Ossoff and Collins accept ANF-hosted U.S. Senate debate for Oct. 8

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:10:00 -0400

ATLANTA — Georgia’s general-election Senate matchup now has a firm, televised date on the calendar.

Atlanta News First announced Wednesday that incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and challenger U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R) accepted invitations to an exclusive live debate on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. The one-hour forum will be held at Assembly Atlanta, Gray Media’s studio production facility, and will air at 7 p.m. on Atlanta News First plus Gray television stations in every Georgia market.

Ossoff and Collins collide over rural hospitals and a campaign controversy

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:20:00 -0400

FORSYTH — Georgia’s U.S. Senate race produced a raw Thursday on the middle-Georgia campaign trail, where Republican Rep. Mike Collins’ rural health-care message collided with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s attacks on Medicaid policy and a two-week controversy over Collins’ son-in-law.

WGXA reported that Collins visited Monroe County Hospital to outline priorities on costs and rural access, then ended the media portion of the stop after repeated questions about alleged antisemitism and white-nationalist content tied to his son-in-law, David Scheer II. The same day, Ossoff held a virtual press conference demanding fuller answers about Scheer’s role and any payments, while both campaigns issued dueling statements on hospital funding.

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Ossoff and Collins accept ANF-hosted U.S. Senate debate for Oct. 8

Ossoff and Collins collide over rural hospitals and a campaign controversy