There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff.

Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties to support President Donald Trump, has announced his candidacy for Georgia's secretary of state.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says he raised more than $12 million from July through September.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in 2026.

Vice President JD Vance has been promoting President Donald Trump's new tax cuts and spending bill in swing-state Georgia.

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

Georgia Republican Mike Collins is joining the GOP field to challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in 2026.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King has dropped out of the 2026 Republican race for the U.S. Senate.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

At least eight people have died during protests in Kenya against police brutality and bad governnance.

Many Georgia Republicans are already thinking about races for governor and Senate in 2026.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley says he is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2026 as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says two veteran intelligence officers have been dismissed because of their opposition to President Donald Trump.

Georgia’s governor and a lightning-rod congresswoman decided last week to not run for the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene won't challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia in next year’s midterms.

Congressman Buddy Carter has become the first Republican to jump into the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to rally Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump’s administration.

The first bill signed by President Donald Trump is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during Trump’s White House campaign.

Republicans who view Donald Trump's felony conviction by a Manhattan jury as politically motivated are calling on GOP prosecutors to start charging Democrats with crimes.

Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman.

For some Republicans in Congress, Taiwan and Ukraine are effectively rivals for a limited pool of U.S. military assistance.

More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.

Authorities say two men were shot to death at a tire shop in southeast Houston on Sunday morning.

Donald Trump extended his losing record in Georgia on Tuesday after two Trump-backed U.S. House candidates lost in landslides.

State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November.

Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then un-endorsed him.

The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race.

A U.S. House runoff in Georgia next week pits a former Democratic elected official who's been endorsed by Donald Trump against the son of a onetime Republican congressman.

The Rice defense held — and took its frustrations out on the Thundering Herd the rest of the game. Safety Naeem Smith returned one of five Marshall interceptions for a touchdown and Rice shocked the 15th-ranked Thundering Herd 20-0 on Saturday for their first loss. Marshall had not played in three weeks, while Rice was playing only its fourth game of the entire season. Marshall: The Thundering Herd were shut out for the first time since 2000 and for the first time at their home stadium. The Thundering Herd had been scheduled to play at Florida International the same night, but Conference USA announced Saturday that the game has been canceled.