Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia. Victory in the state would take him over the 270 threshold of electoral college votes needed to win the White House.

Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia. Victory in the state would take him over the 270 threshold of electoral college votes needed to win the White House.

A record number of more than 128,000 people went to the polls on the first day of early voting in Georgia, the state has announced.

Georgia’s governor and the mayor of its largest city have accused each other of playing politics amid an escalating fight over face masks intended to reduce the spread of coronavirus.