Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
by Washington (AP) After nearly complete Republican backing in Congress, President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law on Friday. …
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At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — As search crews performed boat and helicopter rescues in the swift-moving flood water on Friday, they discovered that at least 13 …
Georgia’s bald eagle population takes flight as rebound continues years after near extinction
(Recorder of Georgia) The well-known tale that Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird may be overblown, but it is true …
Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation
(AP) Stone Mountain, Georgia A Confederacy organization’s Georgia chapter sued a state park that has the nation’s largest Confederate monument on Tuesday, claiming that officials …
House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage
Washington (AP) As GOP leaders and the president himself tried to convince skeptics to abandon their opposition before his Fourth of July deadline, House Republicans …
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
Washington (AP) House Republicans overcame many obstacles to adopt President Donald Trump’s hallmark second-term policy package ahead of the Fourth of July deadline, pushing his …
GOP state lawmaker says he is readying secretary of state campaign
(Recorder of Georgia) The first candidate to run for secretary of state is Covington Republican state representative Tim Fleming, who wants to succeed Brad Raffensperger …
House back to work as GOP leaders try to win over holdouts on Trump’s tax bill
Washington (AP) Republican leaders worked frantically throughout the afternoon and evening to persuade skeptics to accept President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package and …
Weekend work on the mega-bill: first vote in US Senate as soon as Saturday
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) – Majority Leader John Thune described the timeframe as aspirational, but it looks like U.S. Senate Republicans are prepared to take an …
Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and nuclear experts slain during a 12-day war with …