Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cancels NRA convention appearance

"While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde,” Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said in a statement.

The Road to November: Panel discusses gun policy impacting the campaigns
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Robinson Republic's Brian Robinson and Paramount Consulting Group CEO Tharon Johnson discuss with FOX 5 senior anchor Russ Spencer how the recent mass shootings and the current gun policies will play into the campaign and election in November.

The Road to November: Stacey Abrams goes one-on-one
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams goes one-on-one with FOX 5 senior anchor Russ Spencer following her victory on Tuesday. She discusses the long campaign ahead to November.

The Road to November: Panel discusses GOP primaries for Georgia governor, U.S. Senate
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Robinson Republic's Brian Robinson and Paramount Consulting Group CEO Tharon Johnson discuss with FOX 5 senior anchor Russ Spencer the outcome of the Republican primaries on Tuesday.

States divided along partisan lines in response to shootings

Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they have also become increasingly scarce in most states.

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

Georgia voters didn’t get much of a break from election talk on the day after the Tuesday primary in which Republican Gov. Brian Kemp demolished GOP challenger David Perdue and Democrat Stacey Abrams finally clinched a nomination waiting for her after no other members of her party jumped in.

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism prevention bill

Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate.

ELECTION RESULTS: 2022 midterms Georgia primary

Voters in Georgia made their voices heard in Tuesday's primary election. Here are the results from the 2022 Georgia primary.

Cityhood voted down in Cobb County

Cityhood was on the ballot in Cobb County. The areas of East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings were vying for cityhood. All 3 were voted down.

Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war

President Joe Biden and three former presidents paid tribute Wednesday to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam.

Pa. Senate primary: Oz, McCormick race heads into recount

Pennsylvania’s top election official says the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a recount.

Several Georgia primary races head to June runoff

Georgia voters will return to the polls next month to decide several races where none of the candidates garnered the 50% plus one needed to avoid a runoff.

Indiana lawmakers override veto to enable transgender sports ban

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have voted to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws.

Trump rebuked with stinging losses in Georgia GOP contests

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defeated Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger in the Republican primary. Kemp will face Democrat Stacy Abrams in a key governor’s race in November.

Pelosi pushes back on archbishop who denies her Communion

“I respect people’s views about that. But I don’t respect us foisting it onto others.” Nancy Pelosi added, “Our archbishop has been vehemently against LGBTQ rights. In fact, he led the way in an initiative on the ballot in California.”

Georgia Secretary of State primary election results: Raffensperger beats Trump ally, Democrats head to runoff

Brad Raffensperger, one of former President Trump's chief targets, came out on top in the Republican primary for Secretary of State. The Democrats are heading to a runoff, with frontrunner and state Rep. Bee Nguyen facing a challenger in June.