Dem Rep. McBath fumes after state lawmakers carve new Georgia Congressional map that skews more to GOP
Congresswoman Lucy McBath in the Georgia Capitol. McBath could be knocked out of power under a proposed Congressional district map. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia GOP lawmakers released a proposed Congressional map Friday afternoon that questionably complies with a federal judge’s order to create a new majority Black congressional district west of metro Atlanta, while maintaining…
Georgia lawmakers exchange sharp words as GOP-drawn political maps clear key vote Friday
Gainesville Republican Sen. Shelly Echols, who chairs the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, presents the Senate map. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Proposed new legislative maps cleared a key vote Friday as Republican lawmakers race to push through remedial plans that they say comply with a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s political maps. But…
Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 25, 2012 in Washington, D.C. O’Connor spoke to the necessity for civics education in maintaining an independent judiciary. The former associate justice also expressed doubt about the process in some states of electing…
New York Republican George Santos expelled by U.S. House in bipartisan vote
George Santos is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel the New York Republican from the House of Representatives on Dec. 1, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with 23 felonies in New York, including fraud and campaign finance…
Georgia GOP lawmakers push revised political maps toward passage to meet court’s looming deadline
Republican Sen. Shelly Echols, who chairs the Georgia Senate redistricting committee, has deflected criticism about how a GOP legislative map is proposing to add two new majority Black districts required under a federal court order. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia Republican lawmakers Thursday advanced through Senate and House committees new legislative district maps after rejecting proposed…
GOP senators walk out of vote on subpoenas in U.S. Supreme Court ethics inquiry
Committee ranking member U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Republicans stormed out of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Nov. 30, 2023, where members were voting on subpoenas in connection with an inquiry into U.S. Supreme Court justices’ ethics. Graham is shown speaking during a Nov. 9 meeting of the committee. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON…