State & National News

No jail time or fines for Trump in sentencing for NY hush money case

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case just days before his inauguration, making him...

Carter ushered in new era of race relations after Georgia’s long racially segregated history

(Georgia Recorder) — Jimmy Carter would chart a new course for the state at the start of his four-year term serving as Georgia’s governor...

Plains welcomes back its own Jimmy Carter for the final time

Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral ended Thursday where it began — in Plains, his and the former first lady Rosalynn's hometown in South Georgia. Carter...

Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump hosted 22 of the nation's 27 Republican governors for dinner at his Florida club on Thursday...

Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on...

As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy

WASHINGTON (AP) — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn't been offering much sympathy. Instead, he's claiming he could do...

Supreme Court rejects President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s final bid to put his New York hush-money case on...

Strong bipartisan support in U.S. Senate advances bill expanding immigration detention

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans gained more than enough Democratic support Thursday to advance a bill that would greatly expand immigration detention,...

Text of President Joe Biden’s eulogy from the state funeral for Jimmy Carter

Leaders of the clergy, distinguished guests and most importantly the Carter family. In April 2021, Jill and I visited Jimmy and Rosalynn on a warm...

Jimmy Carter’s funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As they filed into the front pews at Washington National Cathedral, wearing dark suits and mostly solemn faces, five current and...

Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral...

Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgia's highest court to review a lower appeals court's ruling that removed her...