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The Okefenokee swamp is poised to become a World Heritage Site but some locals aren’t celebrating

The three rural counties surrounding the swamp – Ware, Charlton, and Clinch – are politically conservative, with President Donald Trump securing over 70 percent of the vote in each in 2024

The Independent UK

Amid growing backlash, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explains why he cut a deal with the Pentagon following Anthropic’s blacklisting

Altman admitted in an “Ask Me Anything” session on social media platform X on Saturday night that its deal with the Pentagon “was definitely rushed.”

Fortune

What the Democrats' resurgence in US elections spells for the 2026 midterms

The United States' Democratic Party make decisive gains in local elections last week, hinting at new political fault lines in an unsettled electorate. Political scientist Charles Bullock of the University of Georgia, a veteran observer of US elections, analyses the implications for the 2026 midterms.

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Student's Murder Inflames Immigration Debate In Southern US

Along the edge of a peaceful lake in the southern US state of Georgia, a pile of sneakers forms a makeshift memorial to Laken Riley, a nursing student who was murdered nearby while out on a morning jog.

International Business Times

Georgia lawmakers gather for a judge-ordered assignment: Make new voting maps

A special legislative session begins in Georgia to redraw the state's political maps after a federal judge ruled that the current district lines illegally dilute the power of Black voters.

WEKU

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia’s Legislature if a judge rules Republicans drew maps illegally weakening Black voters’ power

The Independent UK

Alabama GOP proposals for second Black district are unlikely to win court approval, experts warn

Experts say plans for a second congressional district in Alabama that gives a voice to Black voters are unlikely to win court approval

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Analysis: How Georgia’s green jobs boom turned into a political clash

Ten years ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden arrived at Savannah’s bustling port and gave Georgia politicians seeking a massive dredging project everything they had hoped: unequivocal support for the $662 million plan.

Tribune News Service

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Latino oasis in ruby-red Georgia, and the Hispanic vote

ATLANTA — For Zeucis Martinez, life in northwest Georgia has meant straddling two different majorities.

Tribune News Service

In Georgia's pivotal Senate race, Herschel Walker tests Republicans

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Lifelong Republican Joanne Eaton faced a predicament this week as she went to the polls: She wanted the GOP to gain control of the U.S. Senate, but wasn't sure she could cast a ballot for Herschel Walker, her party's embattled candidate in Georgia.

Los Angeles Times

Herschel Walker launches North Georgia swing with Marjorie Taylor Greene

ROME, Ga. — If Herschel Walker wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, voters in North Georgia will almost certainly help put him there.

Tribune News Service

Suburbs delivered recent wins for Georgia Democrats. This year, they're up for grabs

Whether Democrats can hold onto the Georgia suburbs may come down to candidate quality, shifting demographics and whether voters are more discouraged by inflation or abortion restrictions.

WEKU

Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign in disarray after firing, new abortion report

WASHINGTON — Herschel Walker’s Georgia Senate campaign plunged deeper into turmoil Friday, with the firing of his political director and an accusation that he asked a woman to have a second abortion, imperiling Republican efforts to recover a vaunted seat and a majority in the upper chamber.

Tribune News Service

Education takes an unusual back seat in Georgia election

Both Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are touting education proposals in Georgia's race for governor

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Analysis: Georgia key to the unfinished story of Jan. 6

ATLANTA — His election fraud claims were false. His scheme to overturn the election was illegal. And his advisers told him so repeatedly.

The Independent UK

Abrams tries to flip script on guns and crime in Georgia

As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms this fall, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor

Tribune News Service

Revived gun control debate could roil Georgia Senate race

ATLANTA — In an emotional prime-time address, President Joe Biden implored Congress to “do something” to curb gun violence. This week, the House will vote on a package of gun control measures while, in the Senate, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has been working to find common ground.

Tribune News Service

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Georgia

WASHINGTON — As former President Donald Trump has sought to maintain his hold on the Republican Party, he has trained his sights on Tuesday’s GOP primaries in Georgia, where he has endorsed nine candidates, including a former senator running for governor and an incumbent House member running for secretary of…

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Georgia - Roll Call

Along with setting matchups for Senate and open House seats, two House Democrats are also battling each other in the 7th District.

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Georgia's Rivian deal a political wedge near future plant

RUTLEDGE, Georgia --- Going into 2022, many voters in rural Walton and Morgan counties expected zoning and spending issues to dominate local government races.

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