Jun 21 WATCH: How Georgia, Arizona officials defended the election from Trump pressure By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee has opened, hearing from state and local officials who fended off Donald Trump's pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 21 Jan. 6 committee to hear from Raffensperger and other local officials pressured by Trump By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is set to hear from local officials who fended off Donald Trump's pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
May 24 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia primary By Russ Bynum, Associated Press U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated five challengers Tuesday in a GOP primary race that tested how her conservative Georgia constituents judged her turbulent freshman term. Continue reading
May 24 Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr defeats Trump-backed GOP rival By Associated Press Unofficial election returns show Attorney General Chris Carr winning the Republican nomination over John Gordon, who largely campaigned on Trump’s baseless allegations of widespread election fraud. Continue reading
May 24 Trump pick Herschel Walker wins Georgia's Republican Senate primary By Associated Press Walker defeated five fellow Republicans, including Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black and former Trump administration official and Navy veteran Latham Saddler. Continue reading
May 24 U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Democratic primary By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has won Georgia's Democratic primary as he seeks to hold on to his seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Warnock defeated beauty industry professional Tamara Johnson-Shealey. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:00 Voters in 5 states cast their ballots in crucial primary elections Voters in five states on Tuesday headed to the polls to pick party nominees for the midterm election, presenting what may be the biggest test yet for President Trump’s influence in the Republican Party. NewsHour's Nicole Ellis joins William Brangham… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 6:15 How controversial new voting laws are impacting 2022 elections Voters in many of Tuesday's primaries are navigating new and sometimes controversial voting laws implemented in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Jessica Huseman, editorial director of Votebeat, the newly launched newsroom following elections and voting, joins William Brangham to… Continue watching
May 24 WATCH: Stacey Abrams responds to GOP candidate who said she is 'demeaning her own race' By Associated Press Abrams is bidding to be the first Black woman to be a governor of an American state. She's without opposition in her own primary Tuesday, while Perdue is trying to knock off incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary. Continue reading
May 24 Georgia voters navigate rules passed after 2020 election By Christina A. Cassidy, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Tuesday's election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans in one of the nation's most important battleground states as voters decide hotly contested primary races for governor and the U.S. Senate. Continue reading