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A controversial bill passed by Georgia Republican lawmakers in March creates a district attorneys oversight commission that will discipline local prosecutors accused of misconduct. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Four Georgia district attorneys filed a lawsuit this week to stop the creation of a new disciplinary committee that has the power to remove county prosecutors from public…

Protesters hold a rally against gun violence in New York’s Times Square on Aug. 4, 2019, in response to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Go Nakamura/Getty Images WASHINGTON — On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas in which 23 people were murdered, more…

U.S. Capitol Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Members of Congress jetted off for the August recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 — and the lawmakers who write spending bills acknowledge that it’s a real possibility, given deep divisions. The stalemate stems…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. With the indictment, Trump becomes the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A democracy has the right – no, the obligation — to…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Rome, Georgia Republican, criticized special counsel Jack Smith, saying he is “a terrible attorney with a lot of failures in his career.” Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and Republicans competing against Donald Trump in the presidential primary quickly reacted Tuesday to the latest indictment against the former…