Geoff Duncan announces 2026 bid for Georgia governor
Geoff Duncan, Georgia’s former lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023, is officially jumping into the 2026 race for governor. Duncan made headlines during his tenure in office for standing up to President Donald Trump and defending the integrity of Georgia’s 2020 election results. Since leaving office, he has taken on a new role as a political commentator and, in 2024, even endorsed Kamala Harris for president, giving a speech at the Democratic National Convention. After Georgia Republicans expelled Duncan earlier this year, he made the switch to the Democratic Party in August. His run for governor sets up a potentially game-changing race that could shape Georgia's swing state status next year and beyond. To hear more about Geoff Duncan’s decision to run for governor, listen to the "Politically Georgia" podcast.
Driven: Georgia high school athlete spotlight
In a new series with AJC Varsity, we're going into the mindset of Georgia's high school athletes. (Presented in partnership with Ed Voyles Hyundai)
Same Civil War, different story: How textbooks rewrote slavery and Lincoln
Credits: AJC|PBS|ANF|WPLG|11Alive|Getty|STL Post Disp.|Daviess Co. Pub. Libr.|TN State Libr. and Arch.|HathiTrust|Libr. of Cong.|NY Pub. Libr.|The TX Trib.|NBCN
Bodycam footage shows Georgia police traffic stop leading to ICE arrests
Body camera footage shows Georgia police pulling over a work van and contacting ICE. Credits: AJC|Jefferson PD|Mario Guevara, Luis Estrada Telemundo Atlanta/FB
Why people still reenact the Civil War 160 years later
Civil War reenactors say they’re preserving history, but their work is central to debates about Southern identity. Credit: AJC | Getty | New York Public Library