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April 29, 2021

Georgia AG slams Biden's visit to Atlanta amid 'troubling' first 100 days

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today called out President Biden’s decision to commemorate his first 100 days in office at a rally in Atlanta.

April 29, 2021

Georgia secretary of state defends election law, urges Biden to stop 'playing political games'

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended the state’s new voting law amid heightened scrutiny—including from President Biden, who has likened the provision to “Jim Crow on steroids”— by saying it has “commonsense” safeguards for Georgia elections, and maintaining that it is not “racist,” while urging the president, and other critics to stop “playing political games.”

April 29, 2021

Atlanta police join manhunt for escaped Arizona murder suspect

Georgia police have joined the manhunt for a murder suspect from Arizona who escaped custody during transport through an Atlanta airport.

April 29, 2021

Driver charged with homicide in Georgia crash that killed 6

The driver of a van that crashed and burst into flames on a Georgia interstate has been arrested and charged with six counts of homicide by vehicle, police said Thursday.

April 29, 2021

Georgia Gov. Kemp argues Biden spending plans 'a year late' as states reopen

Gov. Brian Kemp says he appreciates President Biden's optimism, but the Republican from Georgia calls the president's proposals "behind the curve."

April 29, 2021

'Woke cancel culture movement' backfired on Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams: Gov. Kemp

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told “Fox & Friends” Thursday, President Biden and Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has driven the “far-reaching, woke cancel culture movement” too far and now it has backfired on the Democratic Party for “lying” about the state’s election law.

April 28, 2021

Stacey Abrams group lashes out after Washington Post fact check doles out 'Pinocchios'

The organization formed by Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight, took to Twitter Wednesday to push back on a Washington Post report fact-checking recent comments made by Abrams regarding the state's new voting laws.

April 28, 2021

Ahmaud Arbery case: DOJ announces federal hate crimes charges against 3 Georgia men

Three Georgia men accused of taking part in the roadside slaying of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020 have been indicted on federal hate crimes charges, according to the Justice Department.

April 28, 2021

Georgia police save unconscious woman trapped in burning car, video shows

Police in Georgia have released bodycam video of officers running toward a burning car and rescuing an unconscious 18-year-old woman who was trapped inside.

April 27, 2021

USA Today under fire for allowing Stacey Abrams to retroactively edit op-ed to downplay boycott support

USA Today is facing intense backlash for allowing prominent Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams to retroactively make changes to a March 31 op-ed that watered-down her support for boycotts after  MLB moved its All-Star game out of Atlanta days later.