Georgia Congressman Mike Collins from Jackson entered the race, becoming the second Peach State Republican in Congress to announce a bid. He joins Savannah-area Congressman Buddy Carter, and those two may not be the last to declare a run on the GOP side.

Senator Jon Ossoff outpaced his Republican challengers in the last fundraising quarter of the Georgia Senate race, expected to be one of the most competitive elections of the 2026 midterms.

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) grilled OMB Director Russell Vought over the Trump Administration scrambling to rehire hundreds of people responsible for safeguarding the country's nuclear stockpile after recklessly firing them.

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff stood before hundreds of potential voters Saturday to deliver what he called “a report from our nation’s capital” a half-year into President Donald Trump’s second term

For nearly two decades, Georgia was considered a solidly red state. From 2002 until 2020, it was carried by Republicans from the top to the bottom of the ballot. Then in 2020, Georgia morphed into highly competitive purple state: It narrowly went for Joe Biden in 2020 and Donald Trump in 2024.

It was supposed to improve the quality of service, but broken machines, mismanagement and a lack of staffing has made it nearly impossible for Georgians to get their mail on time for more than a year.

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 24, 2025, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins repeatedly relied on his staff for answers, causing a baffled Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) to ask who he was talking to.

Georgia Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff criticizes the level of corruption in American politics, accepting President Trump's premise that the system is "rigged," but warning that Trump is not the solution. "So Trump promised to attack a broken system.