Cherry-Picked Pay-Raise Attacks on Perdue

A Democratic super PAC cherry-picks from huge appropriations bills that Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue opposed in order to accuse him of trying to increase his own pay while rejecting…

Male Strippers Urge Georgia Voters to ‘Get Your Pole to the Poles’ for Runoff Election (Video)

Swinging the Senate; A Get Out the Vote PSA from Axel Roldos on Vimeo. A group of male strippers in Georgia are urging voters in their home state to “get…

Georgia Authorities Blast Rumors That Agent James O’Sullivan’s Death Is Connected to the Election

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is blasting online rumors and conspiracy theories about the death of a GBI agent named James O’Sullivan, saying that his death has nothing to do…

Lawmakers face shutdown deadline amid ongoing stimulus talks

As congressional leaders scramble to finalize a $900 billion Covid relief deal, it’s growing increasingly unlikely that Congress will be able to get the long-awaited plan through both chambers by…

“Voting Is Life or Death”: How Georgia Democrats Are Organizing in One of the Earliest COVID Hotspots

“People here lost a lot of people,” Amna Farooqi tells me, “and it was kind of like, shock after shock after shock.” The 26-year-old political organizer is explaining what it…

More Voters Turn Up For First Day Of Early Voting In Georgia Senate Runoffs Than General Election

More than 169,000 Georgians voted on the first day of early voting for the Georgia Senate runoffs, a number that eclipses the first day numbers from the general election. Data…

Raphael Warnock Is Tapping Into a Long Legacy of Faith-Based Civil Rights Activism in his Quest for the Senate

The Reverend Raphael Warnock is at the center of a political vortex. If the Democrat wins the neck-and-neck runoff against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler on January 5, he’ll make history…

Joe Biden to Georgia voters: ‘You just taught Donald Trump a lesson’

US President-elect Joe Biden told Georgia voters that they’d "taught Donald Trump a lesson". He was speaking at a rally for Democratic Senate candidates, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, in…

Democratic push on COVID-19 aid welcomed by some in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — As Congress debates additional financial relief during the coronavirus pandemic, Georgia voters who say they’re suffering are calling for action. It’s a top issue on some voters’…

McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow…

Kelly Loeffler Condemns White Supremacist, After Taking Photo With Him

Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga), who is in one of the Georgia runoffs that will determine who controls the Senate, condemned a photo she took with a White supremacist. The photo,…

Trump’s rigged election rhetoric puts Georgia Republicans in a bind

Loeffler and a cardboard cutout of Trump in Georgia on Sunday. | Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Perdue and Loeffler echo Trump’s claims about corrupt elections — while encouraging people to go…

GOP leader McConnell finally acknowledges Biden won election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect on Tuesday, saying the Electoral College “has spoken.” The Republican leader’s statement, delivered in a speech…

GOP leader Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges Biden won election

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect on Tuesday, saying the Electoral College “has spoken.” The Republican leader’s statement, delivered in a speech on…

We Can’t Talk About Corruption in the Georgia Runoffs Without Talking About David Perdue and Dollar General

Back in 2002, after two years of bankruptcy proceedings, a North Carolina pillow manufacturer hired a Reebok executive named David Perdue to right the ship. For Pillowtex, Perdue’s experience with…