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FILE - Rep. Sharon Henderson, D-Covington, listens to Gov. Brian Kemp speak during the State of the State speech, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud

3:00 PM on Thursday, January 22

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended state Rep. Sharon Henderson from the Georgia House

House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution that would check Trump's ability to deploy troops to Venezuela

2:34 PM on Thursday, January 22

House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution that would check Trump's ability to deploy troops to Venezuela

FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota

2:24 PM on Thursday, January 22

The Trump administration is misrepresenting the arrest of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church

Members of the 75 Million coalition rally outside of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) agency's headquarters Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Washington, opposing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's move to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump's orders

2:00 PM on Thursday, January 22

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to rescind its guidance on workplace harassment

House passes final batch of 2026 spending bills in bid to avoid shutdown as Democrats blast ICE funding

1:59 PM on Thursday, January 22

House passes final batch of 2026 spending bills in bid to avoid shutdown as Democrats blast ICE funding

House Republicans barely defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check Trump’s military actions

12:40 PM on Thursday, January 22

The House has barely rejected a Democratic-backed resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela

Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says “Yes”

12:37 PM on Thursday, January 22

The Trump administration is arguing the government could detain and deport British people under an 18th century wartime act if a president found there was a “British invasion” corrupting young Americans

Complaint against WA Rep. Tarra Simmons alleges misuse of $30,000 in campaign funds

12:10 PM on Thursday, January 22

A local Democratic group in Kitsap County has filed an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons

FILE - Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, addresses the crowd before an appearance by President Joe Biden during his reproductive freedom campaign event at Hillsborough Community College, April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Florida's Black lawmakers denounce attorney general's opinion as damaging political stunt

12:07 PM on Thursday, January 22

Florida's Republican attorney general is questioning the constitutionality of state laws supporting minority contracting and diverse appointments

FILE - The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research

12:06 PM on Thursday, January 22

The Trump administration is ending the use of abortion-derived fetal tissue in research funded by the National Institutes of Health

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of Global Business Leaders at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states

11:54 AM on Thursday, January 22

President Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia

Insurance battles linger after wildfires. California lawmakers propose consumer-friendly regulations

11:46 AM on Thursday, January 22

Some California residents are still navigating insurance claims in the aftermath of the 2025 Palisades Fire

Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell speaks during an interview with The Associated Press during a meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers at Filoxenia conference center in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Failed Afghan asylum seekers need to go back home, Sweden's migration minister urges

11:30 AM on Thursday, January 22

Sweden’s migration minister is urging the European Union to come up with a common procedure to issue ID and travel documents to Afghan nationals whose asylum applications have either been rejected or have committed crimes in their host countries

State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville asks a question on the SB 2-A Property Insurance bill, Dec. 14, 2022, in the House of Representatives in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

Florida Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announces challenge to GOP U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody

10:09 AM on Thursday, January 22

Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election

Vice President JD Vance speaks at an industrial shipping facility on the administration's economic agenda and impacts on the Midwest in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance's message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown

8:44 AM on Thursday, January 22

Vice President JD Vance says he came to Minneapolis to help “lower the temperature” in the city

FILE - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger participates in an election forum, Sept. 19, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Georgia Republican Burt Jones and his allies continue to slam his opponent over elections

7:30 AM on Thursday, January 22

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his opponent over the 2020 election

House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding

4:01 AM on Thursday, January 22

The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills

After presidential election, Ugandan police detain a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine

3:56 AM on Thursday, January 22

Police have detained a key ally of Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine, accusing him of involvement in election-related violence

US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country

8:08 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The U.S. has warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections for the first time in a decade

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