Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene huddles with U.S. House speaker she’s trying to oust
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Rome Republican, and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky speak to reporters in Statuary Hall after meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., in the U.S. Capitol Building on May 06, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Last week, Greene threatened to move forward with a ‘motion to…
Georgia Senate panel ready to subpoena Fulton DA in probe of her conduct in Trump racketeering case
Republican Sen. Bill Cowsert asked several Fulton County officials at a May 3 investigation committee hearing whether they believed county officials should have a greater influence over the special prosecutor appointed by the district attorney. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder This story was updated on Monday, May 6 at 8:18 p.m. with comments from the Fulton County…
Bill to create Ocmulgee Mounds National Park near Macon gets broad backing from Georgia delegation
Tracie Revis was the first woman to serve as Chief of Staff to the Principal Chief of the Muscogee Nation. Now she is charged with leading community outreach with the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, the Macon based group trying to create a national park that takes in traditional cultural property of the Muscogee…
U.S. Senate Dems Smith, Markey to push warehouse worker safety bill
Workers sort packages at the Amazon AGS5 facility on October 27, 2022 in Appling, Georgia. Amazon, the leading United States retail e-commerce company is preparing for the busy winter holiday season and plans to hire 150,000 full-time, seasonal and part-time workers to fulfill orders. Sean Rayford/Getty Images This story has been updated with a statement…
Biden backs peaceful protest, denounces campus ‘chaos’ over Gaza
University of Wisconsin-Madison protesters sit around tents on May 1, 2024, as police work to dismantle their encampment on Library Mall. (Baylor Spears | Wisconsin Examiner) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responded Thursday to weeks of protest on college campuses calling for a ceasefire in Gaza with a brief statement that the right to protest…
U.S. Senate Dems launch renewed push for full marijuana legalization
Tim Blakeley, manager of Sunset Junction medical marijuana dispensary, shows marijuana plant buds on May 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Leading U.S. Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Wednesday to remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances, following the Biden administration’s move a day earlier to significantly ease regulations on…