Third judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A New Hampshire federal judge Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to end the constitutional right of...
State senator pushes bill to protect Georgia Power customers from rate hikes fueled by...
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia Power, a national data center association, and clean energy groups are divided over the need for legislation that would prevent...
What is USAID’s impact on Georgia? This peanut product manufacturer says it’s ‘massive’
Thousands of workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, are being furloughed. This comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked a plan...
Democratic AGs allege Trump administration is freezing federal funds despite court order
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Democratic attorneys general from throughout the country on Friday asked a federal judge to enforce a temporary restraining order he...
Lawsuits multiply against Trump barrage of orders as Democrats struggle to fight back
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Less than three weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump and those working under his auspices — most prominently...
U.S. Senate GOP unveils budget details to jumpstart border security, energy legislation
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday released the text of the budget resolution that will lay the groundwork...
Georgia Senate passes transgender sports ban
(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia state Senate Thursday passed legislation banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams in schools along mostly party...
Georgia House OKs revised spending plan with hundreds of millions for prisons, hurricane relief
(Georgia Recorder) — The state House backed a revised $40.5 billion spending plan for this year that sets aside hundreds of millions of dollars...
U.S. Senate confirms Russ Vought to manage the nation’s budget
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Russ Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, giving support...
Lawmakers press Social Security on lag in paying expanded benefits to public employees
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. senators from both political parties wrote to the acting Social Security commissioner on Thursday, expressing concern it might take...
Protesters at Georgia Capitol decry Trump policies ranging from deportation to trans restrictions
ATLANTA, Ga. (Georgia Recorder) — Demonstrators gathered in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s actions in the early weeks of his second...
VA medical workers receive contract to resign
WASHINGTON, D.C. (This is Topeka) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a sweeping resignation offer to its employees, a move that has...