President Donald Trump has pledged $5,000 to every American if Republicans hold onto Congress in the midterms while slamming Democrats as extremists during night one of the Republican midterm convention.

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government.

Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will compete for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a June 16 runoff, as neither received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary to win outright.

Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is positioning himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump in his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Voting will conclude in the swing state of Georgia in competitive primaries for governor and a U.S. Senate seat that could decide control of the closely divided chamber.

Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's most competitive Senate contests.

Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries.

President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary.

Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders.

Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end.

President Donald Trump is showing off a lapel pin he says is called "Happy Trump," featuring a cartoonish version of himself.

More House seats are opening up as more members announce their upcoming departures.

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says he raised more than $12 million from July through September.

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

In a nod to continuing collaboration, the mayor of Washington, D.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in 2026.

Vice President JD Vance has been promoting President Donald Trump's new tax cuts and spending bill in swing-state Georgia.

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

Georgia Republican Mike Collins is joining the GOP field to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King has dropped out of the 2026 Republican race for the U.S. Senate.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

Many Georgia Republicans are already thinking about races for governor and Senate in 2026.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley says he is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2026 as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

Georgia’s governor and a lightning-rod congresswoman decided last week to not run for the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene won't challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia in next year’s midterms.

Congressman Buddy Carter has become the first Republican to jump into the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to rally Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump’s administration.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of the three American service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan last weekend.

State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November.

Herschel Walker has filed paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race in Georgia after months of speculation.

Republicans’ U.S. Senate nomination in a premier battleground like Georgia is a plum political prize, but a year before GOP voters choose a nominee for the 2022 midterms, they have no clear options.

Georgia Republican Doug Collins, a favorite of former President Donald Trump, says he doesn’t plan to run for governor or U.S. Senate in 2022.

COLUMBIA, S.C. With one stroke, President Donald Trumps abrupt reversal on offshore drilling this week has loosened a political vise that was tightening around three Republicans senators running for reelection in coastal states where drilling is widely opposed. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia, all Democratic targets. Brian Kemp, another Trump ally, and his Republican predecessor, Nathan Deal, have opposed drilling off the state's 100-mile (160 km) coast. The decision by President Trump to include South Carolina meets the desires of our coastal communities and states leadership, Graham said. I very much appreciate President Trump for listening to our state and delivering for our people.___Ben Nadler in Atlanta contributed to this report.