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Congressional Georgia Democrats have banded together with a letter sent to Governor Brian Kemp (R), urging him to opt in to the Department of Agricultureโs EBT summer nutrition program for 2026.ย The delegation, led by Senator Raphael Warnock (D) and Rep. Lucy McBath (D), includes Senator Jon Ossoff (D), Rep. Hank Johnson (D), and Rep. Nikema […]
Governor Brian Kemp has announced that the city of LaFayette in Walker County is set to welcome a new prepared foods facility. Pilgrimโs, one of the worldโs leading food companies, will invest $400 million into the city, expanding its footprint and supporting more than 630 new jobs at full capacity.ย For context, Pilgrimโs is a […]
The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (HHS' OCR) have informed the New England Commission of Higher Education that Harvard University has violated federal anti-discrimination laws. The crux of the Department's argument is that Harvard deliberately ignored numerous instances of antisemitic harassment and discrimination toward Jewish […]
Weather modification is under threat as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) is set to introduce new legislation banning the practice. She called it โdangerous and deadlyโ and is looking to classify it as a felony, emulating Floridaโs Senate Bill (SB) 56. Rep. Greene announced her intention to introduce this new bill on X, claiming that […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed plans to draft two additional bills similar to the recently passed โOne, Big, Beautifulโ Bill (BBBl. Republicans codified BBB during the 4th of July weekend following heated debate over the billโs most controversial issues. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Speaker Johnson claimed he has plans to draft similar […]
Iranโs airspace has been partially reopened for commercial travel following its complete closure during Iran and Israelโsrecent 12-day conflict.ย โAs of July 2, Iran's airspace has partially reopened,โ announced the State Department.ย The airspace reopening follows a ceasefire agreement reached by Iran and Israel and brokered by President Donald Trump.ย Israel and Iran exchanged heavy […]
Georgiaโs Okefenokee Swamp has been saved by a conservationist group that purchased eight thousand acres of land. The Swamp has proven to be a battleground for the environmentalist struggle and was set to face potentially irreversible damage from a proposed mine.ย The Conservation Fund purchased the land from Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals to prevent invasive […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethย recently ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in an effort to purportedly take โthe politics out of ship naming.โ The USNS Milk was ordered to be named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk during former President Barack Obamaโs administration. Milk, whose homosexual tendencies caused […]
The US Treasury Department recently announced new sanctions against Mexican banks allegedly helping cartels finance and profit from their criminal activities.ย Specifically, Treasury is sanctioning the banks for assisting Mexican gangs to launder profits gained through fentanyl trafficking.ย Treasuryโs Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identified three Mexico-based financial institutions โas being of primary money laundering […]
The recent ceasefire agreement reached by Iran and Israel and brokered by President Donald Trump has collapsed after Iran reportedly violated the terms by firing missiles at Israeli residential areas.ย In the early hours of Tuesday, June 24, missile fire from Iran struck a civilian building in Beโer Sheva, Israel, violating a ceasefire deal that […]
Arslan Akhtar, a State Department Visa Specialist, has been removed from his role following hidden camera footage exposing his cooperation with illegal immigrants and racist beliefs.ย In the footage, obtained by OโKeefe Media group, Akhtar admits to helping illegal immigrants evade law enforcement, professes his desire to see Elon Musk โlynched,โ criticizes Jews, and makes […]
Iranโs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei recently undermined Israelโs operation against Iranโs nuclear weapons development programs after the US voiced continued hope for negotiations.ย Iran has indiscriminately fired sundry inter-ballistic missiles against Israel as a response to Israelโs ongoing attacks targeting the formerโs nuclear development programs.ย The attacks followed weeks of stagnating US-Iran negotiations after the […]
The lease for the Geological Surveyโs water science center in Norcross, Georgiaย was set to be terminated by the Department of the Interior. Thanks to the efforts of Senators Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D), the center will remain open.ย The lease was supposed to be terminated as part of a DOGE initiative. DOGE raised […]
Israel is condemning a recent attack on the civilian Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva by Iran's military. According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), an Iranian intercontinental ballistic missile struck Soroka Hospital, causing heavy damage and injuring dozens.ย Iranian officials reportedly claimed they were targeting nearby military bases.ย Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz decried the […]
Republican lawmakers are at an apparent impasse regarding next steps with Iran as nuclear negotiations sputter.ย Iran and President Donald Trumpโs administration have been discussing potential diplomatic solutions to halt the formerโsnuclear development programs.ย However, recent reports suggest Iran is unwilling to concede to the USโs main requests, and every day without aโnuclear dealโ brings […]
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently struck Houthi assets in the Hudaydah Port in Yemen as a response to ongoing daily Houthi attacks on Israelโs citizenry.ย According to IDF reports, the Hudaya port was targeted because it โis used to transfer weapons and to exploit civilian infrastructure to advance terrorist activities.โย Civilians allegedly received warnings […]
President Donald Trump recently imposed a travel moratorium on several Middle Eastern countries plus Cuba and Venezuela.ย President Trump justified the travel ban by arguing that the countries included fail to cooperate with the US governmentโs immigration proceedings. The travel ban includes blanket prohibition on all immigrants from 12 states and partial prohibitions on immigrants […]
State Secretary Marco Rubio recently announced the State Department will be restricting the Visas of foreign government officials partaking in Cubaโs medical doctors forced labor initiatives.ย For months, reports have alleged that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.ย More than 40,000 Cuban doctors are reportedly spread worldwide in […]