Georgia Politics

Inauguration Day: President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in today as the United States’ 47th president.  President Trump was re-elected to the presidency after losing the 2020 elections to President Joe Biden.  Some have qualified Trump’s return as “the greatest political comeback in American history.”  Today, Trump will officially become the 47th US […]

Inauguration Day It's Inauguration Day, and the day Republicans (most Americans) have waited for is finally here. Today is Martin Luther King Day, and President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. It will be colder than an ice box in Washington, D.C., but that is OK for […]

State Senator Clint Dixon (R-GA) has been appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) to serve as Chairman of the Senate Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations. State Sen. Dixon ran unopposed in his latest election attempt, securing District 45 (which includes portions of Barrow and Gwinnett County) for the Georgia GOP. The Peach […]

The US Supreme Court unanimously rejected a first-amendment challenge brought by TikTok against a recently passed law mandating ByteDance, its parent company, divest from the app or cease operating it.  ByteDance now has until Sunday to divest from TikTok lest it be granted a one-time 90 day extension by the President.  President-elect Donald Trump, who’s […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has caught conservative lawmakers’ attention as it shutters its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives prior to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.  The FBI recently decided to shut down its DEI central office prior to President Trump’s inauguration on January 20th.  FBI DEI initiatives have been subject to harsh criticism […]

Gov. Brian Kemp and his State of the State Address As expected, Gov. Brian Kemp will deliver the 2025 State of the State address this week where he will reiterate his commitment to Tort Reform, drive Georgia's economic footing, and tackle state infrastructure. During the Eggs and Issues breakfast this week, Gov. Kemp addressed the […]

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal brokered by President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump’s teams.  President Biden announced the deal, which President Trump claimed “could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November.” Biden explained his team worked with Trump to represent the United States as “one […]

President Joe Biden has incited conservative outrage after he announced that he will remove Cuba from the US’ State Sponsors of Terrorism list. In making the decision, President Biden claimed Cuba had not supported any terrorist groups for the preceding six months and that it had committed to not supporting international terrorism in the future.  […]

Georgia Legislature: Tort Reform, Transgender Ban, Illegal Immigration, and Medicaid Overhaul? There is still snow on the ground after last weekend's very weird and rare snowstorm, but that didn't slow down lawmakers from continuing to press their priorities in the 2025 legislative session. In a decision that has ignited controversy and concern amongst Georgia’s most […]

The 2026 Georgia U.S. Senate race will likely be the most hotly-contested election in the country, perhaps the only true pickup opportunity in the cycle for Republicans. Could Gov. Brian Kemp (R) answer the call and run against Sen. John Ossoff (D)? Gov. Kemp would be the natural choice to take on Sen. Ossoff, but […]

In a decision that has ignited controversy and concern amongst Georgia’s most vulnerable residents, Georgia’s Department of Community Health (DCH) has awarded new Medicaid contracts to four insurers—three of which have no prior experience providing healthcare to this population in Georgia. The move, which reshapes one of the state’s largest public expenses, has raised alarms […]

President-elect Donald Trump fiercely attacked former Special Counsel Jack Smith after the latter’s final report on his investigation and prosecution of the former president was published.  Special Counsel Smith had prosecuted President Trump for the latter’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and wrongfully retaining classified documents.  Smith dropped charges against Trump following […]

Day 1 Drama at the Georgia Capitol No sooner than the Republican-led Georgia Legislature convened on Monday, Senate lawmakers introduced SB 1 to ruffle the feathers of the transgender and LGBTQ community. The measure targets biological boys who now identify themselves as transgender and want to compete in girl's sports. At the same time the […]

Atlanta—As the Georgia Legislature convened to kick off the 2025 legislative session, the very first Senate bill (SB 1) filed aims at keeping transgender biological boys out of biological girls’ sports. According to the legislative measure, the text of the bill states that a student’s sex is what is printed on their birth certificate and […]

Welcome to Dome Politics—Gaveling In Members of the Georgia Legislature are convening under the Gold Dome to kick off the 2025 Legislative Session. While much of the intrigue will center on how the rapidly approaching 2026 statewide political fights will impact the 2025 policy fights, we wanted to kick off our coverage with a primer […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was violently detained by Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s security forces, as reported by local media. Machado was leading global rallies to dispute Dictator Maduro’s planned January 10th inauguration when she was abruptly sequestered.  According to Democratic opposition forces, Machado was released after being forced to film a series of videos, […]

Tesla founder and tech billionaire Elon Musk is blaming excessive regulation for enabling the ongoing California wildfire crisis. According to Musk, California’s environmental regulations are preventing sufficient water quantities from flowing to local communities to fight these wildfires while also inhibiting them from clearing biomass, such as dead trees and shrubs, that fuel wildfires. “Take […]

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) believes California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is to blame, accusing him of having "failed" Californians.