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State Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, speaks on school safety bill HB 268 at the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Bill Cowsert becomes second Republican to enter 2026 race for Georgia attorney general

Georgia state Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens says he will run for state attorney general, becoming the second Republican to join the race.
April 23
State Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, speaks on SB 244, his bill regarding legal fees, in the Senate at the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia bill would compensate the wrongfully convicted and let Trump recover costs of election case

April 5
Young Thug performs at the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2021. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Judge declines to send Young Thug to prison over a viral post that sparked backlash

April 3
Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, speaks to supporters on election night watch party at a hotel in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP,File)

Georgia Senate approves investigation of Democrat Stacey Abrams as Trump targets her

March 27
Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County, speaks during an interview, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Suspicious powder prompts evacuation in office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis

March 21

Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against Trump facing Republican election challenge

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump , is facing a rare Republican challenger in her bid for reelection (AP Video: Sharon Johnson)
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Donald Trump’s criminal trials are set to play out alongside his campaign for reelection

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys’ fees

March 17
Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County, speaks during an interview, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia lawmakers pass bill that could let Trump, others recover costs of election meddling case

March 8
Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, speaks to supporters on election night watch party at a hotel in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP,File)

Georgia committee that has pursued Fani Willis now wants to investigate Stacey Abrams

February 28
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Appeals court upholds dismissal of some charges against Trump, others in Georgia election case

January 17
Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County speaks during an interview on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case

December 27, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is reflected in the bullet proof glass as he finishes speaking at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity

December 4, 2024
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Judge weighs whether to order Fani Willis to comply with lawmakers’ subpoenas over Trump case

December 4, 2024
Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County speaks to the Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected

November 6, 2024
Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County speaks to the Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison

October 30, 2024
Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County speaks to the Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger

October 27, 2024
FILE - Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks, Oct. 25, 2023, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

Georgia’s lieutenant governor won’t be charged in 2020 election interference case

September 13, 2024
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena

September 13, 2024
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. People connected with former President Donald Trump’s legal cases have been inundated with threats. In Atlanta, Willis, who brought criminal charges against Trump and 18 other people alleging they schemed to illegally overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, is known to be accompanied by round-the-clock bodyguards. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled

August 14, 2024
FILE - Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis speaks at Turner Chapel AME church Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Alabama man pleads guilty to threatening Georgia prosecutor and sheriff over Trump election case

June 18, 2024
Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis speaks at Turner Chapel AME church Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out her critics in Trump case in speech at Black church

June 13, 2024
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Voters in Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, and Idaho will hold state primaries to choose nominees for U.S. House and other contests. Willis, who is leading the prosecution of Trump in a 2020 election interference case, faces challenger Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Appeals court halts Trump’s Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case

June 6, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks after winning the Democratic primary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Buckhead, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers

May 22, 2024

California man indicted for allegedly making threats to Georgia prosecutor in Trump election case

May 4, 2024
FILE - Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool, File)

Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

April 11, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, left, and prosecutor Daysha Young speak to each other during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, ‘the train is coming’

March 23, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

March 20, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

March 18, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

What to know about judge’s ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump’s Georgia election case

March 15, 2024
FILE- Special prosecutor Nathan Wade looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trump's administration entered the Fulton County district attorney's race Friday, March 8, 2024, as the current officeholder, Fani Willis, awaits a judge's decision on whether she will be removed from the Georgia election interference case against the former president because of a relationship with Wade. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney

March 16, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

March 8, 2024
State Rep. Joseph Gullett, R-Dallas, watches the voting board following the vote on prosecutor oversight bill SB 332 at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Gullett sponsored the bill in the House. (Arvin Temka/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia pushes group to sanction prosecutors as Fani Willis faces removal from Trump case

March 5, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, left, and prosecutor Daysha Young speak to each other during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case

March 1, 2024
Former President Donald Trump speaks before entering the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York. A New York judge says former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia

February 16, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case

February 16, 2024
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears during a hearing regarding defendant Harrison Floyd, a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump, as part of the Georgia election indictments, Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta. A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of her election interference case against former President Donald Trump has set a hearing for Thursday that is expected to focus on details of Willis' personal relationship with a special prosecutor she hired. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP, File)

A Georgia judge is set to consider whether to remove Fani Willis from the election interference case

February 14, 2024
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