First Georgia Senate bill of 2025 targets trans girls in school sports as LGBTQ...
(Georgia Recorder) — The first Senate bill of the 2025 Georgia legislative session aims to keep transgender girls out of girls’ sports in middle...
U.S. lawmakers press FBI to address child sexual abuse
Two U.S. lawmakers have waged continued efforts to push the FBI to address child sexual abuse and exploitation.
U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Marsha...
U.S. Senate hearing on Interior nominee postponed until Thursday
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Utah Sen. Mike Lee announced Monday he had postponed the confirmation hearing for two days for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick...
2025 legislative session to address range of issues from IVF to gun laws
(Georgia Recorder) - Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol Monday for the start of a new legislative session ready to champion their...
Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia lawmakers return to work Monday in Atlanta. January 13 marks the beginning of the 2025 legislative session. The session lasts for...
Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn’t be pardoned
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect...
Biden to deliver prime-time farewell to nation on Wednesday from Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, five days before President-elect Donald...
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Trump report, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected...
North Carolina’s new Democratic governor pledges to rebuild after Helene, work with GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein kicked off his term in office Saturday by praising the resilience of the state's residents...
Biden extends protected status for migrants from four countries ahead of Trump return
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — With a little over a week before the end of President Joe Biden’s term, his administration extended humanitarian protections for...
Georgia’s fourth case of bird flu detected in backyard chicken flock in metro Atlanta
(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced it had detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, sometimes called bird flu, in...
Skeptical Supreme Court justices weigh a rescue of TikTok from nearing ban
(States Newsroom) — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday questioned why they should intervene to block a law forcing the sale of TikTok in...