Georgia Politics
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President Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is progressing through the Senate as the Finance Committee recently released a revised version. The measure was recently passed in the House of Representatives and includes policies like no taxes on tips, tax cuts, and immigration regulations. According to supporters of the BBB, the Senate’s approval would codify numerous […]
The White House recently reminded the public of President Donald Trump’s consistent anti-nuclear Iran stance as speculation festers anticipating US involvement in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. “President Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,” reads a White House press release, “a pledge he […]
Attorney General Chris Carr recently released a statement warning that rioters could be charged with domestic terrorism. The reaction to the warning has been surprisingly calm, with many on X cheering Carr on. In a previous report, it was discussed how this warning was Carr’s response to the riots in Los Angeles. Protests and demonstrations […]
Minnesota experienced a shocking incident of political violence recently, as two Democratic lawmakers were the targets, and unfortunately, one was killed. State Rep. Melissa Hortman was shot and killed alongside her husband. State Rep. John Hoffman and his wife were shot, but fortunately made it out alive. Thankfully, the suspect is now in custody after […]
A recent poll released by the Pharmaceutical Reform Alliance (PRA) found that a majority of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at lowering drug prices for pharmaceutical companies. President Trump issued the order in mid-May, arguing that other countries have drastically lower drug prices because their governments are the single buyers and […]
Rep. Hank Johnson (D) has slammed the Trump administration for its response to the LA riots, and for indicting Rep. LaMonica McIver (D) for interfering with federal officers. Rep. Johnson accused President Donald Trump of purposefully escalating the situation in Los Angeles. In an official statement, he claims that state and local law enforcement had […]
Republican lawmakers are at an apparent impasse regarding next steps with Iran as nuclear negotiations sputter. Iran and President Donald Trump’s administration have been discussing potential diplomatic solutions to halt the former’snuclear development programs. However, recent reports suggest Iran is unwilling to concede to the US’s main requests, and every day without a‘nuclear deal’ brings […]
Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr has taken a firm stand against rioting ahead of upcoming protests. Protests against ICE raids and deportations are being planned for the upcoming weekend. The violent protests in Los Angeles all started because of ICE raids. They escalated to the point where President Donald Trump saw it necessary to send […]
Georgia Republicans have expressed their outrage at the LA riots. They have called for order to be restored and for mass deportations to continue. The riots in LA began as a response to ICE raids that targeted those with criminal histories. Dozens of people were taken into custody from multiple locations across the city. The […]
Gov. Brian Kemp has traveled to Canada to attend a trade conference. The purpose of the trip is to strengthen economic alliances between the southeastern states and Canadian provinces. The conference, known as the Southeast U.S.-Canadian Provinces Alliance conference, is expected to run through June 10th. The alliance was established in the late 2000s to […]
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) has raised the alarm over concerns that FEMA is unprepared to deal with the upcoming hurricane season, claiming that this is the result of massive cuts by DOGE. In a new video posted to X, Sen. Warnock discussed the issue. He began by mentioning how the head of FEMA was unaware […]
Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) condemned House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-NY) recent vow to unmask Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting illegal aliens in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). "This is reprehensible. The House Minority Leader threatened to dox our courageous @ICEgov agents for protecting our communities. Democrats continue to be pro-crime […]
The clash between President Trump and Elon Musk has lawmakers divided. Georgia Republicans, however, stand united in backing Trump. The whole feud goes back to the big, beautiful bill. Musk publicly denounced it with his statement, calling it an abomination. Trump expressed his disappointment with Musk and has urged Republicans to pass the bill forward. […]
Senator Raphael Warnock (D) has taken a strong stance against the big, beautiful bill, making the bill into a moral issue and shamed those who voted for it. Sen. Warnock has posted many times on X about his opposition to the big beautiful bill. He has even referred to it several times as the ‘big […]
President Donald Trump recently imposed a travel moratorium on several Middle Eastern countries plus Cuba and Venezuela. President Trump justified the travel ban by arguing that the countries included fail to cooperate with the US government’s 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 Cuba’s medical doctors forced labor initiatives. For months, reports have alleged that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors. More than 40,000 Cuban doctors are reportedly spread worldwide in […]
Georgia's congressional delegation was especially active in multiple areas this week, focusing on issues that include technology, foreign policy, domestic policy, and economics. First, Rep. Buddy Carter (R) joined up with other Georgia Republicans to endorse Josh McKoon for Chairman of the Georgia GOP. President Trump also endorsed McKoon for the role. Every Republican representative […]
Rep. Mike Collins received backlash on social media for his connections with the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC). Users specifically targeted the donation amount he has received from the organization. Rep. Collins doesn’t normally receive criticism on 'X' because he is quite popular on the platform. In fact, the post that invited this criticism […]