New 2026 Georgia Poll: Ossoff leads Senate race; Governor race in dead heat

New polling data shows Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff holding a 10-point lead in his reelection bid, while the race for Georgia governor remains a near-dead heat as candidate debate disagreements escalate.

Jackson drops Jones lawsuits; groups seek Guard recall

Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson has dropped two lawsuits filed against his former primary rival, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

Jackson drops Jones lawsuits, group seeks Guard recall
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson has dropped two lawsuits filed against his former primary rival, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. A coalition of churches, advocacy groups and state lawmakers is urging Gov. Brian Kemp to bring Georgia National Guard members home from Washington.

Ossoff calls for Collins to release aide’s communications

Sen. Jon Ossoff is calling on Rep. Mike Collins to release communications involving his office, staff and known white nationalists.

Ossoff calls for release of Collin's aide's communications
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pressing his Republican opponent, Rep. Mike Collins, to release communications between Collins’ office or staff and known white nationalists as their Georgia Senate race continues.

Trump has mentioned Biden nearly 900 times on the campaign trail

A new analysis shows President Donald Trump has made Joe Biden a political target on social media and in speeches, deflecting criticism on key national issues onto the former president.

White House TV pool to suspend coverage of Trump events

White House television pool members FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News announced Monday they have agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Donald Trump after he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico, accusing the three outlets of publishing "fake news."

3 Georgia residents charged with voting as noncitizens

Federal prosecutors charged three Georgia residents with illegally voting in federal elections.

Georgia counties named in DHS review of multilingual ballots

Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties appear on an internal DHS list of places offering election information in languages other than English.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico suing Trump administration over ban

CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over being denied access to the White House. Reporters from the media outlets were blocked from the White House over the weekend.

Bottoms pledges Medicaid expansion; candidates react to latest poll

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms pledged to expand Medicaid in Georgia during a weekend campaign stop in Cobb County as the race for governor enters its final stretch.

Keisha Lance Bottoms talks Medicaid; new poll results
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms pledged to expand Medicaid in Georgia during a weekend campaign stop in Cobb County as the race for governor enters its final stretch. Bottoms and Jackson also reacted to the most recent poll results.

US pitches new AI alert system to China for incidents affecting national security

The United States is looking to establish a new “notification mechanism" with China that would be triggered in cases where artificial intelligence-related incidents could affect national security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed the proposal Sunday as the two nations meet ahead of this week’s White House talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House

President Donald Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he described as their "constant 'reporting' fake news."

Senate Democrat blocks data center electricity costs bill

A bipartisan effort to make data centers pay for their growing demands on the power grid hit a roadblock in the Senate on Thursday.

Fake images of Warnock fuel concerns about AI safeguards

Sen. Raphael Warnock says AI-generated images falsely depicted him in situations that never happened.

Former Georgia lawmaker avoids jail in pandemic fraud case

Former state Rep. Dexter Sharper pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges involving pandemic unemployment benefits.

Keisha Lance Bottoms takes stage alone in Macon debate

Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms is taking the stage alone in Macon for Georgia's first scheduled gubernatorial debate after Republican opponent Rick Jackson declined to participate.