Federal prosecutors charged more than 40 Georgians with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. President Donald Trump granted clemency to all of them.
It’s really up to leadership here in the state to continue to protect the progress we made,” said Brionte McCorkle, executive director of Georgia Conservation Voters.
Georgia Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson said President Donald Trump’s first days in office have him concerned for the future of U.S. democracy. He spoke with WABE’s “Morning Edition” shortly after
A Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of six of the charges brought in the 2020 Fulton County election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
President Donald Trump codified the bill named after a Georgia woman who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant in February of 2024.
The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had entered the U.S. illegally, is the first legislative win of Trump's second term.
The Laken Riley Act directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft-related crimes, or those accused of assaulting a police officer.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill named for murdered Georgia nursing student, Laken Riley.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.
Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they're arrested for crimes.