On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First and is available on-demand on ANF+ and as a podcast. Each episode features extensive interviews with Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.
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On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.
The program, which can also be seen on Atlanta News First’s website and all of its streaming and podcasting platforms, features extensive interviews with Atlanta’s and Georgia’s most influential political leaders, newsmakers and analysts.
The U.S. Department of Justice has released a series of redacted affidavits related to last month's stunning raid of Fulton County's elections hub and warehouse. Also: another candidate has dropped out of Georgia's 14th congressional district special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress.
Billionaire businessman Rick Jackson stunned Georgia’s political establishment this week with his entry into the state’s nationally watched governor’s race.
Also in this week’s show:
Fulton County leaders are firing back at the federal government after last week’s FBI raid of the county’s elections hub.
President Donald Trump renewed his calls this week to make sure elections are safe and secure, even insisting the federal government should take over election operations in some states.
Trump endorses district attorney in race to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene
State Sen. Josh McLaurin, who is running for Georgia lieutenant governor, was on-site at the elections hub’s raid.
U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk announced this week he is not running for reelection.
State senators have passed a resolution urging Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to turn over voter information to the U.S. Justice Department.
The 14th district GOP is holding a candidate forum on Feb. 12, 2026, for the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene on Capitol Hill.
Trump endorses district attorney in race to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene
A tax fight is erupting under the Gold Dome with billions of dollars and your property tax bill — hanging in the balance.
On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon.
On the Record with Atlanta News First hosts Rick Folbaum and Doug Reardon talk about Georgia's most important political issues.
The FBI conducted a raid at Fulton County's elections hub this week. Also: protests continue across the U.S. against federal immigration raids after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti; and Republicans in Georgia's 14th congressional district are holding the first of three candidate forums in the race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress.
Georgia's legislative session is in full swing, and while Gov. Brian Kemp says the state will opt into a school choice-based education tax credit program, lawmakers are tacking everything from data center regulations to possibly banning all cell phones in schools.
With the 2026 Georgia legislature in full swing, Gov. Brian Kemp is wrapping up his final session with his last state of the state speech set for Thursday.
Also, more than a dozen people have qualified to run for northwest Georgia's 14th congressional district, formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
he date for a special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s unexpired congressional term was set this week. Gov. Brian Kemp set March 10, 2026, as the date for the election, with April 7, 2026, as a runoff date.
Candidates can qualify for the race from Monday through Wednesday of this week.
Two candidates for the seat go On The Record With Atlanta News First this week: Democrat Shawn Harris and state Sen. Colton Moore.
Also in this week’s show: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens was sworn into his second term this week. Georgia lawmakers convene Monday for the second year of their legislative session.
U.S. Rep. Mike Collins’ office is under investigation over reports of an inappropriate relationship between a staffer and an intern.
On The Record is a weekly political show hosted by Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum and political reporter Doug Reardon. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Atlanta News First.
Under an indictment issued by his Democratic predecessor, President Donald Trump ordered a military operation over the weekend to apprehend Nicolás Maduro and his wife from their home in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. The president of Venezuela is now facing charges in New York from the indictment issued by former President Joe Biden.
Also: a special election has been set to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress.
Also: lawmakers return to Atlanta next week for the second year of their legislative session in a highly charged midterm election year.
Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts is facing two challengers in next year’s midterm elections from within his own party, as political and community leaders struggle over a range of problems and controversies facing one of Georgia’s most populated counties.
Pitts goes On The Record With Atlanta News First this week.
