Tuberville blockade of military nominees roils hearing for top Air Force official
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, is blocking more than 300 military nominations over his objections to Pentagon abortion policies. Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday conducted a nomination hearing for the next U.S. Air Force chief of staff, a key appointment caught up in the more than 300…
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy tells committees to launch Biden impeachment probe
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in the U.S. Capitol. Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that he has directed several House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into unproven GOP allegations that President Joe Biden profited from his…
Battles over spending, farm bill, Ukraine and yet more loom over a divided Congress
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol September 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. Schumer spoke on a range of topics, including urging the Senate to move forward on a package of appropriations bills to avoid a government shutdown. (Photo…
Meadows appeals federal court setback in 2020 election racketeering case
Former White House Chief of Staff during the Trump administration Mark Meadows continues his bid to move his trial from Fulton County to federal court. Drew Angerer/Getty Images A ruling by a federal appeals court judge based in Atlanta could become a seminal judgment in the Fulton County 2020 presidential election interference case sweeping in…
Challenge to political maps to proceed with state’s claim Black voting power isn’t diluted
Sen. John Kennedy, who served as chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, promotes the GOP map during the 2021 special session. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo) A federal trial that could force state lawmakers to redraw Georgia’s political maps ahead of next year’s election will enter its second week Monday. Five lawsuits have been filed…
Georgia lawmakers consider shrinking state’s dual enrollment options for high school students
A student walks the Kennesaw State University Campus. Universities like Kennesaw allow high school students to sign up for college level classes. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder About 45,000 Georgia students participated in dual enrollment last year, taking college-level classes for both college and high school credit. If those students were all packed into one district, they…