August 25, 2026 Daughter of late House Dem loses runoff bid to finish father's term Marcye Scott fell short against former Gwinnett County school board chairman Everton Blair in her bid to finish the final months of her late father’s House term after leading the first round of voting.
August 25, 2026 Polls close in Oklahoma as Trump-backed candidate faces GOP runoff Republican primary runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma put Trump's endorsement record on the line after five gubernatorial picks fell short this cycle.
August 25, 2026 DHS issues scathing rebuke after former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms touts cutting ties with ICE Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms touted cutting ties with ICE as Atlanta mayor, prompting DHS to fire back with mugshots of criminals arrested in the city.
August 25, 2026 Georgia redistricting battle revived after appeals court overturns federal court decision The 11th Circuit said Georgia’s 2021 redistricting maps must be reevaluated under the Supreme Court’s newly clarified racial-discrimination standard.
August 25, 2026 Georgia sheriff seizes 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana shipped from California A 1,800-pound black market marijuana shipment from Sacramento, California, was intercepted in Georgia, reportedly bound for Atlanta and Orlando.
August 25, 2026 Atlanta Beltline trail stabbing suspect charged with murder had 30 prior arrests and was on probation: police Johnathan Hamby had 30 prior arrests and was on active probation when he allegedly stabbed Ramon Harris near the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail.
August 23, 2026 Georgia Walmart shopper picks up $30 from the floor, local police launch search for him The Albany Police Department's public search for a man who pocketed $30 inside a Walmart sparked widespread ridicule before the cash was returned.
August 20, 2026 Atlanta resident speaks out after mayor tells him to ‘shut up’ over transit concerns Atlanta Democratic Mayor Andre Dickens' Instagram told a constituent to "shut up" after being pressed on Beltline rail and pedestrian improvements.
August 20, 2026 Dem mayor torches DNC in scathing letter for 'abandoning' Black voters after convention snub Atlanta Mayor accused DNC of “abandoning" the South and Black voters in scathing letter to national party leadership after Atlanta got cut from hosting the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
August 20, 2026 Dem’s ‘sexist’ remark against cancer survivor provokes Republican to go scorched earth: ‘Guy’s got a problem’ Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins calls Jon Ossoff's viral remark about White House aide Natalie Harp "sexist" and "misogynist."