National Politics

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 […]

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 […]

WASHINGTON— With the Trump administration continuing its efforts to eradicate drug cartels operating off  Venezuela's coastline by destroying drug-laden vessels fueling the "fight of a lifetime" Americans face, Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick is warning that the cartels being targeted could soon begin to use "women and children" as human shields in defense of their lucrative […]

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.” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

LOS ANGELES – The FBI announced the arrests of four suspected members of an extremist group this week. The members allegedly plotted coordinated bombing attacks on New Year’s Eves across the Los Angeles area. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on X that members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front had planned to conduct “a series […]

MADISON, Wis. – Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial begins on Monday, December 15. The Trump administration sought charges against Dugan for her actions in the spring. Dugan faces federal charges of obstructing a proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest. The trial in federal court in Milwaukee revolves around what […]

Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) recently sent a scathing letter to Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), urging him to stop obstructing the long-overdue confirmation of Lieutenant General Thomas Carden to the position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB). It has been more than five months since Gen. Carden was first nominated for this critical, […]

DORAL, Fla. – U.S. Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, who is in charge of military operations in Latin America, handed off command responsibilities this week. The admiral’s retirement comes amid increased criticism over the Trump administration’s actions in the region. Adm. Holsey has retired a year into his role. The posting usually lasts three to four […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently announced that he has secured $314 million in federal funding for outstanding payments owed to Georgia counties and entities in the wake of Hurricane Helene.  The aid package was released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following months of pressure from Sen. Raphael Warnock to obtain for Georgia communities, […]

The House of Representatives recently passed Representative Mike Collins' (R-GA) landmark legislation, House Resolution 3898, which is known as the PERMIT Act. The purpose of the bill is to reduce bureaucratic hurdles, streamline review processes, and enhance the efficiency and transparency of permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This bill will have an immediate […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) has announced his formal support for the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes more than $320 million in funding for military projects and installations in Georgia’s First Congressional District. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration and includes funding for: $105 million for Fort Stewart Barracks (extended) […]

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration has begun accepting immigration applications for the “Trump Gold Card." The visa program offers legal status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship to foreign recipients. Individual applicants will pay $1 million, while corporations are set to pay twice the amount per foreign-born employee. The president […]