Thursday hearing in Fulton’s 2020 Georgia election interference case could be blockbuster
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee said at February 12 court hearing that he would intervene if a February 15 hearing about a romantic relationship between District Attorney Fani Willis and prosecutor becomes a personal attack by defense attorneys seeking to remove Willis from the 2020 election case. (File Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool) An…
Some GOP senators shy away from Trump threat he won’t aid ‘delinquent’ NATO allies
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump mocks U.S. President Joe Biden while speaking during a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University on Feb. 10, 2024 in Conway, South Carolina. South Carolina holds its Republican primary on February 24.Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators on Monday distanced themselves…
Congress is looking at expanding the child tax credit again. Who would benefit?
Children from the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center complete a mural celebrating the launch of the Child Tax Credit on July 14, 2021 at the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Community Change WASHINGTON — The bipartisan tax package passed by the U.S. House last month is not a done deal,…
Georgia Senate Republicans say probe of Fulton DA in 2020 election case will be free of bias
Athens Republican Sen. Bill Cowsert said the special committee’s objective is to find the truth and not conduct partisan biased investigations into Fani Willis’ decision to pursue a case against the former Republican president. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The chairman of a Georgia Senate panel pledged on Friday that his committee will be on a fact…
Democrats allege RFK Jr. campaign took illegal help to collect signatures in states
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. takes the stage at the Des Moines Register soapbox Aug. 12, 2023. On Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, national Democrats alleged Kennedy has illegally coordinated with a super PAC to gather signatures for his bid. Jay Waagmeester/Iowa Capital Dispatch The Democratic National Committee on Friday accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…
Five big takeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden and classified documents
President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on February 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden addressed the Special Counsel’s report on his handling of classified material, and the status of the war in Gaza. Nathan Howard/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Hur’s nearly 400-page report on the…