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Bill to fight antisemitism revived in Georgia Senate

ATLANTA — Georgia senators rescued a bill Thursday that would include antisemitism as part of the state’s hate crimes law, passing the measure through a different committee with a new bill number after it previously stalled.

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Analysis: Why Georgia's governor prefers a behind-the-scenes approach in new term

ATLANTA — When Gov. Brian Kemp gathered bipartisan lawmakers a few days ago to celebrate the signing of the state budget, it seemed a prime setting to push for his top priorities in the waning days of the legislative session.

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The election-denying Republicans who aided Trump’s ‘big lie’ and got promoted

In 2022, many Republicans who embraced election denialism were re-elected and, in some cases, elevated to higher office

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Jan. 6 investigation sheds light on events in Georgia

A U.S. House committee spent months investigating the events that led to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Its final report details then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.

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Many Georgia Republicans want no part of Trump’s comeback

As former President Donald Trump steps up his comeback bid, some of the state’s most prominent Republicans are raising urgent concerns about whether he can retake the state — let alone the White House — in 2024.

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Culture wars off the table in Georgia — for now

ATLANTA — A few minutes after Gov. Brian Kemp ended a showcase speech to the state Legislature focused on a “new era” of mostly consensus-driven policies, he walked across the street to address some of Georgia’s most prominent Christian conservatives.

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A Georgia judge weighs release of a grand jury report into 2020 election interference

After an months-long investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results by Donald Trump and his allies, a grand jury's report could be made public — or not.

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Key Georgia special grand jury hearing will discuss Trump probe. What’s at stake?

A special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election in Georgia appears to be wrapping up its work, but many questions remain

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Fulton Trump probe: Jury’s report could be released soon — or in months

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors now have the final report of the special grand jury that spent eight months investigating whether former President Donald Trump or his allies criminally meddled in Georgia’s 2020 elections.

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Push for Jan. 6 accountability continues in Georgia

ATLANTA — He and his advisers may face criminal charges. His lawyers may lose their licenses. His allies who spread stolen-election lies face billion-dollar defamation lawsuits.

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Key Georgia special grand jury hearing will discuss Trump probe. What’s at stake?

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Final Jan. 6 report details Trump’s ‘reckless’ attempt to overturn Georgia vote

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump “recklessly” promoted lies about voter fraud at a ballot counting center in Atlanta despite being told at least four times his claims were false, according to the final report of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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All eyes on Ga. special grand jury as it drafts final report

ATLANTA — After meeting for more than seven months, sifting through mountains of evidence and hearing testimony from dozens of witnesses, the 23 members of the Fulton County special grand jury are expected to soon issue a final report detailing their findings and recommending next steps.

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Why Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan didn’t cast a ballot in the Senate runoff

ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is one of the highest-ranking Republicans in Georgia. He’s also one of the most prominent GOP critics of Herschel Walker’s Senate run – and the pro-Donald Trump forces that helped him win the nomination.

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In one wealthy Atlanta suburb, a plot to secede from the city

Atlanta (AFP) - More than two centuries after the United States declared independence from Britain, a very modern breakaway is being hatched in the plush suburbs of Atlanta -- and taxation is once again the issue.

The Independent UK

Georgia Republican seeks to put 2020 aside for other issues

Republican state Sen. Burt Jones is running for Georgia lieutenant governor on a platform of fighting inflation and crime and improving education

The Independent UK

GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election

In Donald Trump’s assessment, his Vice President Mike Pence “committed political suicide” on Jan. 6, 2021

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GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election

In Donald Trump’s assessment, his Vice President Mike Pence “committed political suicide” on Jan. 6, 2021

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New poll: Warnock-Walker close; Kemp builds lead over Abrams

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker remain in a neck-and-neck race for Georgia's wildly competitive Senate seat, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Georgia News Collaborative poll released Wednesday, while GOP Gov. Brian Kemp has a double-digit lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan emerges as key GOP critic of Herschel Walker in Georgia

ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has hardly minced words about his fears of the Donald Trump-driven direction of the Republican Party.

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Prosecutors investigating 2020 election in Georgia push to remove lawyers, OK search warrants

ATLANTA — A pair of legal filings from Fulton County prosecutors this week suggests their criminal investigation into attempts to influence Georgia’s 2020 elections is reaching a new, more sensitive stage.

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Republican women seldom make statewide slate in Georgia

ATLANTA — One look at the slates of Republican and Democratic candidates running for statewide office this year highlights an obvious difference beyond their political platforms.

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Republican women seldom make statewide slate in Georgia

ATLANTA — One look at the slates of Republican and Democratic candidates running for statewide office this year highlights an obvious difference beyond their political platforms.

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GOP candidates in Georgia split over Trump's election lies

The shadow of Donald Trump's tampering with the 2020 election in Georgia lands differently for the various Republicans running for office in 2022

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Ga. Gov. Kemp’s grand jury testimony still in question after courtroom clash

ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge on Thursday did not indicate how he would rule on a request from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to block a subpoena for his testimony before the special purpose grand jury studying whether President Donald Trump and his allies violated state law when they sought…

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