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A trio of book events set to be held on the Jimmy Carter presidential campus in Atlanta were scrapped and moved to other venues in the last week, raising concerns that budget cuts and other changes by Trump’s administration led to the cancellations. #gapol ajc.com/news/crime/p...

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A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Voters, activists and even some governors, like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, are growing exasperated with congressional Democrats’ restrained approach www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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Gov. Brian Kemp muscled a broad rewrite of litigation rules through the Georgia Senate on Friday after his extraordinary threat to back primary challenges against Republican defectors paved the way for a compromise shortly before the vote. #gapol ajc.com/politics/aft...

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“When you talk about tyranny, when you talk about presidential power, I remember having the same discussion with Republicans when Biden was elected.” #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/mcc...

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U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick was peppered with boos and catcalls throughout a town hall meeting in Roswell late Thursday, as hundreds of critics jeered the Republican for backing President Donald Trump’s agenda during his first month in office. #gapol ajc.com/politics/mcc...

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In just one month back in office, President Trump has moved with dizzying speed by firing thousands of federal workers, slashing budgets and pushing a maximalist vision of executive power. And potential 2026 GOP candidates in Georgia are all in. #gapol ajc.com/politics/top...

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Jon Ossoff warns GOP about Medicaid cuts: ‘Voters will be watching’ #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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One month into his return to the White House, President Donald Trump’s shock and awe campaign has reshaped the federal government at breakneck speed with sweeping implications for Georgia. www.ajc.com/politics/how...

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A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after she gave birth to a baby conceived through IVF and subsequently lost custody of the child to his biological parents, according to a lawsuit. The clinic apologized for “an embryo transfer mix-up.”

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Republican state legislators who say they want more accurate voter registration lists voted for a bill that would withdraw Georgia from a voter list accuracy organization. #gapol ajc.com/politics/geo...

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Did a disgraced former Georgia judge ask President Donald Trump for a major promotion? “I’m past that …” #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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The layoff notice to a CDC employee whose latest performance review was 4.75 out of 5. “Unfortunately, the Agency finds that you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency’s current needs ..." www.ajc.com/news/health-...

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“The Attorney General realizes that he has stepped in it.” Georgia parents slam Carr’s lawsuit, saying it puts disability services at risk. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/geo...

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Brian Kemp on CDC layoffs: ‘Government can stand a little rightsizing’ ajc.com/politics/pol...

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My Valentine for the last 24 years!

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s imminent elections on behalf of a party that has played down the atrocities committed by the Nazis 80 years ago. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

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President Donald Trump’s administration has denied Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s request to give local governments more time to apply for federal disaster assistance after Hurricane Helene. #gapol ajc.com/politics/tru...

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Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees. www.ajc.com/news/nation-...

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Atlanta has always been a top target for major sporting events. But with the Super Bowl and the NCAA Men’s Final Four scheduled to arrive over the next six years, are state lawmakers still willing to help pay for them? www.ajc.com/politics/pol...

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As pressure builds on Gov. Brian Kemp to run for U.S. Senate next year, other Georgia Republicans are scrambling to prepare their campaigns if he opts out. #gapol ajc.com/politics/the...

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An AJC analysis of financial disclosures filed this month found that some of the biggest donors to special committees designed to accept unlimited contributions have business interests before the Georgia General Assembly during the ongoing legislative session. www.ajc.com/politics/a-c...

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“It’s stripping out, likely, a whole new generation of talent for our government, who are targeted not because of evidence of poor performance but because they are easier to get rid of.” wapo.st/4gEW9CT

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“I cannot fulfill my obligations, effectively lead my office in carrying out the department’s priorities, or credibly represent the government before the courts, if I seek to dismiss the Adams case." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/n...

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The council of one of Georgia's largest municipalities has temporarily barred the mayor from all city buildings, revoked his access to a city-owned electric vehicle and stripped him of access to the mayoral budget. #gapol ajc.com/news/atlanta...

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Just in: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is traveling to Germany this weekend to speak on a panel at the Munich Security Conference, one of the world’s largest gatherings of defense leaders and global heads of state. #gapol ajc.com/politics/geo...

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is backing a plan to expand Georgia’s new school voucher program to biological and adoptive children of foster care parents, opening a new front in a politically divisive debate over the initiative. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/pol...

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“For me, it’s personal.” Georgia’s Doug Collins transforms from firebrand congressman to VA chief. Can he go from cable TV combat to bureaucratic taskmaster? #gapol ajc.com/politics/geo...

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Doug Collins’ authority is set to expand. Trump signed an order late Monday that designated Collins as interim head of the offices of Government Ethics and office of the Special Counsel after firing the heads of both government watchdog agencies. #gapol ajc.com/politics/geo...

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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from slashing fundingfor biomedical research across nearly two dozen states. But in Georgia, the cuts are still taking effect. www.ajc.com/politics/pol...

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State Sen. Jason Esteves is taking steps to prepare a campaign for governor in 2026. He’s lined up advisers, consulted with senior Democrats and set up meetings with activists and donors about a potential bid. #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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The friend-of-the-court filing to the Georgia Supreme Court is one of the first major moves by newly elected DNC chair Ken Martin, who called the Republican-backed changes “an attempt to sow distrust in our election.” www.ajc.com/politics/dnc...

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene could have dodged the question at the live taping of the “Politically Georgia” podcast in Washington. But instead, she leaned in when asked whether she plans to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff next year. #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is headed to Washington today to join President Trump for the signing of an order banning transgender athletes from participating in women's school sports. The Georgia Senate is set to vote on a state version of the ban on Thursday. #gapol

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New Georgia Project was once a cornerstone of the state’s left-leaning infrastructure, credited with registering tens of thousands of left-leaning voters who turned Georgia into a legitimate political battleground. Now, it's a shadow of its former self. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/onc...

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“We’re not splintered or demoralized at all. We’re regrouping.” How Georgia Democrats are finding ways to fight Donald Trump’s policies #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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Our next Politically Georgia live event is Thursday night in DC: We would love to see you! #gapol live.ajc.com/politicallyg...

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Georgians are about to feel the squeeze of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico at the start of what could be a damaging trade war. #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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Fulton County commissioners have rejected pleas by District Attorney Fani Willis and court leaders for extra funding, passing a 2025 budget that one commissioner described as “some hard medicine to have to swallow.” #gapol ajc.com/news/atlanta...

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Rep. Williams must now decide whether she wants to engage in a messy internal fight to remain the leader of the Democratic Party of Georgia. Had she won the DNC post, she would have stepped down to take the new role. #gapol ajc.com/politics/nik...

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Breaking News: Ken Martin, a well-connected insider from Minnesota, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

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“I don’t have any constraints. I’ve always been known to speak out and speak up in the General Assembly,” said Sen. Jones, one of the most formidable Democratic rivals Scott has ever faced. “And I intend to do that up in DC as well.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/us-...

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U.S. Rep. David Scott has been pushed from his perch as the top Democrat on the Agriculture Committee. He’s faced intense pressure to step aside. And now he’s drawn one of the most formidable primary opponents in his long political career. #gapol ajc.com/politics/us-...

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Stacey Abrams is distancing herself from the New Georgia Project, the voter registration group she founded a decade ago that is now mired in turmoil. #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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Gov. Brian Kemp just unveiled a long-promised overhaul of Georgia’s legal system that he pledged would rein in rising insurance rates by curbing jury awards and limiting certain lawsuits. #gapol ajc.com/politics/kem...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied comparing the CDC to “Nazi death camps” during a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill. But Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock had the receipts. #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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The widespread protests over Trump’s hard-line immigration policies that united most Georgia Democrats after his 2016 win have given way to an ongoing political reckoning over an issue that helped the Republican secure his comeback last year. #gapol ajc.com/politics/a-g...

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Breaking News: The White House rescinded an order that froze trillions of dollars in grants and loans, according to two officials familiar with the matter.

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Georgia Senate Republicans are opening a new front over transgender rights. And this time, they’re targeting a legal settlement that allows Georgia employees to get transgender-related health care through the State Health Benefit Plan. #gapol ajc.com/politics/pol...

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‘We’re not hurting anybody,’ says wife of immigrant taken from Georgia church www.ajc.com/news/georgia...

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