Congress

The qualifying period for the July 28 special election to fill late Representative David Scott's congressional seat ended Wednesday, with his daughter being the first to file her paperwork to run. Rep. Scott (D), who died April 22, after serving Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003, when the district was created. He was running for […]

During National Police Week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) launched a new digital ad highlighting President Trump and Senate Republicans' work to combat Senator Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) democratic policy. The ad begins by attributing the recent decline in violent crime to Republicans, but warns that Sen. Ossoff intends to reverse this trend.  The voice-over […]

Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 369 Tuesday, which makes elections for some local offices nonpartisan in five metro Atlanta counties starting in 2028. District attorney, county commission and tax commissioner elections will be impacted in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton Counties. All five counties voted solidly Democrat in the 2024 Presidential election, with […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) recently introduced the Zero Tolerance for Political Assassins Act, a bill mandating 25 years to life imprisonment for individuals who attempt to assassinate federal politicians.  Rep. Carter pointed to the third assassination attempt on President Trump as his point of reference.  According to the Georgia lawmaker, political assassins are the greatest […]

Biden Endorses Lance Bottoms For Georgia Governor Former President Joe Biden recently endorsed former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia's gubernatorial race, saying he has known Lance Bottoms for a long time and "she's something special," before praising her work as mayor of Georgia's capital city. "Keisha faced every challenge a leader could face and then some," President […]

Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10) has introduced the Veterans Opioid Records Transmission and Exchange (VORTEX) Act, legislation to protect America’s veterans from dangerous opioid overprescribing.  Rep. Collins is joined by House cosponsors, including Representatives Brian Babin (R-TX36), Jim Baird (R-IN), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Hal Rogers (R-KY), and newly elected Clay Fuller (R-GA).  When […]

Governor Brian Kemp signed 10 pieces of legislation into law this week aimed at protecting Georgia's agricultural industry and natural resources, including one designating cotton as the official state fabric. One bill protects prescribed burning, a technique to prevent wildfires. It comes as dozens of Georgia counties remain under states of emergency as firefighters work […]

Governor Brian Kemp has signed a $70 million education bill, known as the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026, which will fund the addition of 1,300 literacy coaches to all of Georgia's public elementary schools. Lawmakers said the bill was prompted by data showing 62% of Georgia third graders don't read proficiently, according to the […]

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new digital ad accusing Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) of continuing to put criminal illegals above Georgians.  Republicans have criticized Sen. Ossoff, warning that he refused to commit to the Laken Riley Act and that he has consistently voted against President Trump's tough-on-crime immigration policies.  Most recently, Sen. […]

Governor Brian Kemp announced a special congressional election Friday to fill Georgia's 13th Congressional District left vacant by the recent death of long-serving Representative David Scott (D). The election is set for July 28, and the winner will serve out the remainder of late Rep. Scott's term, which ends early 2027. The district covers the […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) released a statement on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's recent issuance of exempted fishing permits to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Georgia's red snapper season will now be from July 1st to August 31st. Rep. Carter celebrated the announcement as a […]

The State of Georgia will not redraw its congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, despite Republican calls for redistricting. Governor Brian Kemp (R) told The Atlanta-Journal Constitution on Friday that he will not call a special session to reconfigure the maps because it is too late to do so. “Voting is already underway […]

New Polling Shows Burt Jones and Rick Jackson Tied Ahead of Governor’s Primary Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and political outsider Rick Jackson head into the May 19th Republican primary for governor tied, according to a new poll commissioned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The new poll shows Jackson with 27% of the vote and Lt. Gov. Jones with 25%. This essentially […]

Representative Brian Jack (R) is advocating for the passage of legislation to "remove bureaucracy from the parenting of children" by eliminating "woke, gender ideology" in schools. Legislation require parental consent for the teaching of gender identities or LGBTQ+ themes in public schools has been advanced in the U.S. Congress previously, with the PROTECT Kids Act […]

Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA01) and Andrew Clyde (R-GA09) celebrated the recent House passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, also known as the Farm Bill. The bill includes hard-fought wins and recognitions for Georgia farmers and was passed by a vote of 224-200.  The Farm Bill reauthorizes and improves programs administered […]

The United States Supreme Court struck down a congressional district in Louisiana in a 6-3 vote on Wednesday, saying it relied too heavily on race. Justice Samuel Alito called the map an "unconstitutional gerrymander." Now, Republican lawmakers and political candidates are jumping on the opportunity to call for a redrawing of Georgia's districts, something that […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01) is leading a bipartisan coalition to sponsor the Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026, a bill to help family forest landowners recover more quickly from natural disasters and keep working forests productive.  The coalition includes Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Greg Murphy […]

Gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson continues to throw out Republican political red meat to primary voters, as the self-funding gubernatorial hopeful has targeted the "idiotic DEI" ideology. "We'll ban every bit of idiotic DEI insanity," Jackson said in a video he posted to X, formerly Twitter. We’ll ban every bit of idiotic DEI insanity. pic.twitter.com/j8GWlqwqxY — […]