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The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove a statue of former Georgia governor Alexander Hamilton Stephens from Statuary Hall at the Capitol, as well as evict stone monuments to other men who fought for the Confederacy or served in its government.

U.S. House votes to give Georgia’s confederate statue the boot

by Laura Olson | States Newsroom and John McCosh | Georgia RecorderJune 30, 2021July 2, 2021

Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden gave his first joint address to Congress Wednesday night. The speech is usually called the State of the Union, but is called a Presidential Address when given during a president's first year in office.

Georgians react to Biden’s presidential address

by Thom ChandlerApril 29, 2021April 29, 2021

The U.S. Senate voted on Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding his second impeachment trial with the same verdict as his first impeachment.

Senate fails to impeach Trump

by Laura Olson | States NewsroomFebruary 13, 2021February 18, 2021

US Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden and Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic holds a joint press conference

What will Joe Biden do on his first day in office?

by Jane Norman | Georgia RecorderJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021

(The Center Square) – President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday will look far different from those in recent memory due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a violent outbreak at the Capitol two weeks ago.

Here’s how Joe Biden’s inauguration tomorrow will look different

by Ted O'Neil | The Center SquareJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021

In a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time. Trump becomes the first president in history to be impeached twice.

Trump Impeached Again: How your representatives voted

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 13, 2021January 19, 2021

The president promised he would be there every step of the way.

Capitol raid will become Trump’s legacy

by Philip Wegmann & Susan Crabtree | RealClearWireJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

News and press concept: words breaking news on digital screen

Nashville Christmas Day RV Explosion: What We Know

by Vivian Jones | The Center SquareDecember 25, 2020December 25, 2020

Vice president of USA Joe Biden

Biden wins presidency

by Thom ChandlerNovember 7, 2020November 7, 2020

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice on the nation’s highest court Monday.

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

by Derek Draplin | The Center SquareOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020

Just 12 days before election day and with millions of people having already voted, Trump squared off against Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the final presidential debate at Belmont University.

Accusations and arguments fly at final debate between Trump and Biden

by Nate Rau and Holly McCall | Tennessee LookoutOctober 23, 2020October 23, 2020

The coronavirus may finally fulfill the most enduring cliché of modern politics now that the coming presidential election is widely considered the “most important ever.” But it took 220,000 dead Americans.

COVID, Hunter Biden Likely to Light Up Last Debate

by Philip Wegmann | RealClearWireOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

(The Center Square) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Michigan State Police, and other law enforcement officials say they foiled a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Feds foil militia plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor

by Scott McClallen | The Center SquareOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020

American flag

56% of Americans expect election to result in violence

by Thom ChandlerOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump say they’ve tested positive for COVID-19.

Trump tests positive for COVID-19

by Cole Lauterbach | The Center SquareOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020

(The Center Square) – An argumentative and contentious first presidential debate Tuesday night was filled with interruptions, personal insults and frequent requests by moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News for the candidates to adhere to the rules their campaigns agreed to abide by.

Interruptions and Insults: A look at the first debate between Trump and Biden

by Ted O'Neil | The Center SquareSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Georgia Republicans and Democrats went to their respective corners after President Donald Trump nominated conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court.

No Surprise: Democrats and Republicans split on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 28, 2020September 28, 2020

NEW YORK, USA, JUN 17, 2020: Silhouette of republican candidate Donald Trump and democratic candidate Joe Biden. 2020 United States presidential election. US vote, Concept photo for November 3, 2020

How to watch the first Presidential Debate of 2020

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 27, 2020September 27, 2020

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