Judge to Decide Whether ICE can Re-Detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Judge to Decide Whether ICE can Re-Detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Joseph Quesada
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December 22, 2025
GREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge will decide whether ICE can re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia has been free from immigration custody for just over a week. USCIS released Abrego on Dec. 11. following U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis’ ruling that the government had detained him “without lawful authority.” “This is an extremely irregular and […]
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Governor Brian Kemp Announces David Burge as New Revenue Commissioner

Governor Brian Kemp Announces David Burge as New Revenue Commissioner

James Swafford
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December 22, 2025
Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) recently announced his appointment of David Burge as the incoming Commissioner of the Department of Revenue (DOR), following the confirmation of current commissioner Frank O'Connell by the Georgia House and Senate Judiciary Committees as the state's first Tax Court Chief Judge.  The Governor originally appointed O'Connell as DOR Commissioner in February […]
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Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Greenland Special Envoy

Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Greenland Special Envoy

Joseph Quesada
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December 22, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland. “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Issues Statement on Upcoming Special Election

Marjorie Taylor Greene Issues Statement on Upcoming Special Election

James Swafford
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December 22, 2025
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has broken her silence on the upcoming special election to replace her. In a lengthy post on X, the Georgia Republican responded to Republican candidate Brian Stover, who stated that he would distance himself from Greene’s behavior. Stover first clarified how he would be different by affirming his allegiance to […]
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House Passes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Protect Children’s Innocence Act

House Passes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Protect Children’s Innocence Act

James Swafford
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December 19, 2025
The House of Representatives has passed Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) HR 3492, also known as the Protect Children’s Innocence Act. This bill was introduced to the House in May, and it is the first notable attempt to codify one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.  HR 3492 establishes federal criminal offenses for providing gender-affirming […]
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RFK Jr. Announces Moves to Ban Trans Care for Minors

RFK Jr. Announces Moves to Ban Trans Care for Minors

Joseph Quesada
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December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday many regulatory moves aimed at banning gender-affirming care for minors nationwide. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced the measures in a press conference. The conference took place at […]
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Senate Passes Jon Ossoff’s Bill to Stop Child Trafficking

Senate Passes Jon Ossoff’s Bill to Stop Child Trafficking

James Swafford
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December 18, 2025
The Senate recently passed the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill designed to strengthen coordination between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to stop child trafficking and protect victims. The bill was sponsored by Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) […]
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Buddy Carter Announces Full Support for Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

Buddy Carter Announces Full Support for Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

James Swafford
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December 18, 2025
Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) has announced his full support for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a bill recently passed by the House of Representatives, which provides American citizens with more affordable health care coverage. Also known as House Resolution (HR) 6703, the bill reduces healthcare costs by implementing several reforms that […]
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State Department Announces $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan

State Department Announces $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan

Joseph Quesada
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December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON – The State Department announced an approved $11.1 billion package of arms sales to Taiwan. The package includes medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones. The announcement arrived late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Donald Trump. The approved sales are meant to aid Taipei’s efforts to “modernize its armed forces and to maintain […]
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Rebel Republicans Unite with Democrats on Healthcare

Rebel Republicans Unite with Democrats on Healthcare

Joseph Quesada
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December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON – Four House Republicans rebelled against Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) on Wednesday. The members backed a Democratic aim to force a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring on Dec. 31st. Rep Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan, and Ryan Mackenzie, all from Pennsylvania, signed a “discharge petition.” […]
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Hegseth Says He Won't Publicly Release Boat Strike Video

Hegseth Says He Won't Publicly Release Boat Strike Video

Joseph Quesada
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December 17, 2025
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon will not publicly release raw footage of the strike that killed two survivors of an initial boat attack. The attack in the Caribbean was on a vessel suspected of carrying cocaine. The announcement comes after intense skepticism arose from Congress about the incident. Hegseth confirmed […]
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AOC Calls President Trump's War Against Drug Cartels 'Reckless Interventionism'

AOC Calls President Trump's War Against Drug Cartels 'Reckless Interventionism'

Javier Manjarres
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December 17, 2025
WASHINGTON— With the Trump administration continuing its 'War on Drugs' by using kinetic military action against criminal drug cartels off the coast of Venezuela, the U.S. Congress is torn over supporting or not supporting President Donald Trump's effort to stamp out the illicit drug trade that has killed tens of thousands of Americans. Republican lawmakers […]
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AG Chris Carr Announces Indictment of Healthcare Facility Owners for Medicaid Fraud

AG Chris Carr Announces Indictment of Healthcare Facility Owners for Medicaid Fraud

James Swafford
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December 17, 2025
Attorney General Chris Carr recently announced that Kim Higgins and Marcel Higgens, both from Woodstock, have been indicted in DeKalb County on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Medicaid Fraud and a combined 23 counts of Medicaid Fraud.  The defendants owned and operated a behavioral health facility known as Overcomers Day Services, LLC, that provided Intensive […]
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Trump Announces 'Complete Blockade' on Oil Tankers

Trump Announces 'Complete Blockade' on Oil Tankers

Joseph Quesada
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December 17, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a naval blockade of “sanctioned oil vessels” leaving and heading to Venezuela," saying that the South American nation was "completely surrounded." In a post on Truth Social, Trump claims that Venezuela has been using oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by […]
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Georgia Democratic Delegation Pushes Back Against the Trump Tariffs

Georgia Democratic Delegation Pushes Back Against the Trump Tariffs

James Swafford
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December 16, 2025
Georgia’s Democratic Congressional delegation, led by Representative Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), has urged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring Senate Joint (SJ) Resolution 88 to the House Floor for an immediate vote on the Trump tariffs. The bill recently passed the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 51-47 and aims to […]
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Trump Declares Fentanyl as WMD amid Drug War Escalation

Trump Declares Fentanyl as WMD amid Drug War Escalation

Joseph Quesada
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December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an executive order classifying the street drug fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. “The manufacture and distribution of fentanyl, primarily performed by organized criminal networks, threatens our national security. It also fuels lawlessness in our hemisphere and at our border,” the proclamation declares. During an event on Monday, December […]
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Georgia Lawmakers Respond to Recent Violence in Australia and Rhode Island

Georgia Lawmakers Respond to Recent Violence in Australia and Rhode Island

James Swafford
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December 16, 2025
A recent wave of violence has shocked the world after a terrorist incident occurred in Sydney, Australia, and a mass shooting in Rhode Island, USA. Fifteen people were shot and killed in Sydney, and two people were shot and killed at Brown University in Rhode Island.  Georgia lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have […]
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Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against BBC

Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against BBC

Joseph Quesada
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December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Monday. Trump accuses the British network of defamation alongside deceptive and unfair trade practices. The president filed the suit in a Miami federal court, seeking $10 billion in damages. The 33-page civil complaint accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, […]
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