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Former football coach Derek Dooley (second from the right), answers a question at the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young debate for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Georgia’s Senate GOP debate: A brawl and a balancing act

The race’s first debate delivered fireworks between Carter and Collins, while Dooley pitched himself as a different kind of Republican.

Georgia’s 2026 races keep coming back to Trump

ELECTION 2026

Georgia candidates enter debate gauntlet

Atlanta makes its pitch to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention

Politically Georgia

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia wildfires are the latest test for Gov. Brian Kemp

Kemp will travel to South Georgia today to view damage from wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Politics placed on pause as David Scott is remembered

Georgia Congressman David Scott, at age 80, died just hours after casting his final votes on the House floor.

Keisha Lance Bottoms, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Derrick Jackson and Michael Thurmond

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Democratic Party memo argues Georgia’s political momentum is shifting left

The memo, sent out Wednesday morning, unveils a new "Peach State Gubernatorial War Room" to target Republicans through November.

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

GUEST COLUMNIST

How rural Georgians are benefiting from the One Big Beautiful Bill

In Georgia and across America, farmers and generational farms are at risk of shuttering, which impacts jobs, the food supply and the lifeblood or rural communities.

BILL TORPY

Sly, sneaky or annoying, Rick Jackson has taken the lead in Guv race

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones now finds himself trailing Rick Jackson in the governor's race. Anti-Jones ads purchased by a dark money group are a big reason why.

PATRICIA MURPHY

U.S. Rep. David Scott’s ‘great American story’

From humble beginnings to the House of Representatives, Scott had an inspiring life.

Democrats want to flip the Georgia Legislature. The primary offers a preview.

Former Democratic state lawmaker sentenced for pandemic unemployment fraud

A dozen killings of people who are homeless in metro Atlanta

GUEST COLUMN

Too many Americans can’t get mental health treatment. Georgia can do better.

State Election Board meets as Georgia faces an election crisis

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

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

Georgia’s Democratic candidates for governor debate school issues

More AJC Politics

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

New Burt Jones ad gives Rick Jackson a political makeover

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones' campaign dropped the ad hours before Monday’s Atlanta Press Club debate.

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Georgia’s 2026 races keep coming back to Trump

Early voting begins Monday in Georgia's May primaries. Although he's not on the ballot this year, President Donald Trump is still the most powerful force in politics here.

Georgia’s Senate GOP debate: A brawl and a balancing act

The race’s first debate delivered fireworks between Carter and Collins, while Dooley pitched himself as a different kind of Republican.

Jon Ossoff: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff is seeking a second term in the U.S. Senate

Derek Dooley: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Derek Dooley is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia

Keisha Lance Bottoms: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Keisha Lance Bottoms is seeking the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor.

Buddy Carter: A look at the AJC’s coverage

Buddy Carter is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia

Democrats, Republicans test campaign messages with ballot questions

Georgia primary ballot measures will shape Republican and Democratic election messages.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia wildfires are the latest test for Gov. Brian Kemp

Kemp will travel to South Georgia today to view damage from wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes.

GUEST COLUMNIST

How rural Georgians are benefiting from the One Big Beautiful Bill

In Georgia and across America, farmers and generational farms are at risk of shuttering, which impacts jobs, the food supply and the lifeblood or rural communities.