A special overnight Politically Georgia Podcast podcast recapping the presidential debate — and looking to what’s next on the campaign trail. #gapol podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pol…

Kamala Harris repeatedly called Donald Trump a “disgrace.” She mocked his crowd sizes and questioned his mental fitness. And she said world leaders laughed at him behind his back, confident he can be manipulated with “flattery and favors.” ajc.com/politics/kamal…

“This is not over by any stretch of the imagination.” After debate, spotlight returns to tight races in battlegrounds like Georgia as both campaigns buckle down #gapol ajc.com/politics/after…

Thanks to Politically Georgia Podcast for having me on to discuss PolitiFact's fact-checking of last night's debate! Good discussion with Greg Bluestein Tia "Very Calm Sis" Mitchell and Bill Nigut. You can listen here: megaphone.link/CMGA1938862855

How the Springfield, Ohio newspaper is handling Trump’s debate lies that Haitian immigrants in that city were abducting and eating pets and wildlife … ajc.com/news/nation-wo…

Two Republicans filed a lawsuit to block new Georgia election rules by alleging that appointees on the State Election Board exceeded their authority. It’s a conservative-flavored twist to separate challenges by Democrats and voting rights groups. #gapol ajc.com/politics/lawsu…

House Speaker Jon Burns endorsed efforts Thursday to expand mental health care access, offer incentives for gun safety purchases and toughen penalties against people who make terroristic threats a week after a mass shooting at a Georgia high school. #gapol ajc.com/politics/top-g…

A pair of court rulings in the span of a few hours disqualified two longshot candidates from Georgia’s presidential race. In a twist, though, both could still appear on the ballot in this battleground state. #gapol appnews.ajc.com/RMKVFWOKT5EI5H…

Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves on Politically Georgia Podcast says it’s “well past time” for these measures. “How many more shootings do we need for it to be the right time?” He also cautioned even limited gun safety measures could be a thorny legislative fight. #gapol

Kemp’s spokesman: “Our office will review the policy proposals put forward and, just as last year, work with the legislature in the upcoming session.” #gapol

New: Fulton County DA Fani Willis plans to defy a pair of subpoenas and skip a Friday hearing before the GOP-led state Senate committee investigating her conduct as she fights her subpoenas in court ajc.com/politics/fani-…

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Georgia’s House speaker backs gun safety proposals after Apalachee High shooting. Gov. Kemp told me: “I’m very interested in making sure we learn all the facts before I try to weigh in on my thoughts on different policy issues.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/top-g…

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis plans to defy a pair of subpoenas and skip a hearing today before the GOP-led state Senate committee investigating her conduct, according to her attorney. #gapol ajc.com/politics/fani-…

“Personally, I think there’s a lot of people weighing in on the political side of this before they know what the facts are.” Gov. Brian Kemp says it’s still too soon to weigh in on Georgia’s gun policy debate #gapol appnews.ajc.com/6ROLTBB34VDILP…