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News Articles: congress

President Trump takes part in a news conference on Friday's Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House.

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  • Politics

Big beautiful bottleneck: Trump's high-stakes week at home and abroad

From trade talks to the fate of his legislative agenda, what happens over the next 10 days or so, domestically and abroad, could come to define Trump's presidency.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, speaks to reporters after GOP lawmakers met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday to discuss the sweeping tax and spending bill Republicans are hoping to have to President Trump by July 4.

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  • Politics

Trump's signature policy bill is facing trouble on multiple fronts in the Senate

While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock.

June 25, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
At a June 17, 2025, hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff highlighted commitments from military branches to Georgia military construction projects. Screenshot

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: FEMA cuts, Georgia pecans, OB-GYN shortage

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on FEMA cuts ahead of hurricane season, investing in Georgia pecans, the state abortion ban's effects on OB-GYNs, and rehiring over 400 CDC employees.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
After working at the Social Security Administration for nearly 35 years, Michele Santa Maria opted to take early retirement fearing she'd be fired as part of the Trump administration's mass layoffs. Now Congress may eliminate a key part of her federal retirement package.

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  • Politics

She served the American people for 35 years. Now her retirement income is on the line

As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.

June 12, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) listens to Dr. Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, nominated to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/Pool

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  • Politics

Sen. Raphael Warnock says 'people will lose coverage' if reconciliation bill passes

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock says that Georgians are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage if a Trump administration-backed reconciliation bill passes both chambers of Congress.

June 09, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 3.

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  • Politics

Trump's bill adds $2.4 trillion to U.S. debt over 10 years, per nonpartisan analysis

The analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also found that the version of the bill passed by the House last month would lead to nearly 11 million people going uninsured.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales and
  • Barbara Sprunt
On May 21, 2025, Ossoff pressed against the sale of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, securing a commitment from the Interior Secretary. (Screenshot)

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Okefenokee land, CDC funding, family farms

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on protecting the Okefenokee, urged Senate leadership to fund the CDC, pressing USDA about Georgia family farms, and upgrading Georgia airports.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Elon Musk and President Trump speak with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30.

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  • Politics

In a break with Trump, Elon Musk calls the GOP megabill a 'disgusting abomination'

Musk joined with GOP critics who say the multi-trillion dollar plan to enact the president's domestic priorities doesn't go far enough to cut federal spending.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
David Scott

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  • News

Three Democrats jump in primary against U.S. Rep. David Scott

Three Democrats have announced that they will challenge U.S. Rep. David Scott for his 13th Congressional District seat. 

June 02, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speak to reporters the U.S. Capitol on April 10. The Senate hopes to pass legislation in the coming weeks to enact President Trump's domestic policy priorities — a bill that has already cleared the House.

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  • Politics

The GOP megabill is moving to the Senate, where big changes could be in store

GOP leaders hope to have the sweeping bill to President Trump's desk by July 4, but some Senate Republicans are speaking out about what the bill would mean for the debt and Medicaid.

June 02, 2025
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
Johnson at a town hall

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  • Politics

Constituents push for more action from Democrats at U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson's town hall

Constituents at U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson's town hall in Gwinnett County on Wednesday evening pressed Johnson on why Democrats in Congress are not doing more to block President Donald Trump’s agenda.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
People shop for food in a Brooklyn neighborhood that has a large immigrant population on October 16, 2023 in New York City.

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  • USPS

GOP's budget package proposes to cut benefits and raise fees for legal immigrants

The goal of the changes, which head to the Senate next week, is to save money and send a signal that Republicans are tough on immigration.

May 28, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
A man is arrested during an April town hall for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fiery town halls have become the norm, and some lawmakers are opting to avoid them altogether. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Public town halls shut down by confrontation shy members of Georgia congressional delegation

Congressman Barry Loudermilk recently walked into an International House of Pancakes in Woodstock for a meeting with constituents. Loudermilk was the featured speaker for a weekly breakfast meeting series for local conservatives. But Loudermilk says he has no plans to take part in a traditional town hall meeting with constituents.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
A person crosses a street as smog fills the air Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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  • Business

Upending norms, the Senate votes to undo California's EV rules

The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
President Trump speaks alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Trump was on hand to meet with House Republicans and rally support for his legislative agenda.

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  • Politics

Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Claudia Grisales
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