The 2024 Battleground Counties: Cobb County, Georgia

Georgia’s shift to swing state status has been driven heavily by areas like this diverse county in metro Atlanta, which in recent years has backed away from the Trump-era GOP. Read More

This metro county is counting on another ‘powerful’ vote for Biden

She is a tax and financial adviser in Clayton County. Beyond filing returns, Kennedy has played an important role since 1986 in explaining how presidential policies translate through voters’ wallets ... Read More

LISTEN: What a Gen Z Georgia activist says about the 2024 election

He gave up on politics after the 2016 presidential election — his first time voting. But he was targeted by the New Georgia Project ahead of the 2022 elections and now helps reach out to would-be ... Read More

Early voting for local elections starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know

Voters will decide on mayors, school board members, and approve or reject municipal bonds in the May 4 elections. To view the races on your ballot, check ... Read More

Why Biden’s fate may be settled in the Rust Belt not the Sun Belt

But seven months before his rematch with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, Biden’s most promising path may run directly through the three Rust Belt states that he recaptured in 2020 after Trump ... Read More

‘You have imprisoned our democracy’: inside Republicans’ domination of Tennessee

A year after the Covenant school shooting in Nashville – and a mass movement for gun control – Republicans have accelerated their attacks on democratic norms ... Read More

Campaign Almanac: Union endorses Democrat for U.S. House seat

CIO, has endorsed Sarah Corkery, a Cedar Falls Democrat and small-business owner running this fall in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Corkery’s campaign announced the endorsement Monday. The state ... Read More

Oldest living conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, die at 62

"When we were born, the doctors didn't think we'd make 30, but we proved them wrong," Lori said in an interview when they turned 50. Read More

Investors pushing for fatter yields on mortgage-backed securities may undercut easing mortgage rates

Mortgage rates are likely to head down this year; here’s what that might mean for homebuyers, or homeowners contemplating selling. Read More