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...
Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s school sports
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams consistent with their...
Senate bill seeking to strip governmental immunity from ‘sanctuary cities’ passes committee
(Georgia Recorder) — Under what circumstances can a Georgia resident sue their local government for crimes committed by another person?
Under Senate Bill 21, which...
Protest erupts in D.C. against Trump administration plans to spike global humanitarian aid
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Thousands gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s bulldozing of U.S. disaster aid and critical medical care...
Trump notion U.S. should control Gaza met with little enthusiasm in Congress
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to have the United States take over Gaza and potentially deploy American troops in the extremely...
Georgia judge dismisses Arbery case prosecutor’s indictment
A southeast Georgia judge has thrown out the felony indictment against former Glynn County prosecutor Jackie Johnson, acquitting her of trial on charges that...
Georgia sets legal bar very high to shield intellectually disabled people from death penalty
(Georgia Recorder) — Nearly four decades ago, public outrage over the execution of Jerome Bowden, a man with an IQ of 65, spurred Georgia...
U.S. Senate confirms Florida’s Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Senators voted 54-46 to install the former Florida attorney general at the top of the U.S. Justice Department, an agency Trump...
Trump administration begins first detention flights to Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The Trump administration on Tuesday sent the first flight of detained migrants on military aircraft from the United States to...
Georgia House panel advances bill to allow judges to keep personal info out of...
(Georgia Recorder) — A Georgia legislative committee voted Tuesday to establish a new process to protect judges from threats by keeping some of their...
Ossoff votes to confirm Collins as Secretary of VA
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released a statement today following his vote to confirm former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins as the next Secretary of Veterans...