Adam Beam
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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.
Latest from Adam Beam
Record turnout in Georgia

New Georgia poll shows Ossoff leading, governor’s race deadlocked

Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

Endorsements, absences and the Braves: Takeaways from Trump’s Cobb County visit

Senate Defense

Jon Ossoff presses defense secretary over rising Iran war costs

Trump Tariffs

New Canada tariffs could fuel tensions in Georgia governor’s race

Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson

Rick Jackson visit sparks uproar for Atlanta restaurant

Keisha Lance Bottoms campaigns for governor

New poll shows promise and peril for Democrats in key Georgia races

APTOPIX Trump

Key questions ahead of Trump’s primetime address

Donald Trump dusts off his “How to lose Georgia” playbook

During Georgia visit, Wes Moore blasts Republicans ahead of Trump address

Election 2026 Senate Democrats

Jon Ossoff targets Mike Collins over Epstein files in new ad

Obit Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham’s sudden death jolts Southern politics