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News Articles: Johnny Isakson

A Transportation Security Administration employee checks an air traveler's identification at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: New Efforts to Reopen the Government

On this edition of Political Rewind, as legislators continue budget hearings at the state capitol, attention has shifted to spending priorities for the...

January 23, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
The Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Women Legislators Voicing Frustration At State Capitol

On this edition of Political Rewind, women members of the state senate raise their voices in frustration over committee assignments, and both Democrats...

January 16, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Official White House Portrait of George H.W. Bush the 41st President of the United States.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Remembering President George H.W. Bush

On this edition of Political Rewind, a conversation about the life and political legacy of Former President George H.W. Bush.

December 03, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
A condolence book sits in front of a painting of George H.W. Bush inside the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in College Station. Bush has died at age 94.

Georgia Politicians Mourn The Loss Of Former President George H.W. Bush

Following the news that former President Georgia H.W. Bush passed away at the age of 94 on Friday, politicians around the state offered their...

December 03, 2018
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  • Robert Jimison
US Congressman Doug Collins of Georgia.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia Lawmaker Named Top Republican on Judiciary Committee

On this edition of Political Rewind, Georgia Congressman Doug Collins wins a role that positions him to be one President Trump’s chief defenders on...

November 30, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kavanaugh Responses, Rural Healthcare Solutions and more

On this edition of Political Rewind, education becomes a forefront issue on the campaign trail in Georgia. What will each candidate offer and how will...

September 30, 2018
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Vice President Mike Pence at a 2017 campaign fundraiser for Karen Handel. Pence will host a fundraiser for Brian Kemp in September.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Mike Pence to Campaign For Kemp

On this edition of Political Rewind, Brian Kemp’s campaign will soon get another boost from the Trump Administration when Vice President Mike Pence...

September 05, 2018
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  • Robert Jimison
The American flag flies at half-staff above the White House in honor of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Washington. McCain, 81, died Saturday at his ranch in Arizona after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Life and Legacy of John McCain

On this edition of Political Rewind, as the country mourns the loss of Sen. John McCain, a proposal by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to rename...

August 27, 2018
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  • Robert Jimison
Ever Castillo, left, and his family, immigrants from Honduras, are escorted back across the border by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Hildalgo, Texas.

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  • Politics

Handel Injected Into Immigration Debate On House Floor

On this edition of Political Rewind, President Donald Trump may have signed an order keeping immigrant families arrested at the border together, but it...

June 22, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, takes questions from reporters as he and other lawmakers head to the Senate floor for votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday evening, Nov. 27, 2017.

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  • Politics

Georgia's Senators Respond To Trump's Latest Tariffs

Today: Georgia's U.S. Senators go their separate ways over President Trump's tariffs. Johnny Isakson wants Congress to approve them while David Perdue...

June 15, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., left, sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 16, 2018 in Washington.

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  • Politics

Georgia’s Isakson Plays Key Role In Fate Of Trump’s VA Secretary Nominee

On this edition of Political Rewind, President Trump sends mixed signals about his support for his embattled nominee to head the Veterans’...

April 25, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Ethics Charges Fly In Race For Governor

On this edition of Political Rewind, a rash of ethics charges fly in the Democratic contest for governor. Also, Republican David Shafer has been cleared...

April 23, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Isakson Reacts To Release of Controversial Memo In Interview With GPB

On this edition of Political Rewind, Georgia’s senior United State Senator Johnny Isakson joins us just hours after the White House authorized release...

February 02, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks through the Capitol as lawmakers return to work after their Thanksgiving break to face unfinished business on taxes and spending, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017.

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  • Politics

Critical Week For GOP On Capitol Hill

On this edition of Political Rewind, Senate GOP leaders are coming down to the wire in their efforts to pass the tax reform bill, but even as they...

November 27, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
A crowd of more than 600 gathered at Kennesaw State University Monday night for Sen. Johnny Isakson's first in-person town hall of the year.

Isakson Encounters Testy Town Hall In Kennesaw

This weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia was front and center at Senator Johnny Isakson’s first town hall of the year Monday night. Before...

August 16, 2017
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  • Sam Whitehead
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