Democratic Georgia state Sen. Emanuel Jones filed paperwork to challenge the seat of Rep. David Scott (D-GA), 79, who has held it for over 20 years.

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of ...

A long list of government entities are opting out of a Georgia bill that would freeze property assessment at the rate of ...

The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft ...

Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength ...

The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes ...

A new immigration law named for the slain nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia’s campus almost ...

The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would ...

The U.S. House has passed legislation that expands mandatory detention requirements for immigrants charged with petty crimes, ...

Journalism is not always fast. Sure, the Free Press operates in a digital world where every second counts, but even in that ...

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