One of Georgia's two U.S. Senate races this year is close as Sen. David Perdue's ties with President Trump may be hurting his campaign in the increasingly diverse state.

Emma Hurt of NPR member station WABE joins Scott Simon to discuss how voters in Georgia are feeling ahead of Election Day.

"It's not happenstance that all of a sudden we're talking about Black women in 2020," says Wendy Smooth, a professor at Ohio State University.

Black women are among the Democratic Party's strongest supporters. The selection of Kamala Harris as the party's vice presidential pick may energize those voters even more than usual.

A supporter of the debunked QAnon conspiracy theory has won the Republican primary for a Georgia congressional seat and is all but certain to win in November.

The first-term progressive has a well-funded challenger. Also Tuesday there are two runoffs in Georgia with controversial conservative candidates.

Two races in north Georgia show just how far to the right the Republican party has veered. The state as a whole, however, is seen as a tossup in the general election.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the country, and that's prompting city leaders in some of the hardest hit places — Seattle, Chicago and Atlanta — to consider closing down again.

Former Georgia Congressman John Lewis is remembered for his leadership in the civil rights movement, including his push to create the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

"The truth is, we need less — not more politics in sports," wrote Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, to the WNBA's commissioner. The team's players strongly disagree.

Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler is a co-owner of Atlanta's WNBA team. The team's players have embraced the Black Lives Matter movement while Loeffler has called on the WNBA to drop its support for BLM.

The first-term Atlanta mayor has spoken out against the state of Georgia's Republican-led pandemic response and spoken forcefully to protesters in her city.

Atlanta is the latest big city to require face coverings when people are in public. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is moving forward with the plan despite resistance from Georgia's governor.

"In general, Georgia Republicans have to just really reckon with the fact that it's not 2006 anymore," said one observer of the state's politics.

The usually quiet coastal city of Brunswick, Ga., has largely escaped major racial protests but outrage about Ahmaud Arbery's death has evoked talks about a corrupt criminal justice system and racism.

People across the country dedicated 2.23 miles to show solidarity for Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed on Feb. 23 while jogging in Georgia. Two men have been charged with murdering Arbery.

Georgia has begun reopening its economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some business owners say they are able to do so safely while others say it's far too soon given the public health crisis.

New York says more than 25,000 workers have come from outside to help in their hospitals. That's left leaders in other states worried they may not have the help they need when cases peak elsewhere.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp says he is reopening the state based on White House criteria. Soon, hair salons, gyms, restaurants and movie theaters can open despite some opposition and fear.

A special election for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia is turning into a brawl among Republicans that some in the GOP worry could cost the party the seat in November.