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Trump's pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden's, but with more sports events and golf
WSBTV - Georgia
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July 19, 2025
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Moving at the "speed of Trump" is one of the White House's favorite phrases, meant to convey the administration's attempts to bring big changes to government at breakneck speed. But when it comes to presidential travel, Donald...
Atlanta Observations: Mateer, Manning steal the show at SEC media day
Daily Comet - Louisiana
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SEC media days came to a close on Thursday with Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko finishing out the four-day event at the podium. It was a fun four days in Atlanta, where I was able to get a better feel for how SEC media feel about the Oklahoma...
Georgia’s congressional, Senate candidates are off to fast start with 2026 campaign fundraising
WABE - Georgia
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July 18, 2025
The 2026 election is still over a year away, but candidates across the Peach State are already hard at work, seeking to win over Georgia voters early and raise funds for their campaign. Tuesday was the most recent Federal Election Commission...
Atlanta News First at 7: Rallies held on 5th anniversary of John Lewis’ death
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 17, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Thursday marks five years since the death of John Lewis, a prominent civil rights activist and longtime Georgia congressman, and rallies were held in metro Atlanta and across the country to spread his message of...
WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Trump faces MAGA dissent over Epstein files
PBS Frontline
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will not recommend a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday, turning aside calls for further action in an inquiry that has roiled the Justice...
Georgia governor appoints Benjamin Land to Supreme Court bench
11 Alive - Georgia
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Land has served on the state’s intermediate appeals court since July 2022 and previously served as a superior court judge in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor on Thursday announced the appointment of a new justice to...
Georgia AG and governor candidate Carr questions legality of rival’s $10M campaign loan
WABE - Georgia
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July 17, 2025
Georgia's Republican Attorney General Chris Carr speaks at the state Capitol, Jan. 13, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File) A Republican candidate for Georgia governor asked a state ethics body Thursday to determine whether his GOP rival...
Georgia Republican governor candidate questions legality of rival's $10M campaign loan
WDSI - Tennessee
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ATLANTA, Ga. — A Republican candidate for Georgia governor asked a state ethics body Thursday to determine whether his GOP rival illegally lent $10 million to a campaign committee to evade restrictions under state campaign finance law. Attorney...
Governor Appoints Commission to Weigh In on Suspending Indicted Guyton Councilman
The Georgia Virtue
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July 18, 2025
This article has been corrected to reflect that Hamby will not receive his council pay if he is suspended from office. Governor Brian Kemp announced Thursday that he has appointed a committee to determine whether or not a Guyton City Councilman...
Georgia Supreme Court gets new justice
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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Judge Benjamin A. Land will step up from Georgia Court of Appeals to fill a state Supreme Court vacancy that opened in March with the resignation of Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs. Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he decided to appoint Land to the...
MLB’s return to Atlanta ends the debate over election reform
Washington Examiner
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July 19, 2025
Four summers ago, the Left’s apoplectic reaction to the passage of Georgia’s Election Integrity Act of 2021 prompted the cynical authorities who run Major League Baseball to pull its All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Former President Joe Biden...
Senate, House NDAAs address Confederate military names
Roll Call
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July 17, 2025
The Trump administration has undone a 2022 congressionally chartered commission’s renaming of military bases and ships that had for years celebrated the Confederacy, but as of this week both the House and Senate are poised to consider at least a...
Meet the new crew: Washington-native Neyens takes in BP in Seattle
MLB
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Two injured in southwest Atlanta shooting | What we know
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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ATLANTA - Two people were found shot in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood on Friday evening. What we know: It happened shortly before 8 p.m. along Washington Street SW, just south of Ormond Street SW. According to the Atlanta Police Department,...
2 people shot in Atlanta’s Peoplestown neighborhood, police say
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 19, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Two people were shot in Atlanta’s Peoplestown neighborhood Friday, according to Atlanta police. Police said the shooting occurred on Washington Street. A woman was shot in the chest and arm and was taken to the...
Georgia man accused $140M Ponzi scheme helped 3 Alabama officials
WZDX - Alabama
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July 17, 2025
Two of the officials who received contributions have ties to Muscle Shoals and Elkmont. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Georgia man accused of running an alleged Ponzi scheme made contributions to at least three elected Alabama Republican officials over the...
Rivian announces it will establish new East Coast HQ in Atlanta
11 Alive - Georgia
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The announced 500-person office will be located at the top floor of the Junction Krog District Building at 667 Auburn Ave NE, next to the Eastside Beltline. ATLANTA — Electric vehicle maker Rivian announced Thursday it will establish an East Coast...
Georgia AG Carr attacks gubernatorial opponent Lt. Gov Jones over $10 million campaign loan
Athens Banner Herald - Georgia
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Carr alleges that Jones' loan contradicts his previously disclosed financial assets and demands transparency. Jones' campaign dismissed the allegation as a desperate attempt to gain attention. ATLANTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launched...
Senate Democrats see record number of diverse staffers, even as diversity is ‘demonized and distorted’
TheGrio
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July 17, 2025
Senate Democrats are touting a record number of diverse staffers working in their offices, in direct conflict with the political climate in Washington, D.C., as the Trump administration declares war on DEI. TheGrio exclusively reports that the...
King’s Hawaiian Bakes Up 135 Jobs, $54M Investment in Georgia
Business Facilities
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July 18, 2025
Hawaii-inspired food company King’s Hawaiian® will invest approximately $54 million to expand its Oakwood, Georgia facility, creating more than 135 new jobs. Founded in 1950 by the Taira family in Hilo, Hawaii, King’s Hawaiian established its...