Colleges & Universities
Along with up-to-date political coverage, Dome Politics takes the opportunity to post about issues, news, legislation, about Georgia’s universities and colleges
Republican lawmakers are concluding a three-day retreat hosted at President Donald Trumpโs National Doral golf course and hotel in Miami, Florida.ย The retreat was held for Republican members of the US House of Representatives and covered issues ranging from budgets, to campaigning, to homeland security, to education, and more.ย President Trump addressed the retreat during […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently laid out his vision for Americaโs Department of State during his 4-year mandate at its helm.ย Secretary Rubio, who claimed that leading the State Department was the โhighest honorโ of his life, underscored his strategy would be modelled towards bolstering Americaโs strength, safety, and prosperity.ย President Donald Trumpโs appointment […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Department of Defense to begin constructing a โnext-generation missile defense shieldโ similar to Israelโs Iron Dome.ย Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanked Trump for leading the Iron Dome initiative, construction of which is set to begin immediately. President Trump has previously claimed he would lead […]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has conceded to President Donald Trump after the latter imposed a series of tariffs on Colombia for refusing to accept the USโ immigrant deportation flights.ย President Trump had levied tariffs on Colombia after President Petro prevented two illegal immigrant repatriation flights from landing in Colombia.ย โPetroโs denial of these flights has […]
Russian officials have disclosed President Vladimir Putin is awaiting President Donald Trumpโs invitation to meet and discuss potential avenues for ending the Russia-Ukraine war.ย International media reported Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov disclosed President Putin โwas waiting for signalsโ from President Trump to meet. "Putin is ready. We are waiting for signals (from Washington). Everyone is […]
Kemp Releases 'Winning is Contagious' State of the State Montage Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) has released a montage displaying the key moments of his State of the State Address, relaying the notion that "winning is contagious" and promising a fiscally conservative governance. Winning is contagious, and itโs what weโll continue to do for hardworking Georgians. […]
Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth recently survived a Senate procedural vote enabling him to be considered for the Defense Secretary position. Hegseth obtained 51 votes in favor and 49 against, surpassing the procedural hurdle by razor thin margins.ย Hegsethโs final and decisive confirmation vote is scheduled for Friday, January 24th.ย Senate Majority leader John […]
Representative Mike Collins' (R-GA) pivotal legislation, theย Laken Riley Act, has passed in both the House and the Senate and will head to President Donald Trump's (R) desk. The bill immediately deports illegal immigrants who have been arrested for shoplifting, assault against police officers, and crimes that result in death or serious bodily injury. It also […]
A recently introduced Georgia bill prohibiting schools to enable participation of biological males in sports reserved for biological females was publicly supported by Representative Marjory Taylor Greene (R-GA).ย While speaking to Dome Politics' Javier Manjarres, Representative Greene (R-GA) expressed her full support for the effort, which also prohibits public schools from permitting biological males to […]
President Donald Trumpโs administration has ordered for the termination of all of the US governmentโs Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and employees. The move comes hours after President Trumpโs team shuttered the governmentโs official DEI website.ย An executive order signed by Trump on January 20thย directed โthe termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal […]
President Donald Takes Office, Destroys Biden Legacy and Failed Policies Elections have consequences. President Donald Trumpโs acceptance speech stung Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, as the 47thย President savaged Biden administrations failed foreign and domestic policies.. All President Biden could do was sit there behind President Trump and take it on the chin. President Donald […]
Trump Issues Broad Pardon of January 6 Protestors; Commutes Sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
President Donald Trump issued a sweeping pardon forgiving all Americans charged and convicted for their involvement in the January 6, 2021 capitol attacks.ย The pardon also commuted the sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leadership convicted for a series of crimes associated with the January 6 riots. Trump has referred to many of those […]
President Donald Trump heralded a โgolden age for Americaโ as he promised advances in the economy, immigration, foreign policy and other salient policy issues during his presidential inaugural address. President Trump, who has become only the second US president to ever hold nonconsecutive terms, laid out his vision and plan for his administration.ย During the […]
Inauguration Day: President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in today as the United Statesโ 47th president.ย President Trump was re-elected to the presidency after losing the 2020 elections to President Joe Biden.ย Some have qualified Trumpโs return as โthe greatest political comeback in American history.โย Today, Trump will officially become the 47th US […]
The US Supreme Court unanimously rejected a first-amendment challenge brought by TikTok against a recently passed law mandating ByteDance, its parent company, divest from the app or cease operating it.ย ByteDance now has until Sunday to divest from TikTok lest it be granted a one-time 90 day extension by the President.ย President-elect Donald Trump, whoโs […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has caught conservative lawmakersโ attention as it shutters its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives prior to President-elect Donald Trumpโs inauguration.ย The FBI recently decided to shut down its DEI central office prior to President Trumpโs inauguration on January 20th.ย FBI DEI initiatives have been subject to harsh criticism […]
President Joe Biden is facing renewed criticism for his economic policies following the recently released Consumer Price Indexโs (CPI) December 2024 report.ย The CPI report outlines inflation rose 2.9% for the month of December, increasing the accumulated inflation Americans experienced under President Biden to 20.7%.ย Conservatives have consistently criticized Bidenโs economic policies as inciting inflation […]
WASHINGTONโDuring his Senate confirmation hearing to become the next Secretary of State in the incoming Trump administration, Senator Marco Rubio outlined the growing threat to the American way of life that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses to the United States and the rest of the Western World. Sen. Rubioโs foreign policy knowledge and bona […]