Family wants federal investigation after man’s death in jail
April 21, 2023 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing is calling for the U.S.
Congress OKs bill forcing feds to fix broken prison cameras
December 15, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul failing and outdated security systems in the wake of rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths.
Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff
November 13, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock's first runoff in 2021 was a titanic nine-week clash to control the Senate that included three weeks of early in-person voting and lots of mail ballots.
Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises
September 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny.
Abrams’ strategy to boost turnout: Early voting commitments
September 17, 2022 GMTDECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Stacey Abrams, Georgia Democrats' nominee for governor, is launching an intensive effort to get out the vote by urging potential supporters to cast in-person ballots the first week of early voting as she tries to navigate the state’s new election laws.
Warnock, Walker creep toward debating in Georgia Senate race
September 7, 2022 GMTEMERSON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker may be getting closer to debating in the state's U.S. Senate race.
Warnock said Wednesday that he will participate in the debate Walker prefers if Walker agrees to another forum Warnock wants, the latest turn in a monthslong debate over debates.
Abrams, Georgia Dems call midterms ‘unfinished business’
August 27, 2022 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Four years ago, Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor because the party's old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams. She routed their alternative and, in a close general election loss, established herself as de facto party boss in a newfound battleground state.
Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify
July 18, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency.
Federal aid to help widen cramped Atlanta airport concourse
July 7, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's airport is getting $40 million to help expand a cramped concourse, one of the largest in a nearly $1 billion group of grants to 85 airports for terminals that the Biden administration announced Thursday,
Bill pushes feds to notify families of sick, dying inmates
May 20, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — New legislation introduced in the Senate would require the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the families of incarcerated people if their loved one has a serious illness, a life-threatening injury or if they die behind bars.
Atlanta will bid for 2024 Democratic nominating convention
May 14, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is submitting a formal bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Andre Dickens announced Friday to Democrats holding their annual state party dinner.
“We’re going to do everything in our power to bring the 2024 Democratic National Convention to Atlanta, Georgia,” Dickens told the party, which gathered at a downtown hotel.
Senate confirms key ambassador slots, including Kennedy
May 5, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Australia, and Philip Goldberg to serve as ambassador to South Korea.
Senate panel finds ‘grave’ health risks in military housing
April 26, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — One of the largest providers of military housing in the United States continues to respond inadequately to mold and other structural problems, threatening the health and safety of service members and their families, according to a Senate panel's investigation.
Georgia’s Kemp and Perdue clash over elections in debate
April 25, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The top two Republicans running for governor in Georgia launched the first of three debates Sunday by bickering over who was responsible for 2020 and 2021 Republican election losses, with former U.S.
Perdue sees Georgia GOP victory despite Kemp advantages
March 9, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Republican David Perdue qualified to run for Georgia governor on Wednesday, professing confidence that he can beat incumbent Brian Kemp in the GOP primary despite lagging behind in polls and fundraising.
Senate launches group to examine embattled US prison system
February 17, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.
Sen. Warnock reports $9.8M raised to Herschel Walker’s $5.4M
January 26, 2022 GMTSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign said Wednesday that he raised a hefty $9.8 million in the last quarter of 2021, nearly double the fundraising haul reported by the leading Republican contender for his seat, former football star Herschel Walker.
US Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia announces birth of daughter
December 20, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A senator from Georgia has welcomed his first child.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, 34, said on social media Monday that his wife, Dr. Alisha Kramer, gave birth Friday to a daughter.
“Alisha and I are overjoyed and totally in love with Eva Beth Ossoff,” Jon Ossoff said.
Lawmakers: Name Atlanta veterans’ hospital for Max Cleland
December 10, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Two Georgia senators and one U.S. House member are among those who want to name the Atlanta VA Medical Center for Max Cleland, the former Georgia senator and veterans administrator who died in November at 79.
Perdue gears up for primary brawl with Georgia GOP governor
December 6, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who drew Donald Trump's wrath for refusing to act on his false allegations of a stolen election, is likely to face a prominent challenger for the 2022 Republican primary for governor, former Sen.
Broken US prison security cameras targeted in senators’ bill
September 29, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Failing security cameras in federal prisons have allowed inmates to escape undetected and were at the center of the investigation when wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself behind bars in 2019.
Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states
July 12, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan to provide health insurance coverage to people in those states.
Inland rail port for NE Georgia getting $2M federal grant
June 13, 2021 GMTGAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An inland port project linking northeast Georgia to the Port of Savannah by rail is getting a $2 million federal grant.
U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock announced the Department of Commerce grant, which will fund road and infrastructure improvements needed to open the Northeast Georgia Inland Port in Hall County.
Georgia senators: Expand health coverage even if states balk
May 26, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — With a dozen states rejecting an offer of extra federal money if they expend Medicaid, Georgia's two Democratic U.S. senators are now pushing for a federal workaround.
Trump ally Collins won’t run for Senate or Georgia governor
April 26, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Doug Collins, a favorite of former President Donald Trump, says he doesn't plan to run for governor or U...
Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootings
March 25, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A diverse crowd gathered Saturday near the Georgia state Capitol to demand justice for the victims of recent shootings at massage businesses and to denounce racism, xenophobia and misogyny...
David Perdue files paperwork for potential 2022 Senate run
February 16, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Sen. David Perdue filed campaign paperwork Monday, opening up the potential for the recently defeated Republican to run against Democratic Sen...
Poster artist helped connect candidates, voters in Georgia
January 19, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — For some, helping to get out the vote during Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs meant writing checks for campaigns...
Warnock condemns Capitol rioters in post-election sermon
January 10, 2021 GMTIn his first sermon since being declared a winner in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff election, the Rev...
South Dakota governor calls new Georgia senators communists
January 9, 2021 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A day after she called for peace and healing following the riots at the U...
GOP’s David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia runoff
January 8, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Democratic control of the U.S. Senate came one step closer to fruition Friday after Georgia Republican David Perdue conceded his runoff loss to Democrat Jon Ossoff...
Black leaders cheer Georgia success, push for more progress
January 8, 2021 GMTWhat started as a day of celebration for Black organizers, voters and other Georgians who helped deliver two historic Senate runoff victories was overshadowed Wednesday when a violent, mostly white mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U...
Dems’ Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?
January 7, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to gin up turnout in conservative strongholds and stave off the Democratic challengers who threatened the GOP’s Senate majority in two runoff elections...
Ossoff seals Democrats’ sweep; will be youngest US senator
January 6, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — As a teenager, Jon Ossoff was inspired by the pivotal role John Lewis played in the fight for racial equality when the civil rights icon was in his early 20s...
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
January 6, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his turbulent final days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda...
GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Black turnout fuels Warnock victory
January 6, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday's special election for an unexpired term for a U...
For media following Georgia, nail-biting and lots of numbers
January 6, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — For news organizations chronicling the vote count in the Georgia Senate runoff elections, Tuesday felt like a rerun from two months ago: nerves on edge, an avalanche of numbers and a lot of Steve Kornacki...
GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Black turnout fuels Warnock victory
January 6, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday's special election for an unexpired term for a U...
Big Questions: Georgia tests battleground status, Trump era
January 5, 2021 GMTThe two Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate have kept President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden in campaign mode and run up a half-billion-dollar tab in the process...
The Latest: Ossoff-Perdue Senate race is too early to call
January 5, 2021 GMTThe Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times local):...
Clues about post-Trump politics await in Georgia
January 5, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — For more than four years, President Donald Trump has dominated the Republican Party and the whole of American politics...
Biden, Trump warn of high stakes of Georgia Senate runoffs
January 5, 2021 GMTATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation as President Donald Trump rehashed old grievances over his November loss in final pleas ahead of runoff elections that will determine control of the U...
Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes
January 4, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes...
Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races
January 2, 2021 GMTPresident-elect Joe Biden is going all-in to help Democrats win two Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine party control in the critical early years of his administration, a widespread effort that not long ago would have been unthinkable in a Republican-dominated state in the Deep South...
EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
January 2, 2021 GMTSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business...
Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia
January 2, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The merchandise featured in Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s online campaign store includes T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing Donald Trump’s name and the message: “Still my president...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
January 1, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
ABC’s “This Week” — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams...
Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia
January 1, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The merchandise featured in Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s online campaign store includes T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing Donald Trump’s name and the message: “Still my president...
EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
January 1, 2021 GMTSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business...
Trump, Biden headline final push in Georgia Senate runoff
December 30, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate, from a crush of text messages and television ads to dueling visits from President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump.
Judge blocks residency challenges to 4,000 Georgia voters
December 29, 2020 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge ordered local election officials in Georgia to allow voting by more than 4,000 people whose eligibility was being challenged ahead of next week’s runoff elections for the U...
Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff
December 28, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — When Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advanced to the Jan...
Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs
December 26, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump's administration changed that.
The 27-year-old data scientist put on a face mask and stood in line on a recent sunny but cold day in Atlanta to cast a ballot early for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock ahead of Georgia's Jan.
Democrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200M
December 25, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The Democrats running for Georgia's two U.S. Senate seats each raised more than $100 million over two months, a massive haul that eclipsed campaign contributions to their Republican opponents and reflects the high stakes of the twin contests...
Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime
December 23, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U...
Harris, Ivanka Trump stump in Georgia ahead of Senate runoff
December 22, 2020 GMTMILTON, Ga. (AP) — Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic U...
Rising Latino voters could be force in Georgia Senate races
December 12, 2020 GMTLILBURN, Ga. (AP) — As Georgia heads into two key runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate, Democrats are hoping to count on Latino voters who helped tilt the state blue in November...
Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up
November 29, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot...