Skip to main content
Georgia Public Broadcasting Logo
  • Watch

    Featured Specials and Programs

    • All Creatures Great and Small
    • Antiques Roadshow
    • PBS News Hour
    • Miss Scarlet & The Duke
    • Finding Your Roots
    • Doc Martin
    All Programs

    GPB Originals

    • Georgia Legends
    • Lawmakers
    • A Fork in the Road
    • View Finders
    • Georgia Outdoors
    • Your Fantastic Mind
    GPB Originals

    Browse by Genre

    • Arts & Music
    • Culture
    • Drama
    • Food
    • History
    • News & Public Affairs
    • TV Schedule
    • GPB Programs
    • PBS Passport
    • TV Highlights this Week
    • PBS KIDS
    • Ways to Watch
    • Newsletters
    • Contact GPB
  • Listen

    Featured Programs

    • The Daily
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Serendipity
    • John Lemley's City Cafe
    • Fresh Air
    • Here and Now
    • Code Switch/Life Kit
    • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    All Programs

    Podcasts

    • GA Today
    • Salvation South
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • Football Fridays in Georgia
    • Narrative Edge
    • Peach Jam Podcast
    • A Fork in the Road
    • Radio Schedule
    • GPB Classical
    • Radio Programs
    • Podcasts
    • GPB News
    • Find Your Station
    • Ways to Listen
    • Contact GPB
    • Newsletters
  • Learn

    Featured

    • Chemistry Matters
    • Classroom Conversations Podcast
    • GASHA Go! World
    • Georgia Farmcraft®
    • Georgia Classroom
    • Georgia Studies Collection
    • Econ Express
    • Let’s Go Enviro
    • Let's Learn GA!
    • Lights, Camera, Budget!
    • Live Explorations
    • Physics in Motion
    • School Stories
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • VR in the Classroom
    • Writers Contest

    For Kids & Teachers

    • GPB Games
    • PBS KIDS
    • PBS LearningMedia

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Email
  • News

    Featured Programs & Series

    • Lawmakers
    • Lawmakers: Beyond the Dome
    • 1A
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • GA Today Podcast
    • Storycorps
    • Narrative Edge

    More GPB News

    • Politics
    • Georgia News
    • Justice
    • Arts & Life
    • Health
    All GPB News
    • Radio Schedule
    • Radio Stations
    • GPB Apps
    • Podcasts
    • Contact GPB News
    • Follow Us on Apple News
    • Newsletters
  • Sports

    GHSA Sports

    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • On Demand
    • GPB Sports Blog
    All Sports

    High School Football

    • Scores & Schedule
    • On Demand
    • Teams
    • Rankings
    • Brackets
    • Heads Up Georgia
    Football Home
    • GPB Sports App
    • GPB Sports Blog
    • GPB Sports OnDemand
  • Events

    Browse by Type

    • Community
    • Donor
    • Kids & Family
    • Screenings
    All Events

    Browse by Category

    • Education
    • News
    • Sports
    • Television

    Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email.

    Sign up

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Instagram
  • Kids & Families

    For Kids

    • Video
    • Games

    For Parents & Caregivers

    • Kids & Families Blog
    • Kids & Families Events
    • GPB KIDS - Ways to Watch
  • Support Us

    Support GPB

    • Ways to Give
    • Planned Giving
    • Sustainers
    • GPB Passport
    • Leadership Giving
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donations
    • GPB Next
    • Matching Gifts
  • Search
GPB Passport icon GPB Passport icon Passport
GPB donate icon GPB donate icon Donate
Listen Live Listen Live Watch Live Watch Live

GPB Newsletter CTA

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

News Topics

  • Georgia
  • National
  • Politics
  • Lawmakers
  • Elections

Don't Miss

Don't Miss:

  • Federal Funding Update
  • Caregiving program & Resources
  • Explore GPB Passport

News Articles: Politics

Tagged as: 

  • Music

The essential listening guide to Bruce Springsteen's 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums'

It's a great day when your favorite artist releases a new record. But what if they released seven new records at once, full of music you didn't even know existed? That's what Bruce Springsteen is doing on his forthcoming box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums.

June 17, 2025
|
By:
  • Caryn Rose
President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other G7 leaders depart after a family photo for the summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Trump leaves the G7 a day early to focus on Iran crisis

Trump left midway through the G7 summit, saying he needed to return to Washington to deal with the Iran-Israel conflict.

June 17, 2025
|
By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14, 2025 as Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, killed top commanders and dozens of civilians.

Tagged as: 

  • World

Israel claims control of Iran's skies, but Tehran is managing to hit back

Israel says it has largely knocked out Iran's air defenses. In contrast, Israel still has strong air defenses in place, though some Iranian missiles are breaking through with lethal results.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Greg Myre and
  • Scott Neuman
Lawmakers from both parties are calling for updated security for members of Congress following the attacks in Minnesota.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Lawmakers in Washington press for more security following Minnesota shooting

Members of Congress from both parties are calling for security updates following the weekend attack in Minnesota where a gunman killed one state lawmaker and her husband and left another state lawmaker and his wife wounded.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • Claudia Grisales
Grace Bisch hold a picture of stepson Eddie Bisch who died as a result of an overdose on outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 4, 2023  in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court overturned a previous version of the Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy plan, leading to a new deal now under review.

Tagged as: 

  • Health

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach new $7.4 billion opioid settlement

A new $7.4 billion opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has been approved by all U.S. states and territories

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Brian Mann
Up to 36 more countries could face travel bans to the U.S.

Tagged as: 

  • News

Trump Administration could impose a travel ban on dozens more countries

A State Department memo says dozens of countries have until Wednesday morning to come up with a plan to address some U.S. concerns, or face travel restrictions.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Tovia Smith
Elon Musk receives a key from President Trump in the Oval Office on May 30, 2025 to thank him for his work with the Department of Government Efficiency. Days later, the pair were feuding online, though Musk has since apologized.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Elon Musk may be gone but DOGE isn't done remaking the federal government

Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Stephen Fowler
This booking photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Boelter in Green Isle, Minn., early Monday morning — shortly after a two-day manhunt ended in his capture and arrest.

Tagged as: 

  • National

The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers had a 'hit list' of 45 officials

Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. He appeared in federal court after being charged with murder.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Meg Anderson,
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • and 1 more
Police monitor participants in an anti-ICE rally in downtown Los Angeles last week. Press advocates say law enforcement officials have violated journalists' rights as they cover the rallies. Some journalists say they believe they have been targeted by police officers seeking to intimidate them from reporting on what is happening there.

Tagged as: 

  • Media

Press group sues L.A., alleging police abuse of reporters at ICE rallies

The Los Angeles Press Club says police officers repeatedly used "less-lethal" bullets and violated the constitutional rights of reporters covering anti-ICE protests.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • David Folkenflik
People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Judge postpones decision in Harvard lawsuit against Trump over international students

The federal judge in the case says she hopes to decide next week on whether to block indefinitely President Trump's June 4th order on Harvard's international students.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Emily Piper-Vallillo
Research on music therapy and cancer was done at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Tagged as: 

  • Health

The doctor said 'be happy.' Music therapy can help cancer patients do that

A new study shows that music therapy is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy at helping cancer patients and survivors heal emotionally.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
The DOGE team may have taken data related to union organizing and labor complaints and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal

A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Jenna McLaughlin
 Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman talks to colleagues during a special legislative session Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker is met with bipartisan condemnation in Georgia

Georgia’s elected leaders from both parties condemned Saturday's attacks on state lawmakers in Minnesota.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
False evacuation alerts went out to millions of people during the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. However, people who speak a language other than English and Spanish may not have understood what was happening.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Emergency alerts go out in Spanish and English, but what happens if you speak another language?

The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters.

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Nate Perez
Consumers have flocked online for cheaper alternatives to name brand obesity drugs.

Tagged as: 

  • Health

A new chapter for online sales of obesity drug alternatives tests legal limits

While some compounding pharmacies have stopped making alternatives to Wegovy and Zepbound since shortages were declared over, others are continuing and pushing regulatory boundaries. 

June 16, 2025
|
By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
  • Load More

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News

Footer

Footer First Nav (Main Menu)

  • Watch
  • Listen
  • Learn
  • News
  • Sports
  • Events
  • Kids & Families
  • Support Us
  • Search

Footer Second Nav Menu

  • Help Center
  • About GPB
  • Contact Us
  • Closed Captioning
  • Directions
  • Studio Production
  • Program Submissions

Footer Third Nav Menu

  • Support Us
  • Careers
  • Accessibility
  • FCC Public Files
  • Drawing Rules
  • News Media Request
  • Open Records and Document Retention Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Georgia Public Broadcasting

260 14th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States

(404) 685-2400 In Atlanta
(800) 222-4788 Outside Atlanta
ask@gpb.org

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News
© Copyright 2025, Georgia Public Broadcasting. All Rights Reserved. Georgia Public Radio® GPTV®