8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia

8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia

Tuesday’s elections repeat a common theme in the primaries so far: How far to the right will Republicans go? Andi Rice / Bloomberg / Getty Images Wait, haven’t we seen this episode? On Tuesday, voters in Alabama and Georgia head back to the polls for reruns of several races that weren’t decided on May 24. … Read more

Politics Podcast: Trump’s Revenge Primary In Georgia Fails

Politics Podcast: Why A Once-Fringe Candidate Is Now A Serious Contender For The French Presidency

After more than a year of vendettas against Georgia state Republican officials, all supporters of former President Trump failed to unseat the state incumbents on Tuesday. Governor Brian Kemp beat his Trump-backed challenger by more than 50 points and even Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who wrote a book about Trump’s attempt to overturn the … Read more

Life-sized doll mistaken for ‘dead female’ on Georgia trail

Life-sized doll mistaken for ‘dead female’ on Georgia trail

Georgia police rushed to a forest south of Atlanta on Friday following reports a “deceased female” was found face down on a hiking trail. But the team of officers was left stunned when they arrived at the scene to discover that the “corpse” was actually a life-sized doll dumped by an unknown litterbug. The Jones … Read more

Macron heads east on risky peacemaker mission

Macron heads east on risky peacemaker mission

Press play to listen to this article PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is taking an almighty gamble by styling himself as the world leader who can strike a peace deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a meeting on Monday. If he pulls it off, he’ll be the hero who prevented the invasion … Read more

Georgia Sheriff Puts Up $500K of His Own Money to Anyone Who Can Prove Kendrick Johnson’s Death Was Not an Accident

Georgia Sheriff Puts Up $500K of His Own Money to Anyone Who Can Prove Kendrick Johnson’s Death Was Not an Accident

After being called a liar, a south Georgia sheriff offers to pay $500,000 of his own money to anyone that could prove he is not telling the truth about his findings regarding the death of a Black high school athlete nine years ago. The parents of the deceased child have rejected official reports that say … Read more

Why Georgia Voting Rights Groups Are Skipping Biden’s Atlanta Visit

Why Georgia Voting Rights Groups Are Skipping Biden’s Atlanta Visit

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