Nation Jan 09 Democratic Fulton County commissioner announces run for Georgia secretary of state By Kate Brumback, Jeff Amy, Associated Press
Politics Nov 05 Voting hours extended in Georgia after bomb threats Of the 177 polling places in Georgia's Fulton County, 32 received bomb threats Tuesday, county Police Chief W. Wade Yates said. Some of the threats were called directly into the locations where voting was happening, while others were called into… By Associated Press
Politics Oct 15 Georgia county election officials must certify election results, judge rules Long an administrative task that attracted little attention, certification of election results has become politicized since then-President Donald Trump tried to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 general election. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Politics May 08 Georgia appeals court to review ruling allowing Fulton County DA Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case The Republican ex-president and some other defendants had tried to get the Fulton County district attorney removed from the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Politics Mar 18 Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case are seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution. By Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Mar 01 WATCH: Closing statements in hearing to possibly remove Fani Willis from Trump Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has indicated that he will rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with… Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: DA Fani Willis takes the stand in hearing that could disqualify her from Georgia 2020 election case By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case, angrily pushing back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with… Continue reading
Jan 26 Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Republican senators say the panel is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others. Continue reading
Jan 23 Could Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Trump? By Jeff Amy, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Accusations that Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Trump and others for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case. Continue reading
Nov 02 What you need to know about Ray Smith III's 2020 election charges By Hannah Grabenstein Prosecutors alleged Smith worked to overturn the election, including by claiming to members of Georgia’s state Senate and House of Representatives that there had been widespread voter fraud. Continue reading