Congress silenced free speech in TikTok law, platform tells federal court
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew takes questions from Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images TikTok and its parent company argued Thursday in a federal court in the District of Columbia that…
Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures
Bullets are seen in a magazine holder during a gun rights and free speech protest near the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., in 2020. States have considered a variety of gun policies this year, with especially heated debate in swing states. Gerry Broome/The Associated Press States continued to diverge on gun policy this year, with…
Georgia voters on coast favor GOP incumbent lawmaker; state Legislature runoffs stick to script
Delma Harris waves to voters outside the North Fayette Baptist Church polling station in Fayetteville during the June 18 runoff primary. Harris wore a campaign shirt supporting retired U.S. Army Major Kenya Wicks, who defeated Rep. Valencia Stovall in the Democratic primary runoff for Senate District 34. Ross Williams/ Georgia Recorder A coastal Georgia GOP…
Former Trump advisor poised to become new Georgia congressman representing west Georgia
Voters enter Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone Tuesday. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Advisor to former president Donald Trump Brian Jack is poised to become Georgia’s next Congressman after declaring victory over former state Sen. Mike Dugan in a GOP runoff Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race shortly before 8 p.m. on Election Day. With…
Former Trump administration official to head GOP ticket in November contest against Bishop
Wayne Johnson, a Macon Republican, was declared the winner by the Associated Press shortly after the polls closed Tuesday. J. Glenn Photography A former Trump administration official has won the GOP runoff in Georgia’s 2nd congressional district in southwest Georgia. Wayne Johnson, a Macon Republican, was declared the winner by the Associated Press shortly after…
Georgia voters return to the polls Tuesday to settle runoffs for Congress, state Legislature
Georgians will go to the polls Tuesday, June 18 to settle primary races that went to runoffs after May’s elections. Joe Raedle/Getty Images How influential is a Trump endorsement in 2024? Will southwest Georgia Republicans advance a congressional candidate convicted of a Jan. 6 offense to the November election? Those are two of the big…