Nebraska U.S. Rep. Bacon seeks to censure Minnesota Rep. Omar over ‘antisemitic rhetoric’
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., arrives for a House Republican members meeting as the conference debated the race for speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar could face a censure vote as soon as next week, after a Nebraska Republican filed…
Georgia appeals court to review decision allowing DA Willis to prosecute Trump case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis would take the stand as a witness during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on Feb. 15 in Atlanta. Photo: Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed on Wednesday to hear a request filed…
Governor vetoes tax breaks for data centers, homestead exemption bump and higher ed assistance
Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on next year’s budget at a signing ceremony Tuesday. Later that day, he vetoed a dozen bills. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This story was updated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024 with additional comment. The governor has vetoed a bill that would have suspended a tax break for data centers…
Georgia oversight panel ruminates on 2020 election hiccups as 2024 showdowns loom
Georgia Election Board member Janice Johnston, far right, on May 7 said it’s a “travesty” that the board did not further investigate a complaint about the recount and preservation of several thousand ballots cast in Fulton County’s 2020 presidential election. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Election Board voted Tuesday to reprimand Fulton County and appoint…
‘It’s up to Mike Johnson’: Marjorie Taylor Greene again stalls vote on U.S. House speaker
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, center, and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, right, both Republicans, speak to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome and Kentucky’s Thomas Massie left a meeting with U.S. House Speaker…
Biden decries campus antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance speech
President Joe Biden seen speaking from the White House on Feb. 8, 2024. Biden warned in a Holocaust remembrance speech Tuesday of rising antisemitism. Nathan Howard/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Tuesday of rising antisemitism in the U.S. and said too many are forgetting the attack on Israel in October. During a Holocaust…