Danielle Nottingham explains why voters are finally trusting Black women to lead, as a Spelman College scholar breaks down eight historic statewide wins in Georgia.

Gov. Keisha Lance Bottoms joins The Lead.

A vote-counting discrepancy in Seminole County changed who was leading a closely contested Georgia House race.

A sociology professor explains how Georgia is seeing a historic political shift this midterm election.

Democrats swept into power last week as voters also embraced tougher criminal penalties and restrictions on bail. Why it matters: Six years after the George Floyd protests, Democrats won big without promising a return to sweeping 2020-era reforms. Some even adopted border-security rhetoric associated with Republicans. Democrats gained at least 12 state legislative chambers and won governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. By the...

Democratic Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms told a historic African American megachurch that “God told me to” run for governor and was with her “on the campaign trail.”

The trajectory of education policy in a trio of historically red states is about to see a major shake-up after voters there elected Democratic governors for the first time in decades. For years, positions on school choice LGBTQ topics in classrooms and efforts either for or against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have expanded cultural […]

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Hall County District Attorney Lee Darragh was reelected to office without facing an opponent. Days after the election was over, he announced his resignation.

Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms announces her gubernatorial transition leadership team, dubbed "Georgia's Promise," outlining key administrative appointments and policy priorities following her historic election victory.