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Georgia Congressman faces backlash over comments about school lunch programs
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) is under fire for remarks he made regarding government assistance programs, specifically free school lunches, during an interview with CNN on Tuesday.
Ga. Latino activist says immigration arrests are meant to ‘terrorize’
The administration cannot be trusted to tell us the truth,” said Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of Galeo Impact Fund. “They have lied into what they’re doing right now."
Federal funding freeze threatened services to children, seniors and veterans
Trump issued federal funding freeze then rescinded it. Opposition says a freeze would risk serious damage to healthcare, education and public safety.
Federal Funding Freeze: How White House Order Could Affect GA
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Here’s what we know – and don’t know – about Trump’s federal funding freeze in Georgia
A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s order freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. But not before the sprawling plan had unleashed a wave of confusion — and some panic — among public and private organizations that rely on the money to fund programs aimed at everything from Meals on Wheels to solar power to cancer research.
Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
Laken Riley Act becomes first bill signed by Trump in second term as president
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes. ATLANTA - Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant on Wednesday became the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump.
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed
Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting, assaulting a police officer or crimes that injure or kill someone.
President Trump signs Laken Riley Act, his first law since White House return
Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they're arrested for crimes.
Trump signs Laken Riley Act, marking first legislative win of second term
President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to the White House after he campaigned on immigration and the border
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President Donald Trump said he’s signing an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
Trump signs Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill that is first of second term
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill named for murdered Georgia nursing student, Laken Riley.
Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms mulling Georgia gubernatorial run
Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she is considering running in Georgia's 2026 gubernatorial election. She last served in the Biden administration.
What is the Laken Riley Act? Read the law that's the first to be signed by Trump
The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of lower-level crimes like shoplifting.