Congress

Dome Politics is a state-centric media platform that covers the U.S. Congress, specifically races throughout Georgia.
Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01) is leading a bipartisan coalition to sponsor the Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026, a bill to help family forest landowners recover more quickly from natural disasters and keep working forests productive. The coalition includes Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Greg Murphy […]
Gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson continues to throw out Republican political red meat to primary voters, as the self-funding gubernatorial hopeful has targeted the "idiotic DEI" ideology. "We'll ban every bit of idiotic DEI insanity," Jackson said in a video he posted to X, formerly Twitter. We’ll ban every bit of idiotic DEI insanity. pic.twitter.com/j8GWlqwqxY — […]
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has come out against Republicans for voting to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without implementing warrant requirements. The former congresswoman lamented the fact that only about ten Republicans are refusing to go along with the vote. She criticized the rest for voting to give the government the ‘ability […]
In a statement to Dome Politics, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday after the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) criticized his failure to do so in a press release published Monday. Sen. Jon Ossoff's team responded to Dome Politics' comment request Monday night condemning the shooting. "I […]
To honor 250 years of American Independence and the sacrifices made by generations of American military members, Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10) recently introduced the 250 Years of Military Honor Package. This bipartisan legislative package recognizes those who have worn the uniform by establishing a Veterans Appreciation Month, the America 250 Military Appreciation Discount, and Veterans […]
The Republican candidates running to replace Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) clashed in a debate yesterday as they made their appeals to voters ahead of early voting. The debate featured frontrunners Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10) and Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01), as well as political outsider Derek Dooley. In the debate, the candidates were given the chance […]
Congressman David Scott Dies at 80 After 50 Years of Service Representative David Scott (D-GA13) passed away after 23 years as a congressman and 50 years in total representing the people of Georgia. He began his long career as a representative in the Georgia House in 1975 and then joined the Georgia Senate in 1983. Rep. Scott’s staff […]
Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA09) recently introduced legislation targeting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants and refugees, closing a widely abused amnesty loophole. The bill is known as the Territorial Protection and Sovereignty (TPS) Act, and its primary purpose is to repeal TPS authority. Rep. Clyde lambasted the state of TPS, criticizing it for being weaponized […]
Representative Rich McCormick (R-GA07) introduced the Make DC Square Again Act today to undo the unconstitutional 1846 retrocession of Arlington County and the City of Alexandria from the District of Columbia to Virginia. This will restore D.C’s original boundaries established by the Residence Act of 1790. Put simply, it will bring the district back to […]
Representative David Scott (D-GA13) passed away after 23 years as a congressman and 50 years in total representing the people of Georgia. He began his long career as a representative in the Georgia House in 1975 and then joined the Georgia Senate in 1983. His congressional tenure began in 2003, after Georgia gained an additional congressional […]
During a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) pressed Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to serve as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, on his assessment of the state of the American economy during the second Trump administration. The Senator attempted to draw a concrete stance on the economy from Nominee Kevin […]
With early voting set to start next week, Keisha Lance Bottoms is leading the Democratic pool for governor, with Rick Jackson and Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones leading the Republicans. Lance Bottoms, who served as the mayor of Atlanta until 2022, has a campaign primarily focusing on affordability and has vowed to lower health care costs […]
Political outsider and senatorial candidate Derek Dooley announced the release of his first television ad for the May 19 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, and the ad will run starting April 21. The ad, titled “The Boss,” focuses on Dooley’s “Georgia First Contract,” a comprehensive list of promises including: enacting term limits, banning insider […]
Former state Senator Nabilah Parkes, a candidate in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, called Republican candidate and state Senator Greg Dolezal a coward in an April 17, 2026, X post. Greg Dolezal wants us to think he’s a tough guy, but he’s just a coward. When I approached him on the floor of the […]
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently cosponsored the Improving Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families Act, introduced by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), to expand access to prenatal care for military servicemembers and their families. If enacted, this legislation would create a five-year pilot program designating pregnancy as a Qualifying Life Event […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson has promised to quit after his first term if Georgia didn't have the most affordable healthcare in the country. In Mineral Bluff, I was asked about healthcare. The system is filled with perverse incentives. We’ve got to get rid of middlemen and get insurance companies out of the pharmacy business. […]
THE FUZZY PEACH--4.17.2026--JD Vance Endorses Burt Jones--Mike Collins Leads in the Polls--Much More
Vice President JD Vance Endorses Burt Jones for Governor Lt. Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) recently joined Vice President JD Vance and other leaders at the This is the Turning Point Tour at UGA event in Athens, Georgia. At the event, Lt. Governor Jones highlighted the final passage of the True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act. He then received an endorsement […]
Representatives Rich McCormick (R-GA07) and Sarah McBride (D-DE), members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, recently introduced the bipartisan Biotechnology for All High School Students Act. The legislation aims to increase access to hands-on biotechnology education, helping to strengthen the future of health care, agriculture, the environment, and other critical industries. Rep. McCormick […]

