Jelly Roll gives powerful speech to Congress: 'Fentanyl transcends partisanship and ideology'

“I am a stupid songwriter y'all, but I have first hand witnessed this in a way most people have not," Jelly Roll told Congress. "Almost every person in this room has lost a friend, family member or colleague to the disease known as addiction."

House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas as Senate tries to strike border deal

House Republicans on Wednesday will march ahead with impeachment plans targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as “derelict in his duty" over handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Republicans push ahead with Hunter Biden contempt charge after his surprise visit to Capitol Hill

The only remarks Hunter Biden made to reporters was when asked why he had his father on speaker phone several times during business meetings. "If he called you, would you answer the phone?" he responded.

Eggs & Issues Breakfast kicks off 2024 Georgia legislative session

The Georgia Chambers' Eggs & Issues Breakfast, held at the iconic Mercedes-Benz Stadium, took place on Wednesday morning.

Lauren Boebert didn't punch ex-husband as he claimed at Colorado restaurant, police say

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been cleared of domestic violence allegations made by her ex-husband during an altercation at a Colorado restaurant, police said Wednesday.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ranks No. 1 for most guns found in 2023

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has again claimed the title for having the most firearms discovered at TSA checkpoints.

Georgia sports gambling bill heads to Senate, but prospects for success cloudy

Supporters of legal sports gambling in Georgia are backing a new bill, but it’s unclear whether they’re any closer to it passing after they went bust in 2023.

Trial gets underway for constitutional challenge to Georgia's election system

Jeff Schoenberg wants to have "reasonable confidence" that the votes he casts when he goes to his polling place are accurately counted - and he doesn't believe he gets that from Georgia's election system.

County official Richardson says she'll challenge US Rep. McBath in Democratic primary in Georgia

Jerica Richardson, a county commissioner in suburban Atlanta, announced Tuesday that she will challenge U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath in the Democratic primary in May in a new congressional district on the west side of Atlanta.

VP Kamala Harris visits Atlanta Tuesday to discuss voting rights

Vice President Kamala Harris made her 10th trip to the metro Atlanta area on Tuesday to discuss the fight for voting rights.

Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality

Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud.

Opening statements to begin in trial challenging Georgia's election system

Election integrity activists want Georgia to stop using its electronic voting machines, arguing that they are vulnerable to attack and have operational issues.

New Giuliani attorney says client still believes 2020 Georgia election was stolen

Allyn Stockton, Rudy Giuliani’s new Georgia criminal defense attorney, took over after Giuliani’s original Georgia lawyers withdrew from the case in October.

Georgia lawmaker calls for new gun violence legislation after Forest Park shooting spree

Georgia Representative Sandra Scott faced a somber start to the 2024 legislative session. The Democratic lawmaker called on fellow House members to enact new legislation to address gun violence, after her own cousin was shot and killed during Friday's deadly shooting spree in Forest Park.

White House, Pentagon reviewing defense secretary's secretive hospital stay

The White House says the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days.

Judge rejects lawsuit to disqualify Lt. Gov. Burt Jones for acting as Trump elector

A judge has rejected a lawsuit that sought to disqualify Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office because of the Republican’s participation as an elector for Donald Trump in 2020.

Georgia's 2024 legislative session begins: What you need to know

Arming teachers and regulating how kids use social media are among the many hot-button issues expected to go up for debate under the Gold Dome this year.

Is Georgia’s election system constitutional? A federal judge will decide in an upcoming trial

During a trial set to start Tuesday, activists plan to argue that the Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines are so flawed they are unconstitutional. Election officials insist the system is secure and reliable and say it is up to the state to decide how it conducts elections.