Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccine in addition to their annual flu …

With about a third of Americans facing potentially dangerous hot temperatures on Thursday, over two dozen Democratic lawmakers wrote to House of Representatives leadership to demand short- and long-term legislative action on deadly heat. “We write with deep concern about the impacts of this summer’s relentless heatwave that endangers the …

Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump and the rest …

In June, illegal border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border reached their lowest level since President Joe Biden’s first month in office. Border officials apprehended 99,545 individuals between ports of entry, marking a significant 42 percent drop from May. This decline follows the Biden administration’s implementation of new immigration policies aimed …

Zachary Roth There’s a growing feeling, among both experts and ordinary Americans, that our democracy isn’t functioning well — and even that it’s under threat. “American democracy is cracking,” the Washington Post reported August 18. “I’m terrified,” one democracy expert told the paper. “I think we are in bad shape, …

Former President Donald Trump turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday night to be booked on felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Trump arrived at the jail in a presidential-style motorcade and underwent the booking process, which included …

Reproductive rights advocates on Wednesday night vowed that Republican presidential candidates will not succeed as they try to “hide the ball” regarding their plans to ban abortion care nationwide, despite the attempts of contenders including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley at the first GOP …

First Amendment defenders on Wednesday applauded a judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked Tennessee Capitol rules approved by state House Republicans, which earlier this week were used to remove gun control advocates from a subcommittee hearing. The ruling was handed down by Davidson County Chancellor Anne Martin hours after the ACLU …

Jacob Fischler, Wisconsin Examiner Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s front runner refused to attend the two-hour event. Trump instead recorded a competing 46-minute interview with former Fox News …

Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder Ten defendants in the Fulton County election interference case are still due at the county jail this week, but Thursday will be all about one of them: former President Donald Trump. Trump, who has agreed to a $200,000 bond, posted on Truth Social that he “will …

Former President Donald Trump’s election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, surrendered to authorities in Georgia Wednesday on charges related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. The charges are part of the ongoing investigation into Trump and his associates’ attempts to subvert …

Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced that Justice Natalie Hudson will be the next chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first person of color to serve in the position. Hudson, who is currently a Supreme Court associate justice, will be elevated to …

During a legislative hearing in Tennessee, families affected by a fatal school shooting in Nashville, along with other gun control advocates, were removed from the room by state troopers on the orders of a Tennessee Republican leader. The emotional scene unfolded during the second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session, …

Ariana Figueroa, NC Newsline Following the Supreme Court’s summer ruling against 40 million federal student loan borrowers who would have qualified for debt relief, the Biden administration crafted a-year-long delay in repayments. The policy, known as an on-ramp, is set to begin next month. Additionally, hours after the Supreme Court’s …

Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Texas sent three dozen migrants to Los Angeles as the city was struck by Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, which caused record rainfall and flooding in parts of the region. According to a coalition of immigrants rights …