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News that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will not run for Senate in 2026 had social media buzzing Monday.

Kemp had been the Republican favorite to take on incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Kemp's departure from the race may be a boon for MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has expressed interest in the Senate seat.

Kemp released a statement on his X account that read, in part, "Over the last few weeks, I have had many conversations with friends, supporters, and leaders across the country who encouraged me to run for the US Senate in 2026. I greatly appreciate their support and prayers for our family."...

Former President Donald Trump has no second thoughts about attacking Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and his family because he is convinced he's got the state in the bag and doesn't need the help of politicians on the ground to win it.

That's according to Erin Perrine, former communications strategist for the Trump 2020 campaign, who told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that if that assessment changes, it could be a different story.

"We were told that he, that he — the horrible assassination attempt on his life had changed him and he had — he was a person and he was pivoting to this new person, and that does not sounds like a pivot," said Tapper....

Donald Trump on Saturday spent much of his Georgia rally attacking the state's Republican governor and other local GOP officials, leading some to say the former president violated his bail.

Trump, who has been indicted in Georgia for allegedly interfering with the state's election in 2020, specifically targeted the governor, Brian Kemp, and secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger. Raffensperger was the one who received the infamous phone call during which then-president Trump asked him to "find" 11,780 votes.

Tom Joseph, @TomJChicago, took to X with his take. ...

Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, on Saturday hit back at Donald Trump after the former president called him a "lightweight."

Trump earlier in the day called for a "purge" of dissenting voices within the Republican party, specifically calling out GOP officials in the state of Georgia, where Trump is alleged to have attempted to undermine the vote in the 2020 presidential election. President Joe Biden beat Trump in that vote.

In calling for the purge, Trump specifically targeted Kemp and several others. ...

A prosecutor-punishment commission Donald Trump and his allies could use to target Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took a hit this week when the Georgia Supreme Court refused to sanction its rules, according to a new report.

In an order issued Tuesday, the justices declined to approve rules and regulations proposed for the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Brian Kemp, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

“We have grave doubts that we have the constitutional power to take any action on the draft standards and rules,” the order reportedly states. ...

Donald Trump's allies have begun a smear campaign against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis despite dire warnings from fellow Republicans, according to a new report.

Several Georgia conservatives have begun badmouthing Willis, the prosecutor leading the charge against Trump in the state’s election racketeering case, at conservative events raising funds to cover co-defendants’ legal fees, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

At a recent event, David Shafer, a Trump elector and RICO case co-defendant, called the 2020 election a “dumpster fire” and GOP chair Josh McKoon accused Willis of “election interference.”...