Graham: I ‘support’ Trump emergency declaration
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday expressed support for President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency, saying Trump’s admission that he “didn’t need to” invoke his emergency powers did not weaken the White House’s claim that there is a crisis at the southern border.
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Isakson Receives Inaugural ‘John McCain Service to Country Award’
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) will receive the inaugural ‘John S. McCain Service to Country Award’ from Voices for National Service today in recognition of his strong support for national service, most recently for his efforts to eliminate the post-service education grant for AmeriCorps members.
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‘This is where we make our stand’: Beto O’Rourke finally looks like a 2020 candidate
EL PASO, Texas — If Beto O’Rourke runs for president, he should thank President Donald Trump for the kick in the pants.
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Kia stars in Super Bowl, heads for Georgia ports
For those Georgians who didn’t have a dog in the Super Bowl hunt – which was probably most of us – perhaps the most entertaining, although not surprising news of the evening was the creativity displayed in the Big Game’s commercials.
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Trump vowed to ‘defeat AIDS’ in his State of the Union. Florida is ground zero.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to “eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years” during his State of the Union address.
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Warner, Kaine urge Northam to resign as presser fails to quell Dems’ fury
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s public insistence Saturday that he was not pictured in a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page did little to placate members of his own party — with the commonwealth’s two Democratic U.S. Senators urging the governor to step down.
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U.S. Rep. McBath unable to help constituents
A letter obtained by InsiderAdvantage to a constituent of newly-elected U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., admits her office is unable to fulfill routine constituent requests. It recommends a constituent’s request for help be shifted to the staff of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.
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Beto O’Rourke says 2020 decision could be months away
EL PASO, Texas — Beto O’Rourke said Friday that it could take him months to decide whether to run for president, adding that he does not want to “raise expectations” about a 2020 bid.
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‘Florida is Trump’s state to lose’
The nation’s biggest swing state looks even more like Trump Country heading into 2020.
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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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