Bipartisan U.S. Senate group to travel to East Asia amid rising China tensions
Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Sen. Ossoff is set to travel to Asia for talks with leaders of China, Japan and South Korea to advance U.S. national security interests and Georgia’s economic relationships. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (2021 file) U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Idaho Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo will lead a bipartisan delegation…
Next battle in Congress over Ukraine aid, as Biden presses House speaker for vote
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks with members of the media in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Nathan Howard/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers are searching for a way to clear more aid for Ukraine, after Congress approved a short-term spending bill that didn’t include any additional money…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust McCarthy as U.S. House speaker
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is photographed inside the Rayburn House Office Building Feb. 27, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The U.S. House likely faces a decision this week on whether Kevin McCarthy should keep the role of speaker, after Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night offered a motion to remove the California…
On his 99th birthday, Jimmy Carter is fondly remembered for hammering in the hills of Kentucky
ATLANTA – OCTOBER 10: Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalyn converse prior to the start of Game Three of the NLDS of the 2010 MLB Playoffs between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants on October 10, 2010 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The lively young girl…
Ditching Ukraine aid, U.S. House in bipartisan vote passes bill to avert shutdown
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, speaks with reporters about a stopgap government funding bill inside the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a bill Saturday that would stave off a government shutdown until at least mid-November, though the measure doesn’t include…
Fulton 19 recap: Trump sticks with Fulton venue, first defendant accepts a plea agreement, and more
Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom…