State & National News

Georgia May 24 primary election results

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger posted big wins in Tuesday's Republican primary. Kemp soundly defeated...

Kemp stomps Trump-backed David Perdue in Georgia governor primary

Gov. Brian Kemp did on Tuesday night what just months ago some might have thought impossible: win the Republican primary outright against Trump-backed challenger...

Herschel Walker wins GOP U.S. Senate primary

(GA Recorder) — Football star-turned-politician Herschel Walker fought off a crowded field of Republican competition and secured a spot in the general election against...

Few hiccups reported in Georgia’s first big election since 2021 overhaul

(GA Recorder) — A record number of Georgians were on track to have cast ballots for Tuesday’s Election Day, breaking 2018’s midterm primary record...

Commission recommends new names for 9 Army bases to end ties to Confederacy

WASHINGTON — The group in charge of renaming military installations named in honor of Confederates released its recommendations for nine bases on Tuesday. The Naming...

Pence and Trump hold competing rallies to boost rival Georgia GOP campaigns

(GA Recorder) — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for the last day of voting in a primary election that is doubling as...

Record early voting ends, setting up Georgia’s high-stakes 2022 Election Day

(GA Recorder) — Tuesday’s primary election for Georgia governor, secretary of state, Congress, state lawmakers, and a host of other races is expected to...

Early voting draws record turnout in Georgia

Georgia voters turned out in record numbers to cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's May 24 partisan primary. Through Thursday, May 19, more than 700,000 people...

Georgia Supreme Court hears case arguing for Confederate monument protections

Georgia Supreme Court justices heard arguments Thursday on cases that could determine if an organization with Confederate roots must prove they would be harmed...

Under fire from Congress, FDA chief says baby formula shortage will improve soon

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf told Congress Thursday that the infant formula shortage will likely begin to improve...

Congress, White House scramble to ease baby formula shortage

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The White House invoked the Defense Production Act and the U.S. House approved $28 million for the Food and Drug...

U.S. House Judiciary Committee debates abortion ahead of landmark court ruling

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The national debate over abortion rights raged in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, as Democrats warned of the...