Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is among 23 Republican governors who have signed a pledge that seeks to protect households from absorbing utility costs tied to data centers. Kemp tells "Morning in America" the Ratepayer Protection Pledge is designed to help ensure residential customers aren't forced to pay higher electricity bills driven by the growing energy demands of data centers. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Gov. Brian Kemp had called a special session so Republicans could secure one or more additional House seats in the 2028 elections. But lawmakers pulled the plug.
Democrats celebrated a small victory in Georgia on Wednesday as GOP leaders shelved plans to redraw the state's congressional maps for the 2028 elections. But they're warning the battle is far from won. Why it matters: Republicans hit pause on their plans amid fear that a redraw before November could energize Democratic voters, but Dems are trying to manifest that energy anyways. - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), in a statement to Axios, said his party "will continue to keep the pressure on until the MAGA power grab is defeated and the American people prevail." - "Georgia Republicans know that MAGA extremists will face a fierce backlash at the ballot box in November and beyond for their scheme to rig congressional maps…
State of the Union: The Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones lost the governor’s primary race. The post Mike Collins Wins GOP Primary in George, Will Face Ossoff appeared first on The American Conservative .
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) secured the Republican Senate nomination in a Georgia runoff Tuesday, defeating former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley after a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in November. The race split the state’s GOP establishment. Gov. Brian Kemp, who remains popular among state Republicans despite past clashes with Trump, backed Dooley, while Trump on Sunday dismissed Dooley as someone who has “lived outside of Georgia for most of his life, didn’t vote in 2020 or 2016, and said that I lost Georgia in 2020.” Trump added “I don’t know Derek Dooley, and neither does anyone else, but he seems like a nice person.” In the governor’s…Open
President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp (R) are on opposite sides Tuesday as Georgia voters go to the polls to pick a GOP nominee for Senate, with Kemp backing former college football coach Derek Dooley and Trump endorsing Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.). The contest pits the undisputed leader of the Republican Party, Trump, against the most popular GOP figure in the swing state of Georgia. Kemp was also the Republican many in the GOP thought would enter the Senate race. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5922416-trump-kemp-collins-dooley-georgia-senate/
