A surprise decision: Donald Trump will be tried in Fulton County Superior Court

While many court observers believed that Donald Trump would file a motion to have his Georgia election conspiracy case moved to federal court, his lawyers have announced they want the case argued in Fulton County Superior Court. In this episode of Politically Georgia, Patricia Murphy, Bill Nigut, Tia Mitchell and Greg Bluestein look at why Trump has decided to accept the Fulton County venue. A major bonus of the decision: the trial will now be televised.

Then, hardline Republicans in the U.S. House continue to block efforts to reach even a short-term spending deal. It now appears all but certain that the federal government will shut down starting on Sunday.

Plus AJC reporter Ernie Suggs, who has covered the Carter family for decades, joins the panel to talk about the remarkable staying power of former president Jimmy Carter. He turns 99 on October 1, seven months after giving up life-sustaining hospital care to go into home hospice.

And our panel will answer listener questions and share their picks for who’s up and who’s down for the week.

Links to today's topics: 

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP

BREAKING: Trump will not seek to move Fulton case to federal court

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown

Ninety-nine ways to celebrate Jimmy Carter

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