State & National News

Biden and Trump trade insults, accusations of lying in acrimonious presidential debate

(States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump pitched to undecided voters Thursday night during the first debate of the presidential...

Anticipation builds ahead of Georgia’s Biden-Trump CNN debate

(Georgia Recorder) — The big show in Atlanta may be Thursday evening, but the days leading up to the first presidential debate have been...

Immigration policy fought over by Biden and Trump in Atlanta debate

(States Newsroom) — Immigration occupies center stage in the 2024 presidential campaign and also was a major focus during the first presidential debate Thursday night...

U.S. House Democrats push for federal gun reform following surgeon general advisory

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) – Democratic U.S. House members pushed for legislative action to address gun violence Wednesday, the day after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek...

Delayed Supreme Court ruling makes Trump trial on 2020 charges unlikely before election

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule on whether presidents enjoy total criminal immunity, delaying one of the most...

Document indicates Supreme Court will punt Idaho emergency abortion case

(States Newsroom) — A document inadvertently uploaded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday appears to indicate the court will send a case...

Biden and Trump vye for undecided voters in Thursday’s presidential debate

(States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will get a crucial opportunity to reach undecided voters and set the terms...

Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under military law for consensual same-sex relations,...

Bipartisan group of former elected officials launches effort to restore trust in democracy

(Georgia Recorder) — Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the aisle are banding together to launch a new group focused...

Calm, conservative, confident: What GOP senators want in Trump’s vice presidential pick

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Republican members of the U.S. Senate striving for a takeover of their chamber in the November elections have a wish...

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official

Editor’s note: This story contains profanities and racist slurs. (Stateline) – When Milton Kidd leaves work at the end of the day, he slips out the...

Federal lawsuit challenges new Georgia cash bail law

(Georgia Recorder) — A federal lawsuit seeks to block a new Georgia law that it claims would effectively eliminate charitable bail funds by imposing...