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How to watch the House Jan. 6 committee public hearing tonight

Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings...

Fourth grade survivor of Uvalde shooting tells Congress: ‘I don’t want it to happen...

Content Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions related to gun violence.  WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A fourth-grader who survived the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting where...

U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun law sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath

U.S. House lawmakers passed a bill that would implement federal “red flag” laws under mounting pressure to respond to the country’s seemingly never-ending string...

Bipartisan U.S. Senate bill aiding veterans exposed to burn pits edges toward passage

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Senate is set to approve a sweeping bill in the coming days steered by the bipartisan duo of...

What to know about Thursday’s public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the...

WASHINGTON D.C. (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will launch the first in...

‘My mom’s life mattered’: Son of Black shooting victim urges Congress to act

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The son of a Black woman shot and killed by a white supremacist begged members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary...

New Georgia election board chair takes helm ahead of midterms

(GA Recorder) — A newly rebuilt State Election Board is positioned to determine whether the state takes over Fulton County election operations, oversee Georgia’s...

Tensions flare during 10th Congressional District GOP runoff debate

ATLANTA — The two Republicans in the primary runoff for Georgia's 10th Congressional District are both ultra-conservative Trump-supporting candidates, but only one has Trump's...

WWII veteran revisits past with tour of P-51 Mustang

A restored P-51 Mustang brought a smile to the face of a 101-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran in North Georgia. Jim McCubbin flew P-51...

Raffensperger a top target in Democratic Secretary of State runoff debate

ATLANTA — The race to become Georgia's top election official has gained national attention, and now that Republican Brad Raffensperger has been re-nominated as...

U.S. Army Corps revokes approval of mining near Okefenokee

(GA Recorder) — A proposal to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp was dealt a setback Friday after a federal agency determined the Alabama company...

Fourth grader who survived Uvalde school shooting will testify before Congress

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Survivors of two horrific mass shootings in New York and Texas will appear before the U.S. House Oversight and Reform...