National Politics

Mike Collins Fires Longtime Advisor, Apologizes for Outrageous X Post Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) was forced to fire his longtime advisor and campaign manager, Brandon Philips, this past weekend. The severance occurred after one of the Collins Campaign’s official X accounts openly mocked a rival advisor for being married to a rape survivor. Rep. Collins apologized for this […]

American birth rates hit a troubling low in 2025, with just 3.6 million babies born -- a record 23% decrease since 2007. What is happening? The standard explanations -- housing costs, student debt, stagnant wages, and delayed marriages -- don’t fully explain the collapse. While economic factors receive all the media attention, biological contributors, especially chemical […]

Attorney General Chris Carr recently joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in support of the U.S. Senate’s version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), also known as S. 1748.  This key legislation includes a Duty of Care provision requiring online platforms to act in the best interests of minors while preserving states’ authority […]

New polling shows voters are backing President Donald Trump's decision to nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next CDC director, and for Georgians, this one hits close to home. The agency is headquartered right here in Atlanta, which means who leads it matters in a way that goes beyond the usual Washington back-and-forth. A Public […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), calling for a full investigation, public update, and report to Congress regarding a series of suspicious trades in the oil futures market.  The letter was sent in partnership with Senate Agriculture Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), alongside Senators Cory Booker […]

Former Democratic state Representative and two-time nominee for governor Stacey Abrams announced her support for state Senator Josh McLaurin in the Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor. Sen. McLaurin was the favorite in the race for the Democratic nomination for second-in-command until a few days before qualifying, when former state Senator Nabilah Parkes announced her surprise […]

Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder County and the City of Boulder, Colorado, against major oil and gas producers.  The amicus brief, filed in the Supreme Court case Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, essentially argues that allowing a Colorado locality to hold the […]

Representative Brian Jack (R-GA) visited Coweta County yesterday to deliver remarks at the City of Newnan’s Memorial Day Ceremony hosted by the Pless-Jackson Medal of Honor VFW Post 2667. For context, the Pless-Jackson Medal of Honor VFW Post 2667 is a local veterans' club dedicated to serving local veterans with individual advocacy. The club also […]

Georgia Republican Races for Governor, Senate Headed for Runoff Elections Georgia’s Republican races for Governor and U.S. Senate will continue with runoff elections on June 16 after all major candidates failed to cross the 50% threshold in the primary. For Governor, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) took the lead with 38% of the vote. Billionaire outsider […]

Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) received a flurry of endorsements from his congressional Republican colleagues ahead of the June 16th runoff election. The Representative heads into the runoff with a commanding lead, earning 41% of the vote in the primary election.  For reference, political outsider Derek Dooley earned 30% and now faces a substantial challenge of […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) announced his endorsement of billionaire outsider Rick Jackson for Georgia Governor this week. The endorsement comes one day after the primary election in which Jackson placed second, five points below Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA).  Sen. Scott expressed pride in endorsing Jackson, whom he considers to be a longtime friend […]

Representative Rich McCormick (R-GA) today introduced the Biotechnology Workforce Alignment Act of 2026 alongside Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) as part of a bipartisan legislative package. The bill aims to ensure America's biotechnology workforce keeps pace with the nation's growing research and manufacturing ambitions.  The package pairs Rep. McCormick's original bill with Rep. Khanna's Federal Biotechnology […]

Georgia’s Republican races for Governor and U.S. Senate will continue with runoff elections on June 16 after all major candidates failed to cross the 50% point threshold during yesterday’s primary elections.  For Governor, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) took the lead with 38% of the vote. Billionaire outsider Rick Jackson fell behind with 33%, a […]

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently cosponsored Senate Bill 944 – known as the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act – to help communities address dangerous gaps in sidewalks, bike lanes, and other active transportation networks.   The bipartisan bill, led by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), would allow states and localities to […]

Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) recently signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency and suspending Georgia's gas tax for two weeks. This suspension will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on May 20 and run through June 3.  The Governor explained his intention to prevent heightened costs from interfering with Memorial Day weekend. He […]

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) made a stop in Coweta County last week to host a meet and greet with local supporters of his gubernatorial campaign as the early voting season came to a close.  The event took place at a Line Creek Brewing location in downtown Newnan and featured local GOP leaders and State […]

Georgia Senate Committee Subpoenas Stacey Abrams in New Georgia Project Investigation The Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations issued subpoenas to Stacey Abrams, Lauren Groh-Wargo, and Nsé Ufot as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into campaign finance law violations connected to the New Georgia Project and its affiliated entities. The subpoenas follow findings by the Georgia State Ethics […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released a statement denouncing Governor Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) recent call for a special legislative session to redraw Georgia’s congressional districts.  This decision from the Governor comes just weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision regarding Louisiana v. Callais, in which they ruled that two of Louisiana’s congressional districts were unconstitutional. Essentially, the […]