As leader of Georgia’s capital, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had plenty of run-ins with President Donald Trump.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is formally launching a campaign for Georgia governor, saying she will take on what she calls President Donald Trump’s “disaster” of a second term in a ...

Watch the full interview of former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from the AJC's "Politically Georgia" candidate forum held on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.

When Keisha Lance Bottoms first ran for mayor of Atlanta in 2018, part of her campaign’s appeal was that she was deeply rooted in Black Atlanta. Supporters loved to wear T-shirts emblazoned with “My ...

ATLANTA — Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms says her single term as Atlanta mayor gave her “battle-tested executive leadership” that she can offer to Georgia voters as she runs for governor. Bottoms, 55, ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — It’s the longest walk in Georgia politics — the 600 steps from the mayor’s office in Atlanta’s towering City Hall to the governor’s office in the gold-domed state Capitol. No ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reacted to the devastating cancer diagnosis of former President Joe Biden, telling theGrio she is praying for her former boss. “I’m heartbroken, and my ...