Middle Georgia Named 2019 Great American Defense Community
Middle Georgia has been recognized as one of five communities across the country named to the 2019 class of Great American Defense Communities by the Association of Defense Communities. The award recognizes the overall support that communities and regions in the United States provide to service members and military families.
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DeSantis touts African-American appointees following heated campaign
Ron DeSantis was accused on the campaign trail of courting bigots.
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Abrams and Gillum are likely 2020 kingmakers
Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum — two of the Democratic Party’s breakout candidates of 2018, despite losing their elections for governor of Georgia and Florida — are looking to parlay their near-success into the defeat of Donald Trump in 2020.
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McConnell tightens grip with Senate GOP amid shutdown fallout
A handful of Senate Republicans are expressing frustration with their party’s handling of the ongoing government shutdown. But Mitch McConnell is a long way from facing any sort of rebellion.
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Perdue continues to push for term limits
If you haven’t noticed, there’s kind of a lot going on in Washington D.C. right now. The ongoing government shutdown certainly hasn’t stopped any politicking from carrying on, and though you might not know it from watching the news, legislators are still pursuing goals unrelated to border walls, Russia, or bipartisan bickering.
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‘Not a whole lot of red lights’: Beto O’Rourke leaning toward 2020 run
Beto O’Rourke is leaning toward running for president, according to four people who have spoken with him or his advisers in recent days.
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Romney makes same mistake that cost him the White House
In a recent op-ed for The Washington Post, Mitt Romney made the same mistake that many Republicans did in 2012 — a mistake that cost him the White House.
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He won the election. On Tuesday, Ron DeSantis becomes Florida’s 46th governor.
TALLAHASSEE — Amid a ceremonial flourish and a raised right hand, Ron DeSantis will become Florida’s 46th governor on Tuesday on the steps of Florida’s historic Capitol.
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Graham sees potential for deal to end shutdown
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday on CNN that a compromise on border security that “might save the day in the Senate” is possible in the Senate.
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Sen. David Perdue talks funding, trade
U.S. Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box last week to discuss his dissatisfaction with the ongoing funding problems that are threatening to shut down the government, as well as the proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico and the upcoming Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.
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