Fort Benning in could switch back to Fort Moore under legislation passed by the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives, a move that would reverse a Trump administration decision to undo efforts to remove Confederate names of bases. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ICYMI: Fired CDC Director Susan Monarez told senators she fears political interference in public health decisions endangers Americans. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

I’m coming up on CNN’s Inside Politics NOW (noon Monday)

ICYMI: The House, led by Republicans, signed off on legislation funding the federal government through November. But Senate Republicans didn’t have enough support from Democrats to do the same, increasing the potential for a shutdown at the end of this month. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

‘Vile’, ‘corrosive’, ‘toxic’ … and unquittable. Colorado’s members of Congress on how social media impacts their work and American society www.cpr.org/2025/09/19/c... #copolitics

The U.S. senator from Georgia responded to the death of Charlie Kirk with a speech imploring Americans to tone down the rhetoric. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she doesn’t feel strongly about any of the leading candidates for U.S. Senate or governor of Georgia and is withholding her support for now. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Vying for a fourth term, Rep. Andrew Clyde is fending off Republican challengers claiming he hasn’t delivered for the Georgia’s 9th District. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

INBOX: Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, who once described the January 6th insurrection as a "normal tourist visit", is getting Republican challengers who are concerned that he is too much of an outsider, reports @tiamitchell.com: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

The contrast between Kennedy’s praise for Trump, whose Operation Warp Speed initiative helped fast track the development of COVID-19 vaccines, and his criticism of those same vaccines was a running theme during Thursday’s hearing. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Greene said she believes Trump is receiving bad advice from White House aides who are more interested in pressuring Republicans to oppose the petition than they are about getting to the truth about the abuse. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Congress is back and the to-do list is long and growing. Most pressing is a government shutdown deadline at end of the month, but there is so much more. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

U.S. Rep. David Scott -- an 80-year-old, 12-term congressman -- is battling concerns among Democrats that his age and health are obstacles to reelection. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Catch me on CNN’s Inside Politics Sunday today at 8am and 11am ET

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff joined his Democratic colleagues Thursday to sound the alarm that health insurance premiums for millions of Americans are expected to rise next year because Congress has chosen not to extend subsidies that kept costs low. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

There has been a shift in public opinion, with more voters and elected officials leaning toward Sen. Jon Ossoff’s stance regarding Israel. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Outspoken political opposites Jamie Raskin and Lauren Boebert have quietly formed perhaps Washington’s most unlikely friendship built on the shared belief that people aren’t wholly defined by their politics, even in this extremely polarized era. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/08/05/j...

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As members of the U.S. House return to their districts, Republicans remain fractured over whether to vote to release files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. My latest for the @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/202...

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said the decision to start the recess early increases the likelihood of a CR, one she won’t vote for. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Tune into CNN if you’re not already. On at 9pm ET Monday

Some news: The Trump administration notified some AmeriCorps programs this week it was reinstating funding that had been abruptly terminated in April, a sudden about-face that came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/n...

Marjorie Taylor Greene disagrees with President Trump but doesn’t believe she’s in conflict with him or his conservative agenda, which she mostly supports. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde’s change of heart on the tax and spending package helped get it to the finish line. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide, including four in Georgia, could face closure if big beautiful bill passes. (by @mayatprabhu.bsky.social & me) www.ajc.com/politics/202...

As the House prepares to take a final vote on the Senate version of the BBB, here is a Georgia-focused guide on how the package differs from what the House earlier approved www.ajc.com/politics/202...

A Georgia-focused look on where things stand for now on the “big, beautiful bill” aka reconciliation bill www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is weighing a run for higher office as a Democrat. But is the party ready for him? #gapol ajc.com/politics/202...

I'm coming up on CNN's Inside Politics during the noon hour (ET) on this Juneteenth! Tune in.

“It’s Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States….we’re looking at gaps between the American Dream and the American reality, especially for Black people.” @tiamitchell.com @ajc.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

House votes 214-212 to rescind $1.1B in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and more than $8B in foreign aid. The bill now goes to the Senate where its fate is uncertain and very well could be amended if it's brought to the floor before the mid-July deadline.

Gov. Brian Kemp is one of the key supporters of the Republican-backed "big, beautiful" reconciliation bill, which could hit Georgia’s bottom line hard in its cuts to safety net and clean energy programs. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde says the Congressional Baseball Game is bipartisan fun to raise money for charity, but he still expects Team GOP to get its 5th consecutive win. #CBG25

Fight over Chiefs, Royals shifts local after Missouri vote. Here’s what’s next - A story from @jonshorman.bsky.social and @kacen.bsky.social Read more at: www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

According to John King, Ossoff and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock ignored his calls when he was trying to help Afghans flee before the nation fell in the hands of the Taliban. However, documents shared by both senators challenge King’s narrative. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Jackson, a Democrat who currently represents a district in south metro Atlanta, says his resume sets him apart from candidates in both parties with higher name recognition running for Georgia’s top job. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

The state of Georgia could be on the hook to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to maintain a popular federal program that helps poor families afford groceries. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Tune in to CNN at noon ET today (Friday) to catch me talking about political news of the day for most of the hour.

Car mechanic Luke Seaborn was the de facto face of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the governor’s health insurance program for impoverished residents. Then technical glitches and red tape caused him to lose his coverage — twice.

The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51 to 44 vote Thursday morning. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

"Paul‘s marriage into the Martinez family connected the branches of [Pope] Leo‘s family tree to my own. But the decision to move to Chicago and pass created a branching moment that separated us from them." from Julian Sorapuru: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/n...

After a trip to the White House and closed-door negotiations with Republican leaders, U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde logged two key wins in the reconciliation package. The changes were enough to earn his vote. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Clyde and three other hardliners voted “present,” which allowed the reconciliation bill to advance out of the Budget Committee with the support of 17 other Republicans. www.ajc.com/politics/hou...

Georgia’s mail delivery rates are still among the worst in the nation. Lawmakers hope the new postmaster general will finally address the issues that center around a new facility in Palmetto. www.ajc.com/politics/mon...

The community in North Central West Virginia is an illustration of how each DOGE cut has a ripple effect, and in this small but bustling area, locals fear the compounding effects from the cuts could threaten their very town. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/09/n...

A music and art festival nestled in an Appalachian river valley wouldn‘t immediately seem like a place where DOGE would be top of mind. But when I went, I indeed found a community that feels like DOGE is closing in all around. My dispatch: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/09/n...

After Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would not run for the U.S. Senate next year, other potential GOP candidates released statements wishing him well and jockeyed to become the party's new preferred choice in the race. www.ajc.com/politics/kem...

Breaking: Gov. Kemp says he will NOT run for U.S. Senate. He was considered the best potential GOP candidate who could beat Ossoff. www.ajc.com/politics/bri...