Georgia lawmakers exchange sharp words as GOP-drawn political maps clear key vote Friday
Gainesville Republican Sen. Shelly Echols, who chairs the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, presents the Senate map. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Proposed new legislative maps cleared a key vote Friday as Republican lawmakers race to push through remedial plans that they say comply with a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s political maps. But…
Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 25, 2012 in Washington, D.C. O’Connor spoke to the necessity for civics education in maintaining an independent judiciary. The former associate justice also expressed doubt about the process in some states of electing…
New York Republican George Santos expelled by U.S. House in bipartisan vote
George Santos is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel the New York Republican from the House of Representatives on Dec. 1, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with 23 felonies in New York, including fraud and campaign finance…
Georgia GOP lawmakers push revised political maps toward passage to meet court’s looming deadline
Republican Sen. Shelly Echols, who chairs the Georgia Senate redistricting committee, has deflected criticism about how a GOP legislative map is proposing to add two new majority Black districts required under a federal court order. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia Republican lawmakers Thursday advanced through Senate and House committees new legislative district maps after rejecting proposed…
Ohio GOP Senate Candidate Frank LaRose Just Blew Another Deadline to Disclose His Finances
Mother Jones; Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As Ohio’s Secretary of State, Frank LaRose is responsible for overseeing state election laws. But as he seeks the Republican nomination for a US Senate seat in 2024, LaRose has not complied with a…
A Florida GOP Leader, a Moms for Liberty Founder, and Allegations of Group Sex and Rape
Florida Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Where to even begin? The investigative journalism outlet Florida Center for Government…