking point

The Alabama hospital that drew scrutiny to Republican Rick Jackson is now featured in a Democratic campaign ad in one of the South’s most competitive congressional races.

Bottoms’ data center stance reflects a fast-changing Georgia debate

The Democratic nominee for governor once advocated for a data center at Georgia Tech’s Technology Square. Now, she wants to pause new data center developments.

As GOP derides ‘Communist crazies,’ Rick Jackson sticks to his script

At the Georgia Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual gathering, the Republican nominee for governor focused on his personal story instead of base-pleasing issues.

Jon Ossoff calls for inspectors at AI research labs amid industry fears

The Democratic U.S. senator is running for reelection in one of the most closely watched races in the country.

Georgia GOP’s Texas unity tour runs into old party feuds

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Trump tells midterm voters to ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’

The president's comment effectively invited voters to treat the midterms as a referendum on himself. Democrats are only too happy to oblige.

Jon Ossoff on Mike Collins’ Trump trip: ‘We are delighted’

Mike Collins is set to speak during the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas this week. The trip says plenty about the very different bets the two Senate campaigns are making.

GOP nominee for governor Rick Jackson released his plan to fight human trafficking at a news conference on Wednesday in Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Rick Jackson unveils anti-trafficking proposal, debuts new attack ad

The GOP nominee for governor’s new 30-second ad targets Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms’ public safety record as Atlanta mayor.