Sen. John F. Kennedy, Republican from Macon, gave up technically the second-highest post in the Georgia Senate, president pro tempore, in early June to start his run for lieutenant governor.

Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly ...

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) is leading in early polling among the top GOP contenders in Georgia who hope to unseat Democratic ...

A pair of Democratic candidates in neighboring Southeastern states, who held high offices as Republicans, are aiming for ...

AJC poll on U.S. Senate race in Georgia shows likely Democratic voters give Jon Ossoff high marks; U.S. Rep. Mike Collins leads Republicans, over Gov. Brian Kemp's pick.

Trump’s Muslim ban motivated Ghazala Hashmi’s first political campaign. If elected lieutenant governor of Virginia, she would ...

Georgians are currently voting in rare off-year elections for two seats on the Public Service Commission. Both parties are looking ahead to next year, when the governor’s office and a U.S. Senate seat ...

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

Next week’s elections in Virginia are testing whether a race down the ballot could drag down the top of the ticket.

Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision not to run has contributed to one of the few uncertain primaries Senate Republicans face ahead of ...

As Democrats try to regroup ahead of the midterm elections, they’re facing a threat from within: a stubborn sense of frustration among their voters. In May, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll showed ...

A GOP lawmaker resigned Tuesday, creating a fourth vacancy in the Georgia General Assembly. Two special legislative elections ...