Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
Sailors decorate the mess decks in observance of Pride month aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham in the Atlantic Ocean on June 16, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theoplis Stewart II) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under…
Bipartisan group of former elected officials launches effort to restore trust in democracy
Former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal (left) is part of a new group of prominent former elected officials who are focused on pushing back on election disinformation and defending those who have sworn to uphold the rule of law. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo) Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the…
Federal lawsuit challenges new Georgia cash bail law
Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1 signed a bill that expands the kinds of offenses requiring cash bail. Senate Bill 63 sparked debate among lawmakers over whether someone should be held in jail longer for misdemeanor offenses such as criminal theft if they cannot afford bail to get out of jail. Getty Images A federal…
Georgia’s Black voters could be key as Biden and Trump vie for support ahead of Atlanta debate
Black voters overwhelmingly supported President Joe Biden in 2020, but some polls show their support now wavering. Megan Varner/Getty Images Samuel Warren, a Black retiree from southwest Georgia who cuts grass for side income, recently explained the financial bottom line on why he plans to vote for Republican Donald Trump rather than President Joe Biden…
Exclusive: DNC moves ahead on all-virtual roll call for Biden presidential nomination
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 18: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the East Room at the White House on June 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden announced a new program that will provide protections for undocumented immigrants married to…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that prevents domestic abusers from owning guns
A customer tries out a semi-automatic pistol at The Gun Store on Nov. 14, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday upheld a federal law that bars people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from owning a firearm. In an 8-1 decision on United States v. Rahimi,…