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WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Secretary of State Blinken visits Ukraine

By News Desk

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said such brutal Russian attacks underscore "the importance of continuing to support the people of Ukraine.”…

News Wrap: Federal court rejects Alabama’s 2nd try at congressional map

In our news wrap Tuesday, a panel of three federal judges struck down Alabama's second try at a congressional map after Republican lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black district, prosecutors in Atlanta charged 61 people with racketeering after two…

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Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Judge Sarah Geraghty on Tuesday put her previous order blocking the ban on hold. Attorneys for Georgia had asked her to vacate the preliminary injunction because an appeals court allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law.

61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ protests

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

Prosecutors allege the defendants are "militant anarchists" who have supported a violent movement that prosecutors trace to the widespread 2020 racial justice protests.

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and won’t travel to Atlanta for arraignment

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along with former President Donald Trump and others, to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.

Efforts to punish Fani Willis over Trump prosecution are ‘political theater,’ Georgia Gov. Kemp says

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

The GOP governor offered his most forceful comments on the investigation Thursday in response to House Republicans' planned probe of Willis and Trump's relentless criticism of her.

Residents in Florida’s Big Bend region begin recovery after Hurricane Idalia

By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau, Sam Lane

Tropical Storm Idalia is heading back out to sea, but in its wake, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are busy cleaning up. As a Category 3 hurricane, Idalia caused major damage in Florida's Big Bend region, but overall there was…

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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia 2020 election case, will skip next week’s hearing

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.

Tropical Storm Idalia hits North Carolina after leaving trail of devastation in Southeast

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Idalia is barreling through the Carolinas on its way to the Atlantic Ocean after leaving a trail of flooding and devastation throughout the Southeast.

As Trump and Republicans target Georgia DA Fani Willis for retribution, the state’s governor opts out

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Republicans in Washington and Georgia are looking for ways to punish Willis for indicting Trump. But Georgia Gov. Kemp and some other Republicans in the state are opting out of the push, even as Trump eggs it on.