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The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump—who is seeking the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination—to effectively end Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ probe into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The former president’s legal team last week filed petitions with …

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday opened a pair of grant competitions with a combined $20 billion in public funding designed to “mobilize private capital into clean technology projects.” The initiative aims to “create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs for American families, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, while …

House Democrats warned that hundreds of thousands of teachers could lose their jobs if legislation advanced Friday by a Republican-controlled appropriations subcommittee becomes law. The panel’s draft Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill for the coming fiscal year calls for nearly $64 billion in total …

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder On a party-line vote, the U.S. Committee on House Administration on Thursday night passed a bill that would enact strict new voting laws for states, such as requiring copies of IDs for voting by mail, and set penalties for states that allow voting by noncitizens …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams More than a dozen economic justice groups on Friday called on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to move forward with fully funding the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that Republican actions have nullified a debt ceiling deal struck by the Biden White House and GOP leaders. Under …

Nadra Nittle Originally published by The 19th Weeks after the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan in June, many borrowers on Friday received some welcome news about loan relief: The Department of Education announced that it will discharge $39 billion in federal student debt for about …

Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House approved Friday an annual defense authorization bill loaded with GOP rollbacks of Pentagon policies on abortion and transgender health care, as well as efforts to boost racial equity. Republican amendments targeting social policy issues turned a typically bipartisan measure preserving the nation’s military …

Rebecca Schneid, The Texas Tribune Since Waco judge Dianne Hensley received a public warning from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to perform same-sex marriages in 2019, she’s waged a public battle against the state agency. She’s long claimed the governmental body violated state law by punishing her …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys have filed a petition asking the Georgia Supreme Court to block the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office from pursuing cases against Trump and his allies for alleged criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election. The frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential …

Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance As U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama continues his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, he again entered the spotlight Tuesday for his comments that seemingly excused white nationalism. Just before 2 p.m. Eastern, the Alabama senator told Capitol Hill reporters that “white nationalists are racist,” according to …

Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder U.S. senators debated Wednesday how best to resolve a funding cliff within Social Security that will lead to a quarter reduction in benefits in about a decade, absent action from Congress. Democrats on the Budget Committee, led by Chair Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, called for …

Progressives on Thursday expressed hope that a ruling by a state appeals court in New York will give the Democratic Party an opportunity to regain control of several U.S. House seats that were won by Republicans in last year’s midterm elections following what critics called an “undemocratic process” of drawing …

Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th The Biden administration is moving to slash child care costs for at least 80,000 low-income families — and potentially thousands more — through a series of updates coming to a federal program. The administration announced Tuesday its plan to strengthen the Child Care …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has approved the country’s first daily birth control pill that can be used without a prescription, a move that reproductive health advocates celebrated after more than 20 years of advocating for an over-the-counter option. The contraceptive, called Opill, is a progestin-only oral pill …

Donna Lowry, GPB News The Fulton County grand jury determining if former President Donald Trump should face criminal charges in Georgia is now seated. Ninety-six people arrived at Fulton County Superior Court for grand jury duty early Tuesday morning, unaware that some would hear evidence on whether to indict Trump …