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Georgia GOP chair tells January 6 committee that Trump campaign directed alternate elector effort
The chairman of the Republican Party in Georgia on Friday told the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot that the Trump campaign had directed the party in 2020 to put forward an alternate slate of electors after then-President Donald Trump lost the state's vote, according to a person familiar with the testimony.
[ cnn.com ]This Georgia county is one of many Black communities erased by White mob violence
As talk of reparations crop up across the country, CNN's John Avlon talks with historian Geoff Ward about the number of Black communities wiped out by mob attacks and how a young Senator Abraham Lincoln had warned the nation against disguising mob violence as political expression over a century and a half ago. Watch the latest episode of "History Refocused."
[ cnn.com ]The former US senator's campaign for governor is drawing attention from around the country, in part as a test case on the GOP's tolerance for Trump's vendettas
David Perdue kicked off his campaign for governor of Georgia with an emphatic endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
[ cnn.com ]State prosecutors mostly avoided race in trying Ahmaud Arbery's killers. Feds won't have that option
Georgia prosecutors proved Ahmaud Arbery's killers guilty of murder. Now, lawyers for the federal government will try to prove they chased down the 25-year-old jogger because he was Black.
[ cnn.com ]Trump working to clear gubernatorial field for former Sen. Perdue in Georgia
Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his endorsement in a congressional contest if Jones agrees to exit the GOP primary for governor to instead run for Congress, according to two people familiar with the matter, both of whom said Trump's behind-the-scenes maneuvering is meant to bolster former Sen. David Perdue's challenge to incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
[ cnn.com ]Georgia DA asks for FBI's help as Trump probe continues
The Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney is asking for the FBI's help in providing security for buildings and staff one day after former President Donald Trump called prosecutors investigating him "racists" and said his supporters should hold "the biggest protests we have ever had" in cities like Atlanta if the prosecutors "do anything wrong or illegal."
[ cnn.com ]Trump teases a presidential run and dangles pardons for January 6 rioters at Texas rally
• Trump WH spokesman sent subpoena by January 6 committee • Video: Georgia GOP is all-in on Trump in 2022
[ cnn.com ]'Embarrassment': Taylor Greene criticized by call-in listeners as guest on live show
Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on a live show in her district and received pushback from call-in guests about her tenure. CNN's Jim Acosta has the details.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: This is the worst answer Joe Biden gave at his press conference
• Fact-checking six claims from Biden's news conference • As voting rights legislation failed in Senate, Republicans applauded • Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural county reverberate through Georgia • Voting rights fight shifts back to statehouses
[ cnn.com ]Fulton County DA requests special grand jury to probe Trump's election interference
A district attorney in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn election results in the state is requesting a special grand jury in an effort to gather information relevant to the probe, according to a letter sent to the court.
[ cnn.com ]Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battleground state
Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year's elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups.
[ cnn.com ]Where to expect snow as a massive storm system hits East Coast
A massive storm system dumping snow on the central US is expected to wallop much of the country's eastern third with snow and freezing rain this weekend, and could cause a crippling ice event in parts of Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas by Sunday.
[ cnn.com ]Georgia voting rights groups boycott Biden's Atlanta speech
A coalition of voting rights groups in Georgia announced Monday that they will not attend events surrounding President Joe Biden's expected visit to Atlanta, urging for concrete action instead of what they called a "photo op."
[ cnn.com ]Black Voters Matter co-founder: Biden is all talk
Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, explains why voting rights groups are boycotting Biden's speech in Georgia.
[ cnn.com ]Georgia wins first national championship since 1980
• In photos: Bulldogs win over the Crimson Tide
[ cnn.com ]See moment Arbery's killers sentenced to life in prison
Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan were convicted in November on a raft of charges, including felony murder, for Arbery's death.
[ cnn.com ]The judge who sentenced Ahmaud Arbery's killers held a minute of silence to represent a 'fraction' of the time they chased him
Before he sentenced three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia to life in prison, Judge Timothy R. Walmsley held a minute of silence Friday, saying he hoped to contextualize the time the 25-year-old spent being chased by the defendants.
[ cnn.com ]January 6 committee chairman wants to speak directly with Mike Pence
• Jan. 6 committee releases texts between Hannity and Trump White House • Opinion: The future of the GOP is at stake in this Georgia battle • Trump hit with two new lawsuits from police officers attacked by rioters on Jan. 6
[ cnn.com ]Georgia has become the battleground for the soul of the GOP
The 2020 presidential election may be more than a year in the rearview mirror, but the past is still very much impacting the future for the Republican Party -- especially in my home state of Georgia.
[ cnn.com ]Twitter showed how we can stop misinformation
On Sunday, Twitter confirmed it had permanently suspended the personal account of Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for violating the company's policy against sharing misinformation about Covid-19.
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