Inside the Thune-Kemp event for Mike Collins that some attendees said felt like a fundraiser mixed with a rescue mission. Collins raised about $400k from the Atlanta gathering last night. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/rep…

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.”

New Engagement PAC just launched a seven-figure campaign tying Collins and Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson to President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/new…

When Gov. Brian Kemp and Senate Majority Leader John Thune headline a fundraiser Thursday for Mike Collins, the closed-door gathering will carry stakes well beyond whatever high-dollar checks are forked over to help the GOP Senate nominee that day. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/mik…

Republican Rick Jackson has quietly dropped two campaign lawsuits filed against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones during their bitter primary fight as he seeks his former rival’s endorsement for governor. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/gop…

“If you think it’s a slam dunk for Democrats, think again,” said Rick Dent, a political strategist who has worked for Democrats and Republicans. “That makes metro Atlanta and its suburbs the ultimate political battleground in Georgia, where neither party can take the region, or its voters, for granted.” ajc.com/politics/2026/09/geo…

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…

The candidates for governor are drawing a stark contrast over Georgia’s data center boom, but their past involvement with the industry adds a new layer to the fight. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/kei…

I took a deep dive into the platform of the DSA and had one thought over and over. It’s also the headline of my column in today’s @ajc. “The Democratic Socialists of America believe what?? ajc.com/opinion/2026/09/opin…

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s reaction to Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins’ upcoming appearance at President Donald Trump’s midterm convention was not alarm. It was amusement. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/jon…

Now at the one-year mark, the 3,142 soldiers in Washington include 531 from Georgia, according to a report this week by the federal joint task force. That’s the largest contingent of any state. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/one…

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Friends, I wrote about two families I’ve known for decades. I’d be honored if you checked out my latest. ajc.com/politics/2026/09/col…

Dolly Parton and Georgia’s Zell Miller shared more than love of country music ajc.com/politics/2026/08/dol…

The assertion by the GOP nominee for governor comes amid an ongoing fight over whether the military will be deployed to polling sites across the country during the election. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/08/jac…

“I love to see both sides try to out-ethics each other,” said one veteran of the state’s decades-long ethics battles. “But actually getting there is another problem entirely. They have their work cut out for them.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/08/why…

At a VFW Hall in Coweta, Senate nominee Mike Collins highlights his contrast with his Democratic opponent: “That’s your choice: You've got Jon Ossoff who's been up there for one whole term, who has made your life less safe, more expensive and left this state worse off. Then, you've got me, that's been up here just one short full term and I have made your life more affordable, more safe and have left this state better off. Easy choice.”

In one recent exchange, Scheer said he “absolutely” believes there should be only one vote per household. In another, a commenter wrote that “women shouldn’t have free will 100%.” Scheer responded: “repeal the 19th amendment and a lot of issues will resolve themselves.” 2/

Weeks after Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Collins sought to put the furor surrounding his son-in-law’s extremist posts behind him, David Alan Scheer II is still stirring online outrage. 1/ #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/08/mik…

President Donald Trump is trying to play peacemaker between Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, personally stepping in to try and broker a truce after one of the nastiest Republican primaries for governor in Georgia history. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/08/don…