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The GOP Senate-aligned Senate Leadership Fund pumps $1.7M into the Georgia Senate race as Majority Leader John Thune stumps for Mike Collins in Atlanta tonight. #gapol

Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/po… via @NYTimes

Senate Majority Leader John Thune stumping in Georgia for Rep. Mike Collins as Collins looks for a boost in his race against Sen. Jon Ossoff. “I'm here to support Mike Collins for the United States Senate…Ossoff is using Georgia to set up a run for national office and I think that’s pretty clear to everybody.”

Georgians on the guest list for tonight’s state dinner for China— Amb. and Mrs. David Perdue, @KLoeffler and her husband, Jeff Sprecher, and Rep. Rick McCormick @RichforGA.

For the permanent record-- "The DSA believes what??" ajc.com/opinion/2026/09/opin…

So people had some feelings about my column on the DSA, "The DSA believes what??" We printed a bunch of them--> ajc.com/opinion/2026/09/demo…

As Senate Majority Leader John Thune looks to visibly boost Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia today, one R told me the reality is grim. “At this point, it’s about making the patient comfortable.” ajc.com/politics/2026/09/new…

"I am not going to be blaming the federal government for everything," Jackson said of the impacts of the Iran War and tariffs on Georgia's ag industry. "I can't control what the federal government does, but what I can do is control whatever we can to make it better." #gapol

While Rick Jackson makes a play for moderates & independents, Mike Collins’ campaign lays out v. different strategy. “The campaign memo makes the case that Collins does not need to build a new GOP coalition to close the gap but instead focus on the existing Republican coalition in the state.”

A shift toward @ossoff in the national outlook with Election Day six weeks away—>

Atlanta, Cathy Woolard has left the city after dedicating her entire adult life to making it better — and there’s a lesson in it for us all. “I never thought I’d leave.” ajc.com/politics/2026/09/opi…

Also in the newsletter: The Senate Leadership Fund is reshuffling some of its advertising in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race, canceling about $522,000 in reservations boosting Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in recent days. It says the move is part of a routine rebalancing of its buys to maximize viewership, not a retreat from the Republican nominee. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/chu…

Big development on the GOP side of the governor's race-- Rick Jackson has dropped all of his lawsuits against primary rival Burt Jones and his family, which cause a deep rift between the two. The libel suit against Jackson from Jones' family is still pending. ajc.com/politics/2026/09/gop…

Here is what happens when you don't have the White House TV Pool. You have video of Trump - but you can't hear what the President is saying.

The only battleground Senate race where Republicans are not outspdending Democrats is....Georgia.

Atlanta is about to take over from Not-lanta at the state Capitol, with all of the candidates for gov and LG from the metro area. It's a huge moment for rural Georgia and Ga. politics. ajc.com/politics/2026/09/geo…

.@KeishaForGA calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to suspend the diesel gas tax, which is hammering farmers, truckers, and anyone who needs to haul anything. “Prices are at a record high because of Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East and the people of Georgia are paying the costs.”

c.c. @Lane_Kiffin!