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Eleven years after Sandy Hook, McBath continues to push for congressional action on gun safety
This week will mark 11 years since a massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary forever changed the lives of more than 20 families. A young man with military-style firepower killed 20 children and six adults in less than five minutes. The mass shooting in Connecticut came three weeks after Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, then a single […] The post Eleven years after Sandy Hook, McBath continues to push for congressional action on gun safety appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Bookman: Rudy’s dye stain amounts to his mark of Cain in American history
Rudy Giuliani has no regrets. No regrets, he says, for falsely accusing two election workers of stealing a presidential election here in Georgia. No regrets for coming to the state Capitol bearing “proof” that the two workers had been secretly passing vote-filled memory cards between them, “as if they’re vials of heroin or cocaine.” In […] The post Bookman: Rudy’s dye stain amounts to his mark of Cain in American history appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
US House Republicans back formal impeachment inquiry against Biden
The U.S. House voted along party lines Wednesday to officially proceed with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. The Republican-controlled chamber approved a resolution, 221-212, with Illinois Democrat Brad Schneider not voting, to allow three committees to continue their investigation into whether Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s foreign business dealings. If such a link could […] The post US House Republicans back formal impeachment inquiry against Biden appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Immigration talks in Congress lag as Latino lawmakers urge rejection of GOP proposals
WASHINGTON — Negotiations over immigration policy made small progress Wednesday, but not enough to strike a deal and ease the passage of billions in global security aid before Congress leaves for a three-week recess. Meanwhile, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said they are frustrated that some proposals under discussion would make major changes in […] The post Immigration talks in Congress lag as Latino lawmakers urge rejection of GOP proposals appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Advocates hopeful after Georgia, Alabama officials announce plan to settle water war outside court
An agreement between the states of Georgia and Alabama in a yearslong water dispute is being celebrated for where it came about: outside of a courtroom. Governors of the two neighboring Southern states announced in a joint press release this week that they had reached an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which […] The post Advocates hopeful after Georgia, Alabama officials announce plan to settle water war outside court appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
US Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear oral arguments and decide whether broad access to the abortion pill can remain legal across the United States. The justices’ decision to hear the case this term will put abortion access and the politics that comes with it back in front of the nation’s highest […] The post US Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Massive defense bill advances in U.S. Senate, but faces objections from House conservatives
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took an important step Tuesday on the nation’s annual defense policy bill, but the reliably bipartisan legislation is expected to hit the same hard-right opposition in the U.S. House that has dogged lawmakers since the beginning of this Congress. The Democratic-led upper chamber voted to end debate on this year’s […] The post Massive defense bill advances in U.S. Senate, but faces objections from House conservatives appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but it’s tied to stalled border talks
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struggled Tuesday to convince members of Congress to approve billions in additional aid to his country at a crucial moment in the nearly two-year war with Russia. But the outlook was grim as lawmakers remained deadlocked on another piece of a supplemental spending bill under debate in the Senate […] The post Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but it’s tied to stalled border talks appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
The US avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024?
Next year is packed with potential shifts in the economy but many economists and investment analysts expect that the country will likely avoid a recession in 2024 even as growth slows in the first half of the year. States Newsroom talked to economists about their expectations for some key metrics as well as their concerns about what could […] The post The US avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024? appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
One year in, Arizona’s universal school vouchers are a cautionary tale for the rest of the nation
The nation is watching as the devastating impacts of Arizona’s universal voucher program unfold. The most expansive and least accountable in the country, Arizona’s ESA voucher program is an unmitigated economic disaster with very real human impacts. Last year, Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey rammed through universal ESA vouchers pushed by out-of-state interests. The Republicans running the legislature […] The post One year in, Arizona’s universal school vouchers are a cautionary tale for the rest of the nation appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Latino voters concerned about economy, feel neither party pays them close attention, poll says
With less than a year to go before the 2024 election, Georgia’s Latino voters are thinking about economic issues, and while they align more with the Democratic Party on average, majorities say both parties either don’t care too much about or are hostile toward their community. Those are some of the findings of a UnidosUS […] The post Latino voters concerned about economy, feel neither party pays them close attention, poll says appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
US Supreme Court asked to quickly rule on Trump claims of presidential immunity
WASHINGTON — Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to expedite a decision on former President Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity in the 2020 election interference case. Smith asked the justices to rule on a matter that ordinarily would first go to a lower federal appeals court, […] The post US Supreme Court asked to quickly rule on Trump claims of presidential immunity appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Fulton 19 update: Witness list emerges, flirtation with bond revocation, Trump trial date wrangling
Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence tops the list of noteworthy potential witnesses who Fulton County prosecutors could put on the witness stand in the 2020 presidential election interference trial for Donald Trump and his co-defendants. CNN was the initial media outlet to report last week that Pence was one of the high-profile names on […] The post Fulton 19 update: Witness list emerges, flirtation with bond revocation, Trump trial date wrangling appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Anti-abortion attorneys ascend federal government ranks with Christian right legal training
When Mississippi Solicitor General Scott G. Stewart presented Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2021, he argued that state lawmakers should be able to ban abortion at any time in pregnancy, not just after so-called “viability,” the point where a fetus could survive outside of a uterus. The […] The post Anti-abortion attorneys ascend federal government ranks with Christian right legal training appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Lawmakers close redistricting session; judge to decide if GOP-crafted maps comply with order
This story was updated at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. 2023 after the governor signed the maps. Depending on who is asked, a newly redrawn congressional map is either an open act of defiance or exactly what federal Judge Steve Jones instructed lawmakers to do when he struck down Georgia’s political maps for diluting the […] The post Lawmakers close redistricting session; judge to decide if GOP-crafted maps comply with order appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Growing threat of political violence looms over 2024, former members of Congress warn
Former members of Congress are deeply concerned about political violence ahead of the 2024 presidential election, former Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama and former Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia said at a Thursday joint appearance sponsored by the liberal Center for American Progress and the nonpartisan McCain Institute. Jones, a moderate Democrat who lost reelection […] The post Growing threat of political violence looms over 2024, former members of Congress warn appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
With time growing short, U.S. Senate talks extend on immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress left the Capitol on Thursday without a deal on sought-after changes to immigration policy that’s tied to aid for Ukraine and Israel — leaving them just one week to resolve the dispute before lawmakers depart for a three-week holiday break. Negotiations among a small group of senators are expected to […] The post With time growing short, U.S. Senate talks extend on immigration overhaul appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman censured by U.S. House after he pulled fire alarm
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Thursday to censure Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York. The House voted 214-191 along party lines on a resolution to censure Bowman for pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 30 while the House considered legislation to prevent a government shutdown. Censure amounts to deep disapproval of […] The post New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman censured by U.S. House after he pulled fire alarm appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Haley draws fire from rivals in GOP presidential debate, as Christie calls Trump ‘unfit’
Half of the four Republican presidential candidates on a debate stage in Alabama on Wednesday night focused their attacks on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who’s vying for the prized second place in the nominating contest. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy teamed up early in the debate to repeatedly hit […] The post Haley draws fire from rivals in GOP presidential debate, as Christie calls Trump ‘unfit’ appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
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