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Sports
Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Georgia reclaims No. 1 spot, Tennessee joins top 10 in college football rankings
An emphatic road win at Ole Miss sets up the Dawgs to reclaim the No. 1 spot, while Notre Dame's victory sends Miami sliding down the rankings
CBS Sports2026/11/08
Politics
Three teens, adult charged with murder after woman finds her teenage son dead in abandoned home
Fox News2026/11/08
Politics
In 5 states, Republicans may lose every statewide executive race on the ballot
Axios2026/11/07
Health
Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states
Michigan Advance2026/11/07
Weather
Storms that caused 1-in-1,000 year flood event move up Atlantic coast
ABC News2026/11/06

Politics
Southern Democrats Now Have a Chance to Lead. What Will They Do With It?
Sweeping midterm successes in Georgia and North Carolina have given the party an opportunity, and a test, to lay out a vision for governing in the South.
The New York Times2026/11/06
Politics
Bottoms taps Tyler Perry for her Georgia transition team
Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) has tapped media mogul Tyler Perry to join her gubernatorial transition team, she announced Friday.
The Hill2026/11/06
Politics
Bottoms announces transition team as ascendent Georgia Democrats prepare to run state government
Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms didn’t have long to celebrate Tuesday’s historic win. The former Atlanta mayor became the first Georgia Democrat to be elected governor in decades, winning by more than 8 percentage points, and the first…
Georgia Recorder2026/11/06
Politics
Georgia Democrats ride national blue wave into power in history-making election
Within an hour of polls closing Tuesday, it was clear that Democrats had made a strong showing and that U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff would be re-elected by a large margin.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/06
Politics
Dems' rout opens door to "big test" and a packed 2028 field
Democrats of all political stripes won so big on Tuesday that the party didn't settle its long-running civil war between moderates and progressives.
Axios2026/11/05
Politics
Commentary: Bookman: Here’s why the midterm election blowout is actually good for Republicans
Tuesday night was a great night for the Republican Party. I’m dead serious. The GOP needed to be slapped across the face and told to snap out of it. It needed to be kicked in the butt, and kicked hard.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/05
Politics
Democrats won Congress. Now they have to figure out how to deal with Trump.
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress have just a couple months to decide how they want to balance investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration with securing his signature on major bills to address the cost of…
Georgia Recorder2026/11/04
Politics
Trump accepts the blue tsunami, despite months of election legal battles, threats
Ahead of the midterms, Democrats wargamed dozens of scenarios looking at how President Donald Trump might try to undermine the election, everything from seizing voting machines to falsely declaring a foreign attack.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/04
Politics
Kemp won’t call Georgia lawmakers back to redraw maps or to curb executive powers
Outgoing Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that he would not call a special session to push new political maps and curb the executive powers of future state leaders after the Democratic sweep in the 2026 midterms.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/04
Politics
Who is Hakeem Jeffries? Meet the likely first Black speaker of the US House.
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries got one step closer to becoming the next speaker after Democrats delivered a sweeping victory in the midterm elections.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/04
Politics
Democrats flip statewide offices up and down the ballot in Georgia; state House is in play
Tuesday night was a clean sweep for Georgia Democrats, with voters electing Democrats to every statewide office that was on the ballot. Voters reelected U.S. Sen.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/04
Economy
Democrats gain control of Georgia board that regulates utilities for first time in decades
Voters have handed Democrats control of the Georgia Public Service Commission, a little known but important regulatory board that influences how much Georgians pay for energy.
Georgia Recorder2026/11/04

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