By Jill Nolin | Editor
Sunday brought quite a split screen in the U.S. Senate race. On the Republican side, Congressman Mike Collins and Derek Dooley sharpened their attacks on a debate stage as they compete in a runoff, while Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff was preparing to share a different stage with Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, as they dive head first into the general election phase of the race.
Congressman Mike Collins (left) and Derek Dooley debate each other Sunday as part of the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
2026 ELECTION
By Alander Rocha
The two candidates competing for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate traded jabs on the debate stage Sunday over a U.S. House ethics investigation and immigration policy.
The debate, organized by the Atlanta Press Club and hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting, featured Congressman Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley, who are running in the June 16 primary runoff to be the nominee who will run against U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
Pete Buttigieg speaks at a rally the day before the Iowa caucuses at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, on Feb. 2, 2020. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
2028 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
By Jennifer Shutt
Democratic Party leaders from a dozen states — including Georgia — traveled to Washington, D.C., at the end of May to press for their voters to cast the first ballots in the next presidential primary.
State representatives argued that diversifying the early states would ensure Democrats nominate a presidential candidate who not only holds broad appeal among the base, but can ultimately win over independent voters in swing states and the White House in November 2028.
The changes approved Thursday will go into effect June 1. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
ENERGY
By Emily Jones, WABE/Grist
The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved a deal to lower the rate Georgia Power charges for fuel. The change is expected to reduce power bills for millions of Georgians.
“It’s great to be able to offer some relief to Georgia Power ratepayers,” commission chair Jason Shaw wrote in a statement, where he acknowledged recent bill increases that he blamed on inflation, the war in Ukraine and other global events.
A mob of Trump supporters gathers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. An “anti-weaponization” fund was created by the Department of Justice in May 2026 that could make payments to those who took part in the Jan. 6 attack. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
By Jonathan Shorman
President Donald Trump’s extraordinary $1.776 billion fund to pay off allies and others who say they have been wronged by past administrations has drawn widespread condemnation by opponents, including some Republicans, who characterize it as an act of brazen corruption.
But the Trump administration’s push to reward its supporters also harkens back to an earlier era of cronyism, experts say, while expanding the frontiers of political favoritism.
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