GOP candidates for Georgia governor ready for runoff

Gov. Casey Cagle speaks to his supporters as he enters a runoff with Brian Kemp during an election-night watch party in Gainesville, Ga., Tuesday, May 22, 2018. . Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams smiles as she speaks during an election-night watch party Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Atlanta.

Big Night For Women As 4 States Vote Ahead Of Midterms

It was shaping up as a big night for women as four states cast primary and runoff ballots, with Georgia Democrats taking the lead by nominating Stacey Abrams for governor. Democrats were set to nominate a woman for governor either way, with Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans battling it out in a pitched primary fight.

The Latest: Ark. governor wins primary in re-election bid

Supporters react during an election-night watch party for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Atlanta. Supporters react during an election-night watch party for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Atlanta.

The Latest: Gay man loses bid to challenge Ky. county clerk

In the Democratic primary in Georgia's gubernatorial race, Stacey Abrams has won to become the state's first female nominee for governor from either major party. If Abrams wins the general election in November, she'll become the first black female governor in the U.S. The former state House minority leader, Abrams beat former state Rep. Stacey Evans in Tuesday's race.

Progressive Fights, More Women On The Ballot In Tuesday’s Primary Contests

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidates and former state representatives Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans participate in a debate earlier this month. John Amis/AP hide caption Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidates and former state representatives Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans participate in a debate earlier this month.

What to know about Tuesday’s elections

Democrats look to expand the House map into Trump country with potentially strong recruits running in Arkansas, Kentucky and Texas. Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidates are racing to the right to embrace President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association, while the state's Democratic primary has drawn national attention and endorsements from the party's major 2020 presidential prospects.

Democrat Stacey Abrams holds a news conference Tuesday

Stacey Abrams makes history winning Georgia Democratic primary in bid to become first black female governor Results rolling in from primary elections in Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: https://usat.ly/2IF2kMb Georgia Democrats chose Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams to be their nominee for Governor. Republican candidates there are in a runoff.

Voters choose nominees in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas

In this May 21, 2018, photo, a roll of stickers awaiting distribution to early voters sits on a table at the check-in station at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex in Little Rock, Ark. Voters in four states are casting ballots Tuesday as the 2018 midterm elections take shape.

U.S. House Considers Adding Volcker Rule Shift to Budget Bill

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering whether to add a measure that would ease one of Wall Street's most hated post-financial crisis rules to a must-pass spending bill, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The move to change the Volcker Rule's ban on proprietary trading may be included in next year's budget for financial regulators, according to the person who asked not to be identified because the final text of the bill hasn't been released.

The Republican Primary in Georgia Is Taking Racism to a Whole New Level

The Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia has devolved in recent weeks into a chest-thumping argument over which candidate hates undocumented immigrants the most. In their rush to prove themselves, two candidates-both currently elected officials-have engaged in an escalating competition over who can personally "round up" and remove more immigrants from the state.

2018 midterms show start of Democratic scramble for 2020

Look closely enough at the 2018 midterm campaign and you'll see the stirrings of a Democratic scramble to reclaim the White House from President Donald Trump. The leading players - from established national figures such as former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to up-and-comers including Sen. Kamala Harris - don't necessarily put it that way.

2018 midterms: An early heat for 2020 Democrats?

Look closely enough at the 2018 midterm campaign and you'll see the stirrings of a Democratic scramble to reclaim the White House from President Donald Trump. The leading players - from established national figures such as former Vice President Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to up-and-comers including California Sen. Kamala Harris - don't necessarily put it that way.

Democrats Have Georgia Governorship on Their Minds, But Face Challenges

The party's two primary candidates are a snapshot of a larger debate within the party about how to win in red states ATLANTA-Georgia Democrats, long underdogs in this red state, hoped to present a unified front this year as they pushed to elect a governor, a post they haven't held since 2003. Instead, they have the Battle of the Two Staceys: Tuesday's primary showdown between Stacey Abrams, an African-American former state House minority leader who lives in Atlanta, and Stacey Evans, a white former state representative from the city's northern suburbs.

2 Democrats vie to become Georgia’s first woman governor Source: AP

One spent much of her childhood in trailers, raised by her mother, college made possible partly by a lottery scholarship and other grants. The other grew up in a working-class, African-American household in the Deep South, her path to law school also paved with financial aid.

2 Democrats vie to become Georgia’s first woman governor

One spent much of her childhood in trailers, raised by her mother, college made possible partly by a lottery scholarship and other grants. The other grew up in a working-class, African-American household in the Deep South, her path to law school also paved with financial aid.

Nine Puerto Ricans killed in final flight of 60-year-old military plane

Emergency personnel at the scene of the Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane that crashed near Savannah A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed on to a road in Georgia, and authorities said there are no survivors. The plane crashed moments after taking off from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, narrowly missing people on the ground and sending an orange and black fireball into the sky.

Military cargo plane crashes in Georgia, killing 5

An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane crashed onto a busy highway moments after taking off from an airport in Georgia on Wednesday, narrowly missing people on the ground but killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico. An orange and black fireball rose into the sky after the plane crashed onto state highway 21, about a mile from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, around 11:30 a.m., authorities said.