Government & Politics

Three Georgia Army National Guards clear a downed tree from the road.
Governor Brian Kemp and other state lawmakers will consider additional Hurricane Helene relief during this spring’s General Assembly.   On Nov. 1, 2024, Gov. Kemp announced the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) approved a proposal...
Retired U.S. Army Chief of Staff for the Pentagon, Ramiro Landeros, spoke at the Veterans Inauguration Ball.
Georgians traveled to Washington, D.C., to show their support at President Donald Trump’s Inauguration. They attended the different inaugural events. Fresh Take Georgia’s Zaire Breedlove spoke with several Georgians about their hopes for the next four...
President Donald Trump stands and watches Inaugural Parade with first lady (left) and Vice President JD Vance (right). (Zaire Breedlove/Fresh Take Georgia)
The 60th Inaugural Parade on January 20, 2025 was held indoors for the first time since 1985 due to frigid temperatures. Marching bands from across the United States performed for the first family and President...
Former president Jimmy Carter stands on the porch of a home holding a key in the air. Next to him, two Black men stand smiling, holding a plank of wood covered in signatures. Behind Carter stand his wife, Rosalynn.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 in his Plains, Georgia home. Read more to learn about his lifetime of humanitarian efforts with the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity.
A man with short, dark hair wearing a light blue button-up and navy blue blazer stands in front of a house and smiles at the camera.
Voters in Georgia's 42nd district elected Gabriel Sanchez as their representative to the state House of Representatives on Nov. 5, 2024. He is the first democratic socialist ever elected in Georgia.
Portrait of a white man with short gray hair and a gray beard. He is wearing a red plaid shirt. He is standing in front of a red brick wall and three framed photos. One has a rainbow outline of Georgia and says "Georgia Equality."
Jeff Graham plays a pivotal role at Georgia Equality, the largest and oldest LGBTQ advocacy group in the state. He began his fight for LGBTQ rights during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and now works to protect the rights of LGBTQ Georgians.
A blonde white woman wearing a white t-shirt and sunglasses kneels on the ground. Her right arm is wrapped around her daughter, a young girl with long hair and a pink dress, and her left hand is holding three balloons, red, white, and blue stars. Both people are wearing Georgia "I Voted" stickers.
This Election Day, voters from across Fulton County, Georgia's most populated county, showed out to vote in-person at their polling places. Attitudes varied from person to person, but many voters expressed their excitement to exercise their right to vote.
Kamala Harris stands behind a podium giving a speech. She is wearing a black top and tan blazer.
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris was joined by former President Barack Obama at her largest rally to date on Thursday, Oct. 25 in DeKalb County, Ga. Harris and Obama encouraged the more than 20,000 event attendees to go out and vote.
Two Japanese men wearing all black hold American flags and a large blue sign with a photo of Donald Trump after he was shot. The text reads, "Trump strong, Chosen by God."
Former President Donald J. Trump held a rally with more than 10,000 supporters in Duluth, Ga. on Oct. 23 to urge Georgia voters to go to the polls.
In the foreground, a white standing sign features an American flag and large blue text reading, "VOTE HERE." Behind the sign, a line of over a dozen people stand on a sidewalk, waiting for their turn to vote.
Cobb County’s strong influence in Georgia could impact the results of the 2024 presidential election. Winning Cobb County, a battleground county in a battleground state, could be the key to securing a state-wide victory for either presidential candidate.
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