Patricia Murphy
@MurphyAJC
Twin mom. Early riser. @AJC Political column, podcast, newsletter. @dailybeast, @rollcall, @gardenandgun alumn. Homegrown Georgian via DC & NYC. On Signal.
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Senate Republicans are dropping $5 million on ads in GA hammering Sen. Jon Ossoff for opposing the Big, Beautiful Bill, even though Ossoff is hardly running from that vote. Details in the @ajc politics newsletter: ajc.com/politics/2025/…
We loved you while we had you, Big Bird. ❤️. My @ajc column on Congress zeroing out funding for NPR and PBS, all while giving its own power away in the process.“Big Bird finally meets his match in MTG.” ajc.com/politics/2025/…
Georgia Democratic Party responds that GOP Senate field is, “dwindling to a Kemp vs. Trump brawl between a mediocre former Tennessee football coach and a MAGA extremist best known for his ‘racist, antisemitic or xenophobic’ social media history.”
John King drops out of Georgia Senate race, hours after Gov. Brian Kemp told him he wouldn’t get his endorsement for the GOP nomination.
John King drops out of Georgia Senate race, hours after Gov. Brian Kemp told him he wouldn’t get his endorsement for the GOP nomination.
I got into the U.S. Senate race to beat Jon Ossoff, not distract from the mission. Right now it’s clear there’s little path forward to the nomination, so today I’m suspending my campaign. I’ve spent my entire life in the arena as a lawman, soldier, and first Hispanic elected…
👀 Gov. Brian Kemp has told Insurance Commissioner John King and U.S. Reps. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter he won’t support their Senate campaigns to challenge @ossoff in Georgia next year. ajc.com/politics/2025/…
Punchbowl’s take today on the GOP brawl ahead in the Ga. Sen race: “The longer this goes on, that takes up a ton of money, it takes up a ton of time. It allows Ossoff to continue to make the message…about what he's doing and fighting against Trump.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
It's here! The first two episodes of the new season of Breakdown, the @ajc's award-winning legal affairs podcast, are now live! Listen to "Three Days in May" here or wherever you download your podcasts: ajc.com/news/breakdown/
Mark your calendars for tomorrow am: Bill White, of Buckhead City fame, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow for his hearing to become President Trump’s U..S ambassador to Brussels.
This is truly awful: Maryland man charged with threatening MTG, her family and staff. Details at @ajc. ajc.com/politics/2025/…
Start your engines: GOP Senate hopefuls vie for staff as they woo Brian Kemp and Donald Trump. ajc.com/politics/2025/…
Attorney General Chris Carr wants state ethics officials to investigate the source of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ $10 million campaign loan, an early taste of what’s expected to be a bitter GOP race between the two rival candidates for governor. #gapol
A little @bluestein scoop that means a lot: Derek Dooley taps Brian Kemp’s inner circle for possible Georgia Senate bid—> @ajc ajc.com/politics/2025/…
‘Patriot Economy’ or Ponzi scheme? It can be hard to tell the difference with so many people rushing to monetize the Trump era. My @ajc column in the First Liberty fiasco in Georgia—> ajc.com/politics/2025/…
On the road again to Ft. Gaines in Clay County, Georgia, about three hours southwest of Atlanta. Thank you Dreams & Beans Coffee Shop for the amazing mocha! Column on Sunday….
The best parts of my job, by far, are the remarkable people I meet along the way. But I’ve never met someone like Mary Prince. My column for the @ajc from Plains—> “The untold story of Amy Carter’s White House nanny, Mary Prince” ajc.com/politics/2025/…
Absolutely wild story of a connected Newnan family, knee-deep with the Georgia GOP, charged with running a Ponzi scheme to defraud investors. FBI says they promised to grow “the patriot economy,” but gave to GOP lawmakers and lived lavishly instead. ajc.com/politics/2025/…
Dearly beloved, a eulogy for the GOP deficit hawk, which died a public death last week. My column for the @ajc: ajc.com/politics/2025/…
MTG for Gov? Mike Collins for Senate? Restless Georgia lawmakers are eying statewide runs. Details in the @ajc politics newsletter—> ajc.com/politics/2025/…
*Watch this space** on the Georgia Senate race— “It was never in my plans to run for Senate…but I also understand that sometimes you don’t do what you want to do, but what you need to do.”
Where I stand on running for U.S. Senate in Georgia.
A great primer from @bluestein on the “leadership committee” fundraising system and how it could impact the 2026 elections in Georgia—> ajc.com/politics/a-con…
