State & National News

COVID continues dramatic climb; Giuliani visit spurs call for senator quarantine

COVID-19’s spread in Georgia continues at a relentless pace. The number of virus cases here has surged past the 500,000 mark, including 58,000 positives...

Georgia’s top election official says Biden wins state’s latest recount

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the third counting of ballots in Georgia’s presidential race, confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory once again over President...

Judge finds ‘Kraken’ election challenge lacking, dismisses lawsuit

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trump-affiliated lawyer Sidney Powell seeking to overturn Georgia’s election results for lacking standing, being filed too...

Loeffler and Warnock exchange barbs in fiery debate; Ossoff goes it alone

President Donald Trump’s unacknowledged loss in Georgia continues to complicate Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s argument for voters to back her in the Jan. 5 runoff. Loeffler,...

Governor says courts, not Legislature are last gasp for Trump’s campaign

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan – both Republicans – have rejected a small group of state senators’ call for a...

Sunday’s Loeffler, Warnock Atlanta Press Club debate to go nationwide

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock will face each other again in a debate Sunday, and this time, they’ll have a...

COVID cases hit daily Georgia and U.S. records

Georgia shattered its record for single-day increases of new COVID cases, with 6,601 reported Friday. That total of people testing positive for the virus includes...

Georgia Capitol latest port in a storm for Giuliani’s state legislature tack

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani came to the Georgia Capitol Thursday to repeat unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud and urge state...

Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do...

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is investigating a Florida lawyer who was caught on tape planning to - and encouraging others to – move...

Biden’s Georgia win likely reaffirmed as third election count set to end

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday that a third counting of presidential election ballots is trending toward again confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s...

Panel: Health care workers, nursing homes first for COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON — Health care workers and residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities would be the first people in the U.S. to...

Ga. Secretary of State deputy calls out Trump, senators over election threats

A deputy for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called out President Donald Trump and U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler Tuesday for not...