Oct 25 Herschel Walker’s chicken firm tied to benefits from unpaid prison labor By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Walker, through a major chicken processor that he touts as a principal partner to one of his primary businesses, has benefited from years of unpaid labor by drug offenders routed to the facility by Oklahoma state courts. Continue reading
Oct 24 Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocks Graham testimony in Georgia 2020 election grand jury By Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked Sen. Lindsey Graham's testimony to a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp meet for debate as early voting begins in Georgia By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Kemp said in the debate Monday against Abrams that he would not go beyond the “heartbeat bill” he signed in 2019 to ban nearly all abortions at six weeks of pregnancy, a point that comes before many women know they’re… Continue reading
Oct 16 WATCH: 2022 Georgia Senate debate featuring Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock and Chase Oliver By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Walker and Warnock met in their lone one-on-one debate Friday in Savannah, preceding tonight's debate. Libertarian Oliver was not included because he did not meet organizers’ polling threshold. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 5:13 A look at Georgia’s biggest races ahead of the midterms The governor's race in Georgia is a rematch of 2018's election, when Republican Gov. Brian Kemp edged out Democrat Stacey Abrams by under 55,000 votes. In the state's Senate race, a scandal is unfolding around Republican candidate Herschel Walker, who… Continue watching
Oct 07 Michael Flynn, Newt Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election has filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 12:53 Brooks and Capehart on October surprises with just a month until the midterms By Amna Nawaz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including October surprises in the U.S. and crises on the world stage with just a month until the… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 10:38 The key races that could decide control of the Senate With just a month until the midterms, all eyes are on a few consequential races. Control of the Senate is on the line and with 35 seats up for election, Republicans need to net just one seat to regain power. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 9:26 Crews work to help those hit by Hurricane Ian in Florida as storm moves into Carolinas By John Yang, Cai Pigliucci, Mike Fritz Hurricane Ian is back on shore after its second landfall on the U.S. mainland. The storm struck near Georgetown, South Carolina Friday afternoon with winds of 85 mph, heavy rain and surging waves. In its wake, officials in Florida confirmed… Continue watching
Sep 20 Video shows ‘unauthorized access’ to Georgia election equipment By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A court filing says a Republican Party official in Georgia told a computer forensics team to copy components of the voting system at a rural elections office two months after the 2020 election and spent nearly all day there, contradicting… Continue reading