Trump declines to commute sentences of imprisoned former Atlanta officials

Mitzi Bickers and Jimmie "Jim" A. Beard will stay in prison after President Trump declined to commute their sentences.

• Jul 28

Georgia teen pleads guilty after allegedly bringing loaded shotgun to U.S. Capitol

A Georgia teenager who charged at the U.S. Capitol while armed with a loaded shotgun and wearing body armor and camouflage clothing has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a firearm.

• Jul 28

Voting begins in Georgia's 13th Congressional District special election

Candidates are vying to serve the rest of Rep. David Scott's term after the longtime lawmaker's death in April.

• Jul 28

Thune says of Lindsey Graham "I feel his absence every day" in Capitol ceremony

President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.

• Jul 28

Fauci diaries, released by Sen. Paul, touch on COVID origins, Trump

Republican Sen. Rand Paul released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing on Wednesday.

• Jul 28

Stockbridge mayor files lawsuit against city officials over revoked privileges

Tensions continue to rise in Stockbridge as a legal battle unfolds between Mayor Jayden Williams and members of the city council.

• Jul 27

Georgia man who ran toward Capitol with shotgun pleads guilty

Prosecutors say Carter Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, told police officers who apprehended him outside the Capitol that he intended to confront members of Congress and "scare them into speaking the truth."

• Jul 27

U.S. appeals court upholds ruling blocking Trump's order on mail-in voting

A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

• Jul 26

How Trump admin cuts have compromised food safety

Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."

• Jul 26

CBS News poll finds many changing their eating habits amid cyclospora outbreak

Nearly as many Americans are following news about the cyclospora parasite as they are the conflict with Iran.

• Jul 26

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ICE to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say

The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.

• Jul 26

25 states sue FEMA and DHS, accuse Trump admin. of withholding funding

The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster-preparedness and homeland security grants to pressure states to change policies on elections and immigration.

• Jul 23

Secret Service warns of high threat levels before White House Correspondents' Dinner

Secret Service officials warned nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level since January, nearly 40% higher than during the same period last year.

• Jul 24

House GOP advances $95 billion plan to fund Iran war and SAVE America Act

House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.

• Jul 22

ICE detentions hit highest monthly total in June since crackdown began

More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.

• Jul 22

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