Oct 28 WATCH: Trump speaks at National Faith Advisory Board summit in Powder Springs, Georgia By Associated Press “I shouldn’t scold anyone, but Christians aren’t known for being very solid voters,” former President Donald Trump said to the crowd. Continue reading
Oct 27 Georgian president calls for protests after pro-Russia ruling party declares election victory By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Georgia’s president said Sunday she did not recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party, adding that the country fell victim to a “Russian special operation” aimed at moving it… Continue reading
Oct 26 Polls close in Georgian election that could either bring it closer to the EU or into Russia's orbit By Emma Burrows, Associated Press The outcome of Saturday's parliamentary election will decide whether Georgia gets back on track to join the European Union or if it embraces authoritarianism and falls into Russia’s orbit. Continue reading
Oct 24 Georgia says it foiled attempt to crash a state election website By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Georgia secretary of state's office said it acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to flood the state’s absentee voter portal in an apparent attempt to crash the site. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Bruce Springsteen joins Harris and Obama and other celebs for campaign rally in Atlanta By Dan Merica, Zeke Miller, Associated Press “It’s either Donald Trump in there stewing over his enemies list, or me working for you, checking off my to-do list,” Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday at the rally in Atlanta. “You have the power to make that decision.”… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 4:39 Harris slams Trump after John Kelly sounds alarm on his fitness for office By Lisa Desjardins, Elizabeth Summers, Winston Wilde With less than two weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is courting voters in Georgia. He's also facing blistering new criticism from his longest-serving chief of staff, John Kelly, who's sounding the alarm on Trump's fitness for office. Continue watching
Oct 23 WATCH: Trump joins 'Believers and Ballots' town hall in Zebulon, Ga. By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump took a handful of questions at the event, praised his family and claimed that he had been investigated more than Al Capone. Continue reading
Oct 22 Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, luxury watches to the Georgia election workers he defamed By Dave Collins, Associated Press The property Rudy Giuliani must relinquish is expected to fetch several million dollars for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, who won the $148 million judgment. They said Giuliani pushed Donald Trump’s lies about the election being stolen,… Continue reading
Oct 22 Some poor people in Georgia say they have no reason to vote, a decision that could sway election By Gary Fields, Associated Press There are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don't. That's four times the number of votes that President Joe Biden carried the state by in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 20 Authorities investigate cause of deadly dock gangway collapse on Sapelo Island, Georgia By Russ Bynum, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven on Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. Continue reading