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You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Read full article: You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Before high-level U.S. and Chinese officials hold talks in Switzerland this weekend to discuss high tariffs, Washington and Beijing have been in a rhetorical duel over which side reached out first.

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Balancing Trump criticism and bipartisanship, Democrat Jon Ossoff walks a fine line in Georgia

Read full article: Balancing Trump criticism and bipartisanship, Democrat Jon Ossoff walks a fine line in Georgia

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is among many Democrats looking to find the right path to challenge President Donald Trump and Republicans after the GOP won the White House and congressional majorities in 2024.

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Senate confirms former Sen. David Perdue as Trump's US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown

Read full article: Senate confirms former Sen. David Perdue as Trump's US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown

The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world’s two largest economies.

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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says Trump's 'chaos and uncertainty' hurts the economy

Read full article: Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says Trump's 'chaos and uncertainty' hurts the economy

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia says President Donald Trump’s unsettled economic policy is the biggest problem facing his state.

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Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

Read full article: Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

President Donald Trump has prioritized loyalty in building his second-term team.

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Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia senator, to lead Small Business Administration

Read full article: Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia senator, to lead Small Business Administration

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration.

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Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas

Read full article: Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas

President-elect Donald Trump says he'll nominate former Senate candidate Herschel Walker as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.

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Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China

Read full article: Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China

President-elect Donald Trump is naming former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be his ambassador to China.

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Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC

Read full article: Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC

Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol.

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Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details

Read full article: Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pursued charges against roughly half of the people recommended to her by a special grand jury tasked with investigating efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.

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Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing

Read full article: Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, football legend Herschel Walker, has grown increasingly bitter ahead as their Dec. 6 runoff nears.

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How Georgia's Senate runoff between Walker and Warnock works

Read full article: How Georgia's Senate runoff between Walker and Warnock works

Georgia’s election runoff rules could determine control of the Senate for the second time in a row.

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Georgia's dogged and focused Kemp overcomes Trump and Abrams

Read full article: Georgia's dogged and focused Kemp overcomes Trump and Abrams

Georgia Republican Brian Kemp is arguing that his no-drama conservative approach is the way forward for the GOP as he celebrates his reelection as governor.

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Stacey Abrams concedes to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in rematch

Read full article: Stacey Abrams concedes to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in rematch

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has won another term, beating Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 race.

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Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Read full article: Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes his closing argument Tuesday for a second term over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.

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EXPLAINER: How Georgia’s midterm runoff elections work

Read full article: EXPLAINER: How Georgia’s midterm runoff elections work

Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules.

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Warnock answers Libertarian wildcard in Ga.; Walker skips

Read full article: Warnock answers Libertarian wildcard in Ga.; Walker skips

Libertarian Chase Oliver isn’t going to win Georgia’s pivotal Senate race.

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Kemp vs. Abrams II: Republican has incumbent advantage now

Read full article: Kemp vs. Abrams II: Republican has incumbent advantage now

The Georgia governor's race is a rematch of 2018, when Republican Brian Kemp narrowly defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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Governors races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Read full article: Governors races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Governors races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections.

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GOP candidates in Georgia split over Trump's election lies

Read full article: GOP candidates in Georgia split over Trump's election lies

The shadow of Donald Trump's tampering with the 2020 election in Georgia lands differently for the various Republicans running for office in 2022.

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Abrams aims to win back Dems who voted in Ga.'s GOP primary

Read full article: Abrams aims to win back Dems who voted in Ga.'s GOP primary

Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams have little wiggle room in their rematch this fall in the closely contested state.

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Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Evers

Read full article: Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Evers

Businessman Tim Michels has won Wisconsin's Republican nomination to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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Trump ally takes on Walker protégé in Wis. governor's race

Read full article: Trump ally takes on Walker protégé in Wis. governor's race

Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year long appeared to rest on Rebecca Kleefisch.

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Trump, Pence campaign for rivals in Ariz. governor's race

Read full article: Trump, Pence campaign for rivals in Ariz. governor's race

Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, are campaigning Friday in Arizona for rival candidates for governor.

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GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Ariz.

Read full article: GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Ariz.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of former President Donald Trump’s allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state.

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Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections

Read full article: Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections

Republican primaries this year have revealed a new political strategy for numerous candidates.

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Georgia’s Abrams raises $22M in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp

Read full article: Georgia’s Abrams raises $22M in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp

Stacey Abrams’ fundraising continues to accelerate, swamping Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and pushing close to $50 million raised in the seven months since the Georgia Democrat announced her campaign in December.

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Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season

Read full article: Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season

More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.

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GOP unity? Some aim for reconciliation after tough primaries

Read full article: GOP unity? Some aim for reconciliation after tough primaries

Two days after losing a bitter primary to a rival she once deemed a “sellout” for occasionally working with Democrats, Katie Arrington appeared at a “unity rally” to urge South Carolina Republicans to come together and back Rep. Nancy Mace in the fall general election.

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Takeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left

Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left

Donald Trump extended his losing record in Georgia on Tuesday after two Trump-backed U.S. House candidates lost in landslides.

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Nguyen to face Raffensperger for Georgia secretary of state

Read full article: Nguyen to face Raffensperger for Georgia secretary of state

State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November.

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Iowa doors swing open for Republicans eyeing White House run

Read full article: Iowa doors swing open for Republicans eyeing White House run

At least a half-dozen GOP presidential prospects are planning Iowa visits this summer now that the state's June primary has come and gone.

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After Georgia loss, House runoff gives Trump another chance

Read full article: After Georgia loss, House runoff gives Trump another chance

A U.S. House runoff in Georgia next week pits a former Democratic elected official who's been endorsed by Donald Trump against the son of a onetime Republican congressman.

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Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

Read full article: Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

Amid criticism of other voting changes, few noticed in 2021 when Georgia lawmakers shortened the period between an election and a runoff from nine weeks to four weeks.

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Abrams-Kemp slugfest promises to be pricey, long and ugly

Read full article: Abrams-Kemp slugfest promises to be pricey, long and ugly

The governor's race in Georgia between Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams promises to be a brutal battle that will further amp up the state's charged political environment.

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'Trump is in the past': Mounting losses show limits of power

Read full article: 'Trump is in the past': Mounting losses show limits of power

Donald Trump began May with a decisive win for a favored candidate in Ohio, catapulting a Senate hopeful to a primary victory.

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Takeaways: Trump’s big defeat; election denial backfiring

Read full article: Takeaways: Trump’s big defeat; election denial backfiring

Former President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries despite rejecting Trump’s entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss.

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🗳️ Georgia Primary: Polls have closed. Watch the results as they come in here

Read full article: 🗳️ Georgia Primary: Polls have closed. Watch the results as they come in here

The polls have closed in Georgia’s primary elections — and the links below will take you to the results as they trickle in.

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🗳️ Georgia Primary: It’s election day! Take a look at this before voting.

Read full article: 🗳️ Georgia Primary: It’s election day! Take a look at this before voting.

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

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🗳️ Georgia Primary: It’s election day! Take a look at this before voting.

Read full article: 🗳️ Georgia Primary: It’s election day! Take a look at this before voting.

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

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Kemp wins Georgia GOP gov’s race in stinging rebuke of Trump

Read full article: Kemp wins Georgia GOP gov’s race in stinging rebuke of Trump

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has easily dispatched Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fueled politics in a critical swing state.

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Gov. Brian Kemp defeats David Perdue in Georiga GOP primary

Read full article: Gov. Brian Kemp defeats David Perdue in Georiga GOP primary

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has defeated his Donald Trump-backed challenger David Perdue after a furious push by the former president to punish Kemp for not overturning the 2020 election results.

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Pence push for Kemp caps end of Georgia primary campaign

Read full article: Pence push for Kemp caps end of Georgia primary campaign

Former Vice President Mike Pence has made an in-person push for Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

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2022 midterms: What to watch in Georgia, Texas, elsewhere

Read full article: 2022 midterms: What to watch in Georgia, Texas, elsewhere

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

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Stacey Abrams aims to recapture energy of first campaign

Read full article: Stacey Abrams aims to recapture energy of first campaign

Georgia's Stacey Abrams has benefitted from being unopposed in the state's Democratic primary for governor by using the period to spread her message while Republicans have fought.

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Kemp and Walker look to victory in Georgia as primaries near

Read full article: Kemp and Walker look to victory in Georgia as primaries near

Two Republican frontrunners are hoping to clinch primary victories in Georgia.

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Early voting in Georgia Primary setting records

Read full article: Early voting in Georgia Primary setting records

One week before thousands of neighborhood precincts open for the primary election next Tuesday, more than twice as many Georgias have voted early than did four years ago.

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Pence to rally with Kemp in Georgia in break with Trump

Read full article: Pence to rally with Kemp in Georgia in break with Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence will campaign with Georgia’s incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp the day before this month’s GOP primary in his most significant political break with former President Donald Trump to date.

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Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge

Read full article: Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election.

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Sources: Hyundai to set $7B US plant during Biden Asia visit

Read full article: Sources: Hyundai to set $7B US plant during Biden Asia visit

A U.S. official familiar with the project says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce its plans next week to build a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia.

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Georgia's Perdue raises $2.3M in challenge but trails Kemp

Read full article: Georgia's Perdue raises $2.3M in challenge but trails Kemp

Republican David Perdue raised $2.3 million in the three months ended April 30, the former U.S. senator’s campaign reported Monday.

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Trump, emboldened after Ohio victory, faces challenges ahead

Read full article: Trump, emboldened after Ohio victory, faces challenges ahead

Former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened by primary victories but facing new risks.

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Abortion rights may rest on governor's races in some states

Read full article: Abortion rights may rest on governor's races in some states

The fight for Congress often dominates midterm elections.

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GOP works to get out the vote after calling elections rigged

Read full article: GOP works to get out the vote after calling elections rigged

Republicans who embraced discredited conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's 2020 defeat and preached skepticism about elections now need their supporters to trust the system enough to vote for them.

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Stacy Abrams raises $11.7 million in Georgia governor's race

Read full article: Stacy Abrams raises $11.7 million in Georgia governor's race

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says donors gave $11.7 million to her campaign for governor in the three months ended April 30.

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Primary takeaways: Trump passes test as kingmaker in Ohio

Read full article: Primary takeaways: Trump passes test as kingmaker in Ohio

The primary election in Ohio stood as the first real test this midterm election season of former President Donald Trump's status as the Republican Party kingmaker — and he passed.

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Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian

Read full article: Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian

The state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian Automotive $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant. That's according to documents the company and state signed Monday. That's by far the largest incentive package Georgia has ever offered to a company. Georgia Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson says the size of the package is “appropriate” for the largest single industrial announcement in Georgia history. Rivian hopes to break ground as early as this summer and begin production in Georgia in 2024. The plant has been beset by opposition from residents east of Atlanta who say Rivian will spoil their rural quality of life.

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Early voting begins Monday in Georgia primary election

Read full article: Early voting begins Monday in Georgia primary election

After three Republican primary debates in Georgia’s governor’s race, a few things are clear: Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue wants the May 24 primary to be about the 2020 election, incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp wants the election to be about his record, and when in doubt any Republican should say they’re the one to beat Democrat Stacey Abrams in the fall.

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Trump's bid to shape GOP faces test with voters in May races

Read full article: Trump's bid to shape GOP faces test with voters in May races

Voters across a dozen states are set to decide primary elections this month that will determine the people and priorities leading the GOP into the fall midterms and beyond.

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Perdue invokes Trump election lies in Georgia GOP primary

Read full article: Perdue invokes Trump election lies in Georgia GOP primary

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is building his campaign around Donald Trump and veering to the right as he tries to unseat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a May 24 GOP primary.

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Kemp and Perdue to clash in Georgia GOP governor’s debate

Read full article: Kemp and Perdue to clash in Georgia GOP governor’s debate

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and top Republican challenger David Perdue are bickering over who was to blame for 2020 and 2021 Republican election losses in their first of three debates Sunday.

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Abrams seeks to end unlimited donations to Georgia's Kemp

Read full article: Abrams seeks to end unlimited donations to Georgia's Kemp

Democrat Stacey Abrams is asking a federal judge to shut down fundraising by a committee controlled by incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that can take unlimited contributions.

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Rivian electric car plant blasted by foes at Georgia meeting

Read full article: Rivian electric car plant blasted by foes at Georgia meeting

Foes trying to derail a $5 billion electric truck plant east of Atlanta are dominating a state process to gather input on environmental concerns.

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Judge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions

Read full article: Judge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a new state law.

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Trump PAC gives $500,000 to attack Georgia's Brian Kemp

Read full article: Trump PAC gives $500,000 to attack Georgia's Brian Kemp

Former President Donald Trump has given $500,000 to a group that is now running ads attacking Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Facing primary, Georgia's Kemp delivers on looser gun laws

Read full article: Facing primary, Georgia's Kemp delivers on looser gun laws

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is enacting a law abolishing the requirement that Georgians obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public.

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Abrams-backed election lawsuit goes to trial in Georgia

Read full article: Abrams-backed election lawsuit goes to trial in Georgia

When she narrowly lost her bid to become Georgia governor in 2018, Stacey Abrams announced plans to sue over the way the state’s elections were managed.

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Georgia legislature drifts right in 2022 election year

Read full article: Georgia legislature drifts right in 2022 election year

The 2022 session of the Georgia General assembly saw some bright moments of bipartisan cooperating, including a mental health overhaul.

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Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Read full article: Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Donald Trump wants to use November’s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party.

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Pro-Trump Ohio candidates realize endorsement may never come

Read full article: Pro-Trump Ohio candidates realize endorsement may never come

Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate race has been all about one man: Donald Trump.

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Trump calls Mo Brooks 'disappointing' in Alabama Senate race

Read full article: Trump calls Mo Brooks 'disappointing' in Alabama Senate race

Former President Donald Trump has told a news outlet that Rep. Mo Brooks, his endorsed candidate in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, has been disappointing.

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Trump pick in Georgia governor race not drawing donor flock

Read full article: Trump pick in Georgia governor race not drawing donor flock

Georgia Republican David Perdue raked in millions in campaign cash during his two Senate campaigns.

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Walker taking no sides in Georgia's GOP contest for governor

Read full article: Walker taking no sides in Georgia's GOP contest for governor

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia says he's not taking sides in the state's GOP primary campaign for governor.

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Kemp says he'll spend millions against Perdue in Georgia

Read full article: Kemp says he'll spend millions against Perdue in Georgia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign says it will spend at least $4.2 million on TV ads until the May 24 Republican primary.

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Kemp, Perdue spar over planned Georgia electric car plant

Read full article: Kemp, Perdue spar over planned Georgia electric car plant

A planned $5 billion electric vehicle plant that has been billed as the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history is drawing opposition from an unusual source: former Republican U.S. senator David Perdue.

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A target of Trump's ire, Raffensperger fights for reelection

Read full article: A target of Trump's ire, Raffensperger fights for reelection

As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia’s secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets.

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Pressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading

Read full article: Pressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading

Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability to speculate on the stock market.

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Kemp: Let parents opt kids out of masks through June 2023

Read full article: Kemp: Let parents opt kids out of masks through June 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to let Georgia public school parents opt their children out of school mask mandates would only run through June 30, 2023.

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Trump turns to endorsements to keep bending GOP to his will

Read full article: Trump turns to endorsements to keep bending GOP to his will

Former President Donald Trump remains the most popular figure with the GOP base as he considers another bid for the White House.

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Kemp: Let parents opt students out of masks in Georgia

Read full article: Kemp: Let parents opt students out of masks in Georgia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will propose a measure that will let parents opt their children out of school mask mandates.

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Correction: Election 2022-Georgia story

Read full article: Correction: Election 2022-Georgia story

In a story published Feb_ 8, 2022, about GOP opposition to Stacey Abrams, The Associated Press erroneously attributed the quote “Georgians will reject Stacey Abrams and her hypocritical mandates.”.

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Perdue lags Kemp in fundraising in Georgia governor's race

Read full article: Perdue lags Kemp in fundraising in Georgia governor's race

Gov. Brian Kemp is far outraising his main Republican primary challenger.

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Judge: Kemp can’t use leadership committee funds for primary

Read full article: Judge: Kemp can’t use leadership committee funds for primary

A federal judge has ruled that a “leadership committee” created by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp under a new state law must stop spending money to get the governor reelected during the Republican primary.

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Judge hears arguments in challenge to new campaign funds law

Read full article: Judge hears arguments in challenge to new campaign funds law

Lawyers for Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue and Gov. Brian Kemp sparred in court over a new state law that allows certain top elected officials to create “leadership committees” that can raise campaign funds without limits, even when the legislature is in session.

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Georgia governor announces push to loosen handgun rules

Read full article: Georgia governor announces push to loosen handgun rules

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll push for a new state law that would loosen the state's handgun requirements.

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'Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power

Read full article: 'Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power

Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the 2020 presidential election.

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Abrams seeks national voting rights action before 2022 race

Read full article: Abrams seeks national voting rights action before 2022 race

Democrat Stacey Abrams is calling on Congress to act on voting rights as she launches a second bid to become Georgia's governor.

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Georgia's Perdue sues over 2020 election, pushes fraud claim

Read full article: Georgia's Perdue sues over 2020 election, pushes fraud claim

Georgia Republican David Perdue is furthering his embrace of debunked claims that Georgia’s 2020 presidential election was wrongly decided as he runs for governor.

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Pence navigates Trump's shadow during New Hampshire visit

Read full article: Pence navigates Trump's shadow during New Hampshire visit

Former Vice President Mike Pence visited early-voting New Hampshire, where he delivered a speech railing against President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, schmoozed with local activists, dropped by holiday parties, shopped at a local bakery and raised money for state Republicans.

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Former Trump ambassador to run against Alabama governor

Read full article: Former Trump ambassador to run against Alabama governor

Ex-President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Slovenia has become the third Republican candidate to announce a challenge to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey in next year’s gubernatorial primary.

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Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks 'a political civil war'

Read full article: Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks 'a political civil war'

Former President Donald Trump has set out to reshape the GOP in his image across the nation’s top political battlegrounds, sparking bitter primary battles.

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Georgia governor responds to primary challenger’s attack

Read full article: Georgia governor responds to primary challenger’s attack

"Perdue’s only reason for running is to soothe his own bruised ego," spokesperson for Gov. Kemp

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Perdue gears up for primary brawl with Georgia GOP governor

Read full article: Perdue gears up for primary brawl with Georgia GOP governor

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is likely to face a prominent challenger for the 2022 Republican primary for governor, former Sen. David Perdue.

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2nd Stacey Abrams governor bid sees new tests, intrigues

Read full article: 2nd Stacey Abrams governor bid sees new tests, intrigues

Stacey Abrams' 2022 Democratic campaign for Georgia governor is likely to be different than her narrow 2018 loss.

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Pa. Rep. Kelly faces ethics scrutiny over stock purchase

Read full article: Pa. Rep. Kelly faces ethics scrutiny over stock purchase

A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded there is “substantial reason to believe” that the wife of Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly used nonpublic information gained through her husband’s position in Congress to purchase stock last year.

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Supporters of Georgia's Kemp counterattack after Trump rally

Read full article: Supporters of Georgia's Kemp counterattack after Trump rally

Supporters of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are fighting back against Donald Trump and their own party leaders.

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Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary 'Trump ticket'

Read full article: Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary 'Trump ticket'

The rewards of an early Donald Trump endorsement were on display Saturday evening in Georgia.

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Georgia rally to mark debut of GOP primary 'Trump ticket'

Read full article: Georgia rally to mark debut of GOP primary 'Trump ticket'

The rewards of an early Donald Trump endorsement will be on display Saturday in Georgia.

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Kentucky Sen. Paul failed to disclose wife's stock trade

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul waited more than a year to disclose that his wife bought stock in a company that makes a COVID-19 treatment.

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Q&A with Georgia Gov. Kemp: Voters ‘know what the truth is’

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says voters “know what the truth is” when it comes to the job he's performed as governor.

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