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…
Democrats, voting rights activists pan Georgia GOP lawmakers’ revised legislative districts
At a Capitol press conference Wednesday, members of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus said the proposed maps do not meet the goal of protecting Black voters and giving them a fair chance to elect the candidate of their choice. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The redrawn legislative maps floated by Georgia Republican leaders have quickly found pushback from…
Democrats split on placing conditions on military aid to Israel
A soldier looks at a tank near the border with the Gaza strip on November 28, 2023 in Southern Border, Israel. Israel and Hamas agreed to a two-day extension to their initial four-day truce, which promised the release of more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners held in…
Schumer on U.S. Senate floor condemns ‘rank antisemitism’ amid Israel-Hamas war
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 29, 2023, the day he delivered a major speech condemning the rise of antisemitism in the United States. Ashley Murray/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish official, spoke from the chamber on Wednesday about the rise…
Georgia lawmakers back at Capitol to redraw political maps to comply with Voting Rights Act
Sen. Elena Parent, right, takes on a map during the 2021 special redistricting session, while Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler looks at notes. Lawmakers will be back at it again starting Wednesday after a federal judge ruled the plans didn’t adequately protect Black voters’ rights. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder It’s back to Atlanta and back to…