‘The struggle continues’: MLK Day celebrated amid tense political climate Holiday marked with parades and services but tempered by anxieties over racial and social equality under Trump The Guardian - US · Jan 19
Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, Frederick Haynes III, sees Congress as stage to pursue social justice Haynes staked out several progressive policy positions at his recent campaign launch event, including support for Medicare for All and dismantling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Texas Tribune · Jan 15
Capitol Lens | Choral majority Sen. Raphael Warnock, center, joins gospel choirs in singing Robert Smallwood’s “Total Praise,” outside the Capitol on Wednesday. Roll Call · Jan 14
CNN panel identifies 2028 frontrunners for Democrats - with a new name added to the mix Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia was named as a possible candidate to be the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025
Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party. Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025
Brown University shooting: authorities say they released sole person of interest At least two people were killed and nine others injured in Saturday attack that occurred in engineering building on Providence, Rhode Island campus The Guardian - US · Dec 14, 2025
FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced $350 million in funding for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025
Senate parents shred Trump’s call to limit doll purchases for US kids: ‘What is this, the Soviet Union?’ Senators with children weren’t impressed with the billionaire president’s call for tariff-weary parents to limit Christmas toy purchases The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Democrats need a midterm win in Texas to take back the Senate. Jasmine Crockett just made things interesting NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump nemesis’ decision to run in Texas instantly shook up the race, and she faces detractors on the right and left. But some believe she could end up surprising everybody, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Lawyers say new CDC policy may violate federal disability law - Roll Call HHS policy would strip CDC supervisors of the ability to approve telework reasonable accommodation requests. Roll Call · Dec 10, 2025
Health of double amputee detained in Georgia ICE jail worsens Rodney Taylor says detention ‘draining on my body’ as Democratic senator Raphael Warnock lends support to case The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2025
Americans go hungry and all Republicans and Democrats will do is point fingers while shutdown nears milestone NEWS ANALYSIS: The whole exchange in the Senate about SNAP shows nobody is serious about stopping people from going hungry. Eric Garcia writes that Democrats aren’t blameless, but Trump bears the most responsibility The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Cracks emerge in Democrats' unity on government shutdown "They should be paid for that work," one Senate Democrat said Thursday. Axios · Oct 23, 2025
‘No Kings’ protests pass in festival atmosphere as an estimated 7 million across US rally against Trump’s ‘authoritarianism’ ‘Hey hey! Ho ho! Donald Trump has got to go!’ protesters across the country chanted The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2025
Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025 Conservative Supreme Court Justices May Gut Voting Rights Act, Threatening Rights Of Minority Voters The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices appear ready to undermine a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, potentially reshaping minority representation in congressional districts across the country.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 ‘Absolutely disgusted’ Marjorie Taylor Greene suddenly is Democrats’ best GOP friend in shutdown fight over Obamacare ‘You are going to hear me utter words I never thought I'd say: Marjorie Taylor Greene is right,’ Raphael Warnock tells The Independent
Roll Call · Sep 30, 2025 HUD uses website to blame ‘radical left’ for looming government shutdown - Roll Call The Housing and Urban Development's website blames the 'radical left' for a partial government shutdown if funding runs out Wednesday.
International Business Times UK · Aug 6, 2025 Fort Stewart Shooter, Location and Casualties: What We Know So Far Five soldiers injured after a mass shooting at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia; suspect in custody and investigation underway.
The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2025 Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary Rodney Taylor placed in ‘restrictive unit’ for refusing to enter flooded cell because his prosthetic legs can’t get wet
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025 Democrats can barely contain their glee over Trump and Musk’s ‘big beautiful breakup’ Some Democrats are laughing, Eric Garcia reports, but some ‘don’t think the whole state of the country should be concentrated in two guys with massive egos’
The Independent UK · May 16, 2025 Trump was so desperate for MTG to drop Georgia Senate run he ordered a poll showing she’d get crushed President’s survey concludes outspoken congresswoman would lose to Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff by brutal 18-point margin in hypothetical matchup
Roll Call · Mar 27, 2025 Democrats doubt Atkins’ judgment; GOP embraces him for SEC chair - Roll Call Senate Banking Republicans are looking forward to Paul Atkins changing how the SEC works while Democrats question his record.
Latin Times · Mar 15, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Georgia Senator the 'Best Business Partner the Cartel Terrorists Could Ever Ask For' The Georgia representative called out one of the state's senators for voting against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would classify Fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1 drugs.
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025 Senate votes to avoid government shutdown as 10 Democrats vote with Republicans The vote puts Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s future in jeopardy
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025 Nearly 200 fired CDC employees invited back to work, two weeks after job cuts The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has invited some employees back to work, just two weeks after laying them off