NYT: Donald Trump Posts Video Portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes, DPG Statement
Republicans across the country condemn Trump’s racist post President Donald Trump posted a racist video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama to his Truth Social account last night, depicting them as apes. One Republican called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.” NYT: Trump Posts […]
Washington Examiner: Georgia’s messy GOP Senate primary won’t settle without Trump
“Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Mike Collins (R-GA) and former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley are locked in an escalating clash…” In recent weeks, Georgia’s already “combustible,” “splintered” GOP U.S. Senate primary has further developed as “the intraparty fight Republicans hoped to avoid” according to new reporting from the Washington Examiner. A recent Kemp-backed ad bashing Buddy Carter and Mike Collins in support […]
AJC: Democratic Lawmakers Tell Carter, Collins to Get Back to Work After Weeks-Long Recess
“It is unfathomable that the House of Representatives has been absent from work, as Georgians are already receiving notices about their health insurance premiums skyrocketing,” the letter reads. Eighty of Georgia’s Democratic state representatives and senators signed onto a letter calling out GOP U.S. Senate candidates Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins for voting to […]
DPG Statement on SD21 Runoff Election Results
Tonight, with results in from the Senate District 21 Special Election, DPG Chair Charlie Bailey released the following statement: “The Democratic Party of Georgia congratulates Debra Shigley on her courageous, well-fought race and her impressive overperformance in the District 21 Special Election runoff. Debra not only overperformed by double digits over Democrats in 2024 – […]
DPG Congratulates Debra Shigley for Advancing to Runoff in Senate District 21
Tonight, after Debra Shigley forced a runoff in the Senate District 21 Special Election, DPG Chair Charlie Bailey released the following statement: “Tonight, the Democratic Party of Georgia congratulates Debra Shigley on massively overperforming expectations and forcing a runoff in the District 21 Special Election. Debra was the top vote-getter in a deep-red district against […]
Gloves Off: GOP U.S. Senate Candidates Ramp Up Attacks on Each Another
The GOP U.S. Senate primary is getting messier as all three candidates continue to take shots at each other. On AJC’s Politically Georgia podcast, failed and fired former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley went after both MAGA extremist Rep. Mike Collins and “MAGA warrior” Rep. Buddy Carter, explaining why he thinks he’s the better candidate: Dooley’s new line of attack […]
WHAT THEY’RE WATCHING: Impacted Georgians Slam Trump Budget Law Ahead of JD Vance Event
Vance’s visit came the same week Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton, GA announced it may have to cut its ICU as a result of Trump’s budget law Yesterday, ahead of JD Vance’s descent on Georgia as Republicans are increasingly on defense in the state navigating backlash from Trump’s budget law, impacted Georgians held a press conference slamming GOP U.S. […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene Votes (Again) to Cut Health Care for Georgia Kids and Families
Earlier today, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene voted again to gut Medicaid, which provides health care for over two million Georgia kids and families. Greene voted today to advance the Republican budget, which is projected to slash Medicaid by $1.87 billion for roughly 149,700 Georgians in her district who rely on Medicaid for life-saving health care […]
Mike Collins Votes (Again) to Cut Health Care for Georgia Kids and Families
Earlier today, Rep. Mike Collins voted again to gut Medicaid, which provides health care for over two million Georgia kids and families. Collins voted today to advance the Republican budget, which is projected to slash Medicaid by $1.72 billion for roughly 137,500 Georgians in his district who rely on Medicaid for life-saving health care and […]
Kemp Praises Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Public Education, Has No Plan to Replace Lost Federal Education Funds
Georgia received $2.2 billion in federal funding for public education in 2024 Gov. Brian Kemp lavished praise on President Trump’s Executive Order to close the U.S. Department of Education, despite near-unanimity from legal experts that doing so without an act of Congress is unconstitutional. Kemp offered no solutions for how the state would replace the […]