State & Local
Along with up-to-date political coverage, Dome Politics takes the opportunity to post about issues, legislation, and lawmakers in local municipalities and at the state level
Day 1 Drama at the Georgia Capitol No sooner than the Republican-led Georgia Legislature convened on Monday, Senate lawmakers introduced SB 1 to ruffle the feathers of the transgender and LGBTQ community. The measure targets biological boys who now identify themselves as transgender and want to compete in girl's sports. At the same time the […]
Newly inaugurated Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro has encouraged Brazil to ‘liberate’ Puerto Rico from US influence by invading it with its military. Dictator Maduro’s statement was made during the International Anti-Fascist Festival for a New World, hours after his controversial inauguration. “The liberation of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will accomplish it” said Maduro. […]
Atlanta—As the Georgia Legislature convened to kick off the 2025 legislative session, the very first Senate bill (SB 1) filed aims at keeping transgender biological boys out of biological girls’ sports. According to the legislative measure, the text of the bill states that a student’s sex is what is printed on their birth certificate and […]
Welcome to Dome Politics—Gaveling In Members of the Georgia Legislature are convening under the Gold Dome to kick off the 2025 Legislative Session. While much of the intrigue will center on how the rapidly approaching 2026 statewide political fights will impact the 2025 policy fights, we wanted to kick off our coverage with a primer […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was violently detained by Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s security forces, as reported by local media. Machado was leading global rallies to dispute Dictator Maduro’s planned January 10th inauguration when she was abruptly sequestered. According to Democratic opposition forces, Machado was released after being forced to film a series of videos, […]
Tesla founder and tech billionaire Elon Musk is blaming excessive regulation for enabling the ongoing California wildfire crisis. According to Musk, California’s environmental regulations are preventing sufficient water quantities from flowing to local communities to fight these wildfires while also inhibiting them from clearing biomass, such as dead trees and shrubs, that fuel wildfires. “Take […]
The US House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act, an immigration enforcement bill named after a US student who was murdered by an illegal alien at the University of Georgia last February. Riley was murdered by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, after he was reportedly released into the US under President […]
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released reports describing its ‘Defeat ISIS’ (D-ISIS) operation in Iraq and Syria. D-ISIS included US-led operations against ISIS strongholds in the Hamrin mountains of Iraq and the Dayr az-Zawr region of Syria. According to CENTCOM, ISIS forces garrisoned inside a cave attacked US and allied forces during the operations. In […]
Venezuelan President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia recently met with lawmakers during his diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C. President-elect Gonzalez met with lawmakers prior to his return to Venezuela on January 10th to demand he be inaugurated as Venezuela’s legitimate president. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado also virtually joined the meetings, which Gonzalez described as demonstrating how […]
Louisiana has reported the first confirmed death of a US citizen from bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1. The death comes after President Joe Biden recently directed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to preparing for an HPAI outbreak. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) broke the news, […]
Venezuelan President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez-Urrutia will visit US lawmakers in Washington, D.C. this week prior to leaving for Venezuela and facing Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro. Gonzalez is reportedly scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders as he prepares to return to Venezuela on January 10th and demand he be inaugurated as Venezuela’s legitimate president. Gonzalez’s meetings antecede global protests set for […]
Following the first vote to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress, former Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) failed to reach the threshold to retain the gavel as the first tally of the vote was 216-215-3. However, with Representatives Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Keith Self (R-TX) changing their votes for Speaker […]
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the Israeli Air Force (IAF) killed Hamas terrorist leader Hassam Shahwan during a strike in Gaza’s Khan Yunis humanitarian area. “Shahwan was responsible for developing intelligence assessments in coordination with elements of Hamas’ military wing in attacks on the IDF in Gaza,” claimed the IDF. The attacks follow recent […]
President-elect Donald Trump is alluding to illegal immigration as the cause behind a recent attack on New Orleans residents the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating as a potential act of terrorism. The attack occurred in the early hours of January 1st when a man in military gear slammed his pick-up truck into pedestrians celebrating […]
New year’s eve festivities did not halt conflict in the Middle East as Hamas fired rockets into Israel during the evening of the last day of the year. According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Hamas fired two rockets into civilian areas of Southern Israel. “Hamas continues to threaten our civilians and just fired 2 […]
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he vies to keep his role at the helm of the US House of Representatives. President Trump endorsed Speaker Johnson just days before the latter is due to compete for reelection as House Speaker on January 3rd. Nonetheless, Trump’s endorsement signifies Republican unity after tense days of intra-party strife […]