Government & Politics

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics December 18, 2025

Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

by Laura Beers, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced…

Government & Politics December 17, 2025

If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights

by Joshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Department of Defense in late November 2025 announced that it would investigate…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, State Government December 17, 2025

Howard wins Georgia Senate special election runoff to represent Atlanta district

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 16, 2025 Democrat Jaha Howard, a dentist and former Cobb County School Board…

Government & Politics, State Government December 17, 2025

Jaha Howard wins special election for Georgia state senate District 35

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County dentist and former school board member Jaha Howard won a victory over former State Rep. Roger Bruce in the special runoff for State Senate District…

Government & Politics December 16, 2025

Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In federal courtrooms across America, a pattern has emerged in cases in…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Government & Politics December 15, 2025

US House GOP preps health care bill for vote before new year

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 12, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans released a health care bill Friday…

The reverse side of a U.S. quarter with an eagle

Government & Politics December 15, 2025

Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs

by Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The culture wars have arrived at the U.S. Mint. Commemorative coins aimed at…

Government & Politics December 12, 2025

Kennesaw’s head of planning and zoning retires; successor named

By Rebecca Gaunt Darryl Simmons retired this month after 24 years with the city of Kennesaw running the planning and zoning department. He came to the city in 2001 following…

Government & Politics December 12, 2025

As a former federal judge, I’m concerned by a year of challenges to the US justice system

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The public has been hearing from a lot of federal judges over the…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Government & Politics December 11, 2025

Last-minute surprise agreement with Georgia Power is met with outrage at regulatory hearing

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 10, 2025 Police escorted demonstrators from a Georgia Public Service Commission meeting on…

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