Vice President Mike Pence is headed for Atlanta on Friday to meet with Gov. Brian Kemp and gather with restaurant executives to discuss the state's aggressive approach to reopening the economy during the coronavirus pandemic.The Republican plans to have lunch with Kemp before a roundtable discussion with restaurant executives at Waffle House's headquarters in Norcross. He'll then return to Dobbins Air Reserve Base for his flight back to Washington.It will be Kemp's first in-person meeting with Pence since a public spat with the White House erupted when President Donald Trump  Kemp for...…Vice President Mike Pence is headed for Atlanta on Friday to meet with Gov. Brian Kemp and gather with restaurant executives to discuss the state's aggressive approach to reopening the economy during the coronavirus pandemic.The Republican plans to have lunch with Kemp before a roundtable discussion with restaurant executives at Waffle House's headquarters in Norcross. He'll then return to Dobbins Air Reserve Base for his flight back to Washington.It will be Kemp's first in-person meeting with Pence since a public spat with the White House erupted when President Donald Trump  Kemp for...WW…

Jon Ossoff got straight to the point Thursday as he stepped to the podium at a socially distanced campaign rally in Kennesaw with young voters.“I’ve been through (it) with my team a thousand ways,” the Democrat told the 100 or so supporters gathered in a church parking lot. “The bottom line is that victory in Georgia comes down to young people.”Ossoff’s campaign and that of his counterpart Raphael Warnock are sparing no expense as they look to lure millennial and Generation Z voters to the polls in their bids to unseat Republican U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue on Jan. 5.A surge...…Jon Ossoff got straight to the point Thursday as he stepped to the podium at a socially distanced campaign rally in Kennesaw with young voters.“I’ve been through (it) with my team a thousand ways,” the Democrat told the 100 or so supporters gathered in a church parking lot. “The bottom line is that victory in Georgia comes down to young people.”Ossoff’s campaign and that of his counterpart Raphael Warnock are sparing no expense as they look to lure millennial and Generation Z voters to the polls in their bids to unseat Republican U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue on Jan. 5.A surge...WW…

Political parties, campaigns and voting rights groups are ready to go to court on Election Day and the days that follow as they prepare for fights over ballot counting, poll hours and results in Georgia.The Trump campaign has lined up attorneys in the state, and the Democratic Party of Georgia, the American Civil Liberties Union and Fair Fight Action are ready to respond to lawsuits.No new legal action has been filed yet, but that could change quickly if races are close or there are problems at the polls on Tuesday.Dozens of from Georgia’s major political parties will be deployed to...…Political parties, campaigns and voting rights groups are ready to go to court on Election Day and the days that follow as they prepare for fights over ballot counting, poll hours and results in Georgia.The Trump campaign has lined up attorneys in the state, and the Democratic Party of Georgia, the American Civil Liberties Union and Fair Fight Action are ready to respond to lawsuits.No new legal action has been filed yet, but that could change quickly if races are close or there are problems at the polls on Tuesday.Dozens of from Georgia’s major political parties will be deployed to...WW…

Carol Geraci describes herself as politically “middle-of-the-road,” the kind of person who can get along with anybody.For more than four decades, the Smyrna grandmother voted for Republicans, but in recent years she believes the party has drifted too far to the right. In November, she plans to cast her ballot for Democrat Joe Biden, less because of his platform and more to register her opposition to President Donald Trump.“I go on character,” Geraci said, “and Trump doesn’t have character.”Sabrina Mao of Marietta is firmly in the opposite direction. To her, the protests that erupted during...…Carol Geraci describes herself as politically “middle-of-the-road,” the kind of person who can get along with anybody.For more than four decades, the Smyrna grandmother voted for Republicans, but in recent years she believes the party has drifted too far to the right. In November, she plans to cast her ballot for Democrat Joe Biden, less because of his platform and more to register her opposition to President Donald Trump.“I go on character,” Geraci said, “and Trump doesn’t have character.”Sabrina Mao of Marietta is firmly in the opposite direction. To her, the protests that erupted during...WW…

In the early 1980s, Steve Rash would drive across the bridges that ring Florida’s Apalachicola Bay and see fishing vessels so crammed together on the water that a person could walk from boat to boat.There were hundreds of oystermen using traditional wooden hand tongs to harvest the estuary’s culinary jewel. Business was good.LISTEN TO REPLAY: As recently as 2008, one in every 10 residents of Franklin County held an oyster license. Together, they harvested roughly 10% of the country’s wild oysters.But all of that came crashing down in 2013, when the oyster population collapsed and never...…In the early 1980s, Steve Rash would drive across the bridges that ring Florida’s Apalachicola Bay and see fishing vessels so crammed together on the water that a person could walk from boat to boat.There were hundreds of oystermen using traditional wooden hand tongs to harvest the estuary’s culinary jewel. Business was good.LISTEN TO REPLAY: As recently as 2008, one in every 10 residents of Franklin County held an oyster license. Together, they harvested roughly 10% of the country’s wild oysters.But all of that came crashing down in 2013, when the oyster population collapsed and never...WW…

Rattled by his experience of being locked in the House chamber as a mob breached the U.S. Capitol, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson is calling on Congress to advance articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and bring to justice the rioters who threw the seat of government into disarray earlier this week.In an emotional interview in his office late Friday, the Lithonia Democrat recounted being trapped on the balcony of the House chamber along with several dozen other members of Congress, staffers and journalists as police officers barricaded the room and drew their guns to...…Rattled by his experience of being locked in the House chamber as a mob breached the U.S. Capitol, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson is calling on Congress to advance articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and bring to justice the rioters who threw the seat of government into disarray earlier this week.In an emotional interview in his office late Friday, the Lithonia Democrat recounted being trapped on the balcony of the House chamber along with several dozen other members of Congress, staffers and journalists as police officers barricaded the room and drew their guns to...WW…