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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Photos: Presidential candidates make their pitch in Atlanta

Ahead of Atlanta visit, Cory Booker casts Georgia as key political battleground

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker heads to Atlanta on Friday to appear alongside U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock at the First Baptist Church of Decatur.

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Pro-Burt Jones mailer targets ambiguous ‘Jackson’

Fighting for Georgia, the anti-tax group that’s already steered more than $500,000 to Jones’ leadership committee, is behind the mail piece.

Delta suspends major travel perk for members of Congress

A statement from the Atlanta-based airline points to "the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown."

Travel chaos spills into Georgia’s U.S. Senate race

Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team.

Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on most Georgia homes

Speaker Jon Burns’ sweeping literacy overhaul caught in legislative crossfire

One of House Speaker Jon Burns’ signature priorities is at risk of becoming collateral damage in the annual House-Senate endgame.

Challengers jolt Georgia Supreme Court race

Justice Charlie Bethel is gearing up for a rare competitive Georgia Supreme Court race.

Government shutdown sparks new round of partisan finger‑pointing

Republicans are seizing on long airport lines to target Georgia Democrats amid the partial government shutdown.

Geoff Duncan says attacks show he’s shaking up governor’s race

Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says he cares “more about the 11 million Georgians than I care about my opponents in this race.”

Emails show back‑and‑forth over latest Rick Jackson ad

An AJC‑obtained email chain shows months of back‑and‑forth that led to Republican Rick Jackson’s latest TV ad targeting Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

What the numbers say about the race to replace Greene

Democrat Shawn Harris faces an uphill battle in next month's runoff for Georgia's deep-red 14th Congressional District.