Collins also had his TRANQ Act signed into law by then-President Joe Biden in 2023. That legislation directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study xylazine and synthetic opioids, which have taken a high toll on the lives of Americans. Collins was the first freshman member of the 118th Congress to have a bill signed into law.

ATLANTA -- Georgia Republican Mike Collins said Monday that he will join the field challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in the state the GOP has named as their top target to add a Senate seat in 2026.

For nearly two decades, Georgia was considered a solidly red state. From 2002 until 2020, it was carried by Republicans from the top to the bottom of the ballot. Then in 2020, Georgia morphed into highly competitive purple state: It narrowly went for Joe Biden in 2020 and Donald Trump in 2024.

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff stood before hundreds of potential voters Saturday to deliver what he called “a report from our nation’s capital” a half-year into President Donald Trump’s second term

The Georgia Department of Education confirmed this week that the Trump administration released federal funding for after-school programs after state officials criticized the government for withholding the money.

Georgia's 2026 Senate race creates conflict between Trump advisers and Gov. Kemp, who floated Derek Dooley as a potential Republican candidate to challenge Democrat Ossoff.