A Fulton County judge ruled Tuesday that county election board members cannot refuse to certify election results. Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruling Tuesday just as Georgia’s early voting period begins clarifies that the state’s election certification law mandates that local election officials certify elections. The law has been challenged in several lawsuits, including a […]

Voters in Georgia will return to the polls on Tuesday for the start of a three-week early voting period ahead of the Nov. 5 election that could help settle the presidential race showdown between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Several million Georgia voters are expected to cast ballots in an election […]

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump planned a town hall for his first public campaign appearance in the Philadelphia suburbs of 2024. But after two apparent medical emergencies shortened the question and answer portion, Trump remained on stage for more than a half hour swaying along to some of his favorite songs. “It’s a nice […]

COLUMBUS – Former President Bill Clinton just wrapped up a two-day swing through southwest Georgia that featured a fish fry, a visit to the state fair, a church service and a McDonald’s pitstop, all in the name of trying to rally Democrats in this corner of the state to the polls as early voting starts […]

A new election law that could take effect this week would provide poll watchers with greater access to voters and election workers after the polls open on Tuesday for early voting for Georgia’s highly anticipated general election. Georgia election officials, political parties, voting rights groups, and election security watchdogs will be on high alert this […]

Election Day is less than a month away, early voting begins Tuesday, and three candidates across two Georgia Congressional districts took to the airwaves Sunday to make the case for voters to send them to Washington on Nov. 5. Sunday’s debate was sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club and televised by Georgia Public Broadcasting. Wayne […]

In a recent study evaluating how chatbots make loan suggestions for mortgage applications, researchers at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University found something stark: there was clear racial bias at play. With 6,000 sample loan applications based on data from the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the chatbots recommended denials for more Black applicants than identical white counterparts. They also […]

The nation’s first second gentleman came to Georgia this week in an attempt to upgrade his title to first gentleman. Doug Emhoff swung through Georgia this week with stops in Newnan, metro Atlanta and Athens for a series of receptions and campaign stops aimed at convincing voters to promote his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, […]

A federal judge has rejected an attempt by voting rights groups in Georgia to extend the state’s deadline to register to vote because of Hurricane Helene. Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia ruled from the bench Thursday afternoon after concluding that the groups were unable to muster enough compelling evidence […]

This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. WASHINGTON — Immigration remains at the forefront of the 2024 presidential election, with both candidates taking a tougher stance than in the past on the flow of migrants into the United States. GOP presidential candidate Donald […]

“Cultural institutions like…public health agencies are only as ‘independent’ from public accountability as elected officials and voters permit.”  – Project 2025 Constructed by the Heritage Foundation conservative thinktank, Project 2025 is a radical plan put forth as the basis for an incoming Trump administration. Former President Donald Trump saying, “I know nothing about Project 2025” […]

A settlement has been reached between the Gateway Pundit and two Georgia poll workers who accused the St. Louis-based far-right website of defamation in a civil suit in St. Louis Circuit Court. Notice of the settlement was filed Monday afternoon. The parties to the dispute “provide notice to the court that the parties have reached agreement […]

A federal judge has denied a request for the court to immediately intervene and extend Georgia’s deadline to register to vote after Hurricane Helene devastated a wide swath of the state. But Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia left the door open for a trio of voting rights groups to […]

A lawsuit filed by the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections seeks to prevent the State Election Board from appointing several election monitors for the Nov. 5 election. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Fulton County’s election board claims that the Georgia State Election Board is pressuring it to appoint multiple additional election monitors. The […]

Georgia State Election Board officials will seek assistance from the state Legislature to establish clearer guidelines for maintaining accurate voter lists following a tense debate Tuesday over mass voter challenges. The board voted Tuesday to ask state lawmakers to update rules so that it would be more difficult for county election boards to methodically reject […]

In Coffee County, hard-hit by Hurricane Helene, many of the donated goods and supplies are coming through one local church. “I told my staff this morning that as far as I’m concerned, our church is a logistics hub for disaster relief until further notice,” said Douglas First Methodist Church Pastor Paul Elliott. “We’re still a […]

Researchers whose anti-abortion-funded studies were used to argue for restrictions on medication abortion — and then were retracted on methodological grounds — are now taking legal action against academic publisher Sage, which pulled their papers in February. Represented by conservative law firms Consovoy McCarthy and Alliance Defending Freedom, the latter of which sued the Food and Drug Administration over abortion […]

Georgia state election officials announced Monday the fallout from devastation of Hurricane Helene is expected to have minimal disruptions to the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a week after the early recovery efforts began for several dozen counties struck by the storm on Sept. 27, local election officials are back […]

This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.  Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is back in effect after a Georgia Supreme Court decision Monday shut off access to expanded services just one week after a Fulton County judge ruled that the 2019 law is unconstitutional. Local prosecutors, though, will continue to be […]

A probe into allegations that several county election boards are failing to properly investigate challenges disputing voter eligibility is on the agenda of the controversial Georgia State Election Board on Tuesday. The State Election Board will hold its final scheduled meeting Tuesday ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, where rules adopted by three members […]