U.S. Senate GOP tries to block states from spending some of their COVID relief cash
Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall stands at the left and Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is on the right. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to roll back guidance from…
With GOP opposed, U.S. Senate panel advances bills to combat AI in elections
Over the last year or more, several states have passed legislation restricting the use of AI in political ads or requiring that it be disclosed. Getty Images Members of the U.S. Senate are sounding the alarm about the threat that artificial intelligence poses to elections through its ability to deceive voters. But the prospects for…
Georgia lawmakers who protested at the Capitol ask state Supreme Court to toss law used in arrest
Rep. Park Cannon is confronted by a state trooper in the Capitol rotunda in February 2021, a separate incident from her arrest the following month. The Georgia Supreme Court is set to decide on a case over Georgians’ right to demonstrate inside the Capitol. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in…
Five-year FAA bill clears U.S. House, boosting flights into Washington, D.C.
Delta supports adding flights to Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Courtesy Hartsfield-Jackson International Facebook page l Aviation Administration for the next five years — and to finalize a hotly debated deal adding flights at busy Washington Reagan National Airport. Advocates for the bill, which won votes from every ideological corner of the often-divided House, touted…
CNN sets first Biden-Trump presidential debate for June 27 in Atlanta
Donald Trump, then president, answers a question as Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, listens during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University on Oct. 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON — CNN announced on Wednesday morning that it will host a debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican…
Georgia Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Athens DA’s claim of open records exemption
The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments on May 14 on an appeal from Athens-Clarke District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez, who argues district attorneys are exempt from the Open Records Act. (Courtesy State of Georgia) Georgia’s Supreme Court will rule in the coming months on a claim Athens-Clarke District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez is arguing that top prosecutors…