LSU vs. Georgia: Governors make wager
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is feeling good. He just won re-election, and now he's making a splashy bet on Saturday's LSU-Georgia game for the SEC Championship.
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Georgia governor defies Trump in US Senate appointment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday appointed Atlanta businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to take over the seat of retiring Sen. Johnny Isakson.
Georgia governor expected to defy Trump, appoint Atlanta businesswoman
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving the Republican governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, made a secret trip to the White House to introduce his pick for the next senator from Georgia to President Donald Trump.
9 things to look for ahead of tonight's Democratic debate
The Democratic presidential race shifts Wednesday night to the Deep South, as the 10 leading contenders square off on stage with less than 11 weeks left before the Iowa caucuses.
Ga. governor postpones LA trip as film industry protests abortion law
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has postponed a planned trip to Los Angeles as many big names in Hollywood have responded with outrage over recently passed anti-abortion legislation, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Tuesday.
Ga. governor vetoes bill requiring elementary school recess
Georgia lawmakers' attempt to get kids some daily exercise on school playgrounds has been shut down by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Georgia's governor signs controversial abortion bill into law
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill that would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected -- a law that the American Civil Liberties Union says it will challenge in court.
Stacey Abrams slams Trump administration
Democratic Party rising star Stacey Abrams sharply criticized the Trump administration and Republican leadership on Tuesday night in her response to the President's State of the Union address.
Stacey Abrams calls Kemp Georgia's 'legal' governor
Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that while her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp, was the legal victor of the state governor's race, she would not call him the legitimate winner.
Stacey Abrams says 'democracy failed' Georgia as she ends campaign
Democrat Stacey Abrams on Friday acknowledged that Republican Brian Kemp will become the next governor of Georgia, ending her bid to become the first African American woman elected to lead a state.
Georgia election officials ordered to review thousands of provisional ballots
A federal judge has blocked the Georgia secretary of state from certifying election results before Friday, as the state's governor's race remains unsettled.
Georgia Democrats, Abrams' campaign files lawsuit
The Georgia Democratic Party and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams' campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court Sunday asking for rejected absentee ballots and provisional ballots to be counted in the Georgia governor's race.
Kemp resigns as Secretary of State with Ga. governor race undecided
Georgia Republican Brian Kemp resigned as secretary of state on Thursday to begin his transition to the state's top office.
Abrams campaign: We don't accept Kemp declaring himself the winner
Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams is refusing to accept Republican rival Brian Kemp's declaration of victory in the Georgia gubernatorial race and is considering legal action in the high-profile contest.
Stacey Abrams refuses to concede Georgia governor's race, hoping for runoff
Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams is not conceding the Georgia governor's race to Republican candidate Brian Kemp, arguing that the high stakes contest is too close to call with the possibility of a runoff next month.
Lawsuit seeks to strip Kemp of election oversight role
A lawsuit filed in a Georgia federal court by five state voters asks a judge to strip sitting Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp of his powers over the midterm election -- including any potential runoffs.
Racist robocall in Georgia targets Stacey Abrams, Oprah
A white supremacist group that targeted Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum with racist robocalls is now targeting Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
Abrams calls Kemp probe into Georgia Dems a 'witch hunt'
Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Monday her Republican opponent, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, was abusing his power by investigating the Georgia Democratic Party over what his office describes as an attempt to hack the state's voter registration system.
Kemp's office launches probe of Ga. Dems days before election
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp set off a political firestorm when his office, two days before an election in which he is a candidate, announced on Sunday morning that it had opened an investigation into the Georgia Democratic Party in connection with what it described as an attempted hack of the state's voter registration system.
Abrams: Trump is 'wrong,' I am qualified to be Georgia's governor
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams dismissed criticism from President Donald Trump on Sunday after he called her unqualified to lead the state.
Obama will campaign for Gillum, Abrams as Trump picks up attacks
Two presidents, past and present, dominated the campaign trail Friday, as Barack Obama assailed Donald Trump for "lying" and "constant fear-mongering," prompting Trump to snap back that Obama had attracted a "very small crowd."
Georgia county faces lawsuits after rejecting absentee ballots
One suburban Georgia county has become a flashpoint for concerns over voter suppression for rejecting hundreds of mail-in absentee ballots weeks before Election Day.
Inside Georgia Democrats' 'voter protection' war room
As the polls opened this week in Georgia for the first day of in-person early voting, telephones were buzzing inside the state Democratic party's "voter protection" war room in downtown Atlanta.
Georgia gubernatorial candidate's huge conflict of interest
How's this for an axiom that is especially self-evident: An elected official should not oversee an election in which he is a candidate.
