State & National News

Witness list emerges in Fulton election interference case

(GA Recorder) — Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence tops the list of noteworthy potential witnesses who Fulton County prosecutors could put on the...

With time growing short, U.S. Senate talks extend on immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Members of Congress left the Capitol on Thursday without a deal on sought-after changes to immigration policy that’s tied to...

Judge to decide if Georgia’s new political maps comply with order

(GA Recorder) — Depending on who is asked, a newly redrawn congressional map is either an open act of defiance or exactly what federal...

Georgia lawmakers OK U.S. House map

Georgia lawmakers have approved a new congressional map that keeps a 9-5 advantage for Republicans, complying with a court's order to add a majority-Black...

Haley draws fire from rivals in GOP presidential debate, as Christie calls Trump ‘unfit’

(States Newsroom) — Half of the four Republican presidential candidates on a debate stage in Alabama on Wednesday night focused their attacks on former...

3 dead, 1 in stable condition after UNLV shooting

A gunman opened fire Wednesday on the University of Las Vegas campus, killing at least three people and wounding a fourth. In addition to the...

Full Georgia House vote set on congressional map ahead of federal court review

(GA Recorder) — A state House committee approved Georgia’s GOP-drawn congressional maps on a party-line vote Wednesday, teeing up the map for a full...

Georgia Republicans deflect criticism of new congressional map

(GA Recorder) — Georgia Republican senators voted Tuesday in favor of a controversial congressional map after deflecting criticism that the redrawn districts unfairly target...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaving Congress at end of year

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Wednesday joined the growing list of Congress members heading for the U.S. Capitol exits. McCarthy’s...

GOP lawmakers advance revamped congressional map over objections

(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s new GOP-created congressional map is teed up for a vote in the Senate after a committee approved it on a...

Tuberville relents on months-long blockade of most military nominees

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — After blocking hundreds of U.S. military promotions for most of 2023 in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy, Sen. Tommy...

Georgia Power again presses case for customer rate hike to pay for bloated Plant...

(GA Recorder) — State regulators heard familiar complaints on Monday about Georgia Power customers paying more for electricity after years of being saddled with...