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Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government...

Governors say Trump told them he won’t force immigration enforcement surges on states

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump told governors Friday during a meeting at the White House he has no plans to surge federal...

Trump says he’ll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day...

Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey...

Lawmakers push a new mental health hospital as a solution to statewide crisis

The Georgia Senate is requesting a $409 million adjustment to the state budget to build a mental health hospital that would be the first...

UGA School of Medicine now accepting applications

The University of Georgia School of Medicine is now accepting applications for its inaugural class, marking a major milestone for medical education in the...

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, sparking fierce pushback and vow of new...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a...

Trump vows new tariffs, attacks Supreme Court justices after ruling

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to keep tariffs in place using different authorities after the Supreme Court ruled...

Netflix releases a posthumous interview with Eric Dane after his death from ALS

Eric Dane did not believe in an afterlife. “I think when the lights go out, it's over," he said in an interview for “Famous Last...

Justice Department swiftly fires lawyer chosen as top federal prosecutor for Virginia office

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes...

Trump dismisses affordability woes, boosts allies at northwest Georgia steel plant

ROME, Ga. (Georgia Recorder) – In a freewheeling hour-long speech at a northwest Georgia steel plant, President Donald Trump sought to boost his second-term...

Georgia State Election Board declines to seize control of Fulton County elections, for now

WINDER, Ga. (Georgia Recorder) — Georgia’s State Election Board did not move to take control of Fulton County’s elections at a closely watched meeting...