Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congressional staff were scrambling Wednesday to finalize sweeping legislation that would fund much of the federal government, but time was running short ahead of a Friday midnight deadline. Leaders of the House and Senate and the Biden administration announced Tuesday they’d reached consensus on the final …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder Last year, neither chamber in Congress passed any meaningful civil rights legislation, according to an analysis of legislative and voting records of the first session of the 118th Congress by a coalition of civil rights groups. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Voting Record report found …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump is pushing for absolute immunity in the legal battle over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. In a new filing with the Supreme Court, Trump’s legal team argues that he should be shielded from prosecution for any official acts he undertook while …

Jimmy Williams Jared Kushner, who worked closely with former President Donald Trump, recently sparked controversy for his comments regarding Gaza’s waterfront property during an event at Harvard University on March 8. Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and former senior advisor, suggested that the Gaza Strip’s coastline could be valuable if efforts were …

Jimmy Williams Congressional leaders, alongside President Joe Biden, have reached a breakthrough agreement to fund the government, resolving a deadlock over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that had stalled negotiations. In a statement, Speaker Mike Johnson announced the DHS deal, signaling progress toward completing funding for the …

Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on Tuesday ruled that a law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border can take effect while a legal battle over the new state law empowering local …

Jason Hancock, Minnesota Reformer The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom of speech, with a majority of justices across the ideological spectrum raising issues with the case and its potential consequences. The Biden administration …

Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order directing the most comprehensive set of actions ever taken by the president’s office to expand and improve research on women’s health. In a statement, the president and First Lady Jill Biden also announced more …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump has faced challenges in securing a bond to cover the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him and his co-defendants, according to a court filing on Monday. Trump and his company must post a bond for the full amount by next week to halt …

Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extinguished Couy Griffin’s last hope of ever holding elected office again in New Mexico. New Mexico’s courts in 2023 disqualified Griffin, a convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionist and former Otero County commissioner, from being an elected official under Section 3 …

Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Friday designed to make it harder for undocumented immigrants to live in the state — thereby, he said, possibly deterring them from coming here. The measures include driving without a license, “non-official ID cards,” and bumping up certain criminal penalties, all …

Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that it’s up to states and not Congress to preserve access to in vitro fertilization, weighing in on a growing national debate and campaign issue. “It’s not my belief that Congress needs to play a role here,” the Louisiana …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has dismissed six of 41 charges against Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 presidential election interference case. McAfee ruled Wednesday that the Fulton District Attorney’s office has not provided enough evidence to show six of the …

Jimmy Williams A Georgia judge ruled on Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants. However, the judge imposed a major condition related to a conflict of interest stemming from Willis’ romantic relationship …

Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged an overhaul of both Israeli and Palestinian Authority leadership and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has lost his way,” in strong and lengthy comments delivered on the U.S. Senate floor Thursday morning. The New York Democrat — the highest-ranking …