10 Dems qualify for next week’s presidential debate

Ten Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for next Wednesday’s debate, giving voters a smaller lineup on stage to consider even as the party’s overall field expands.

Georgia ethics commission files lawsuit over Abrams emails

The Georgia ethics commission has filed a lawsuit seeking communications between Democrat Stacey Abrams' unsuccessful 2018 campaign for governor and several third-party organizations.

3 Indiana judges suspended without pay after White Castle shooting incident

An alcohol-fueled evening in May that resulted in two Indiana county-level judges being shot in a White Castle parking lot has resulted in the two male judges, plus a female judge, being suspended without pay, according to reports.

Ousted ambassador Marie Yovanovitch calls slew of Trump tweets during testimony 'very intimidating'

Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch says President Donald Trump’s tweets about her during her testimony in the impeachment hearings are “very intimidating” to her and other witnesses.

Roger Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress

Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid.

White House releases rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call

President Donald Trump on Friday released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call with Ukraine President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the latest salvo in the White House struggle to blunt Democrats’ contention that Trump abused his power in calling on a foreign leader to involve himself in the U.S. presidential election.

Trump: Impeachment probe has been 'very hard' on family

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the impeachment probe has been "very hard" on his family, even as he tried to flex his political muscle to flip the governor's mansion in deep-red Louisiana.

Georgia election officials investigate prominent critics

Georgia's top election official is investigating two prominent critics of the state's new touchscreen voting machines.

Georgia Republican ends bid for competitive House seat

A Republican Georgia state senator is ending his bid to represent a suburban Atlanta congressional district that Democrats narrowly flipped last year.

Trump administration seeks to drastically raise cost of various citizenship applications

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a substantial price hike in the cost of citizenship, prompting some application fees to go up as much as 83 percent.

Battle-tested attorneys for Democrats, GOP face off in Trump impeachment hearings

The public impeachment inquiry hearings that began Wednesday pitted a Democratic attorney who cut his teeth prosecuting mobsters against a GOP House Oversight investigator. 

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar's tweets raise Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory

Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar appears to be signaling support for a conspiracy theory that Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

State leaders announce members of medical cannabis commission

State leaders have announced the members of a group tasked with creating Georgia's regulations for medical cannabis oil production and patient advocates hope they will be part of the conversation.