ATLANTA — Georgia's state legislature, the General Assembly, returned to the state Capitol in Atlanta on Monday for the first day of the new session, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced who will chair various committees in the state Senate.

Around this time two years ago, as the Republican majority in the House got to work, among the earliest priorities for the party was a new, GOP-friendly investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. The endeavor would be led by Loudermilk, who faced some awkward questions about a controversial Capitol tour the day before the riot.

A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken Riley Act would be the first law for Trump to sign.

Doug Collins and Elise Stefanik are set for hearings as President Donald Trump's cabinet confirmation process continues in the Senate.

Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, questioning its use to prove minority votes have been illegally diluted.

Loeffler is a top donor to Trump who served for a time as a U.S. senator from Georgia. She was appointed to the seat by Gov. Brian Kemp and served from 2020 to January 2021, when she lost a special election. She was chief executive of Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform. She will appear before the Small Business Committee.

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson was elevated to national prominence in an explosive 2022 hearing, where she testified that President Trump had wanted an armed mob to march to the Capitol on Jan.

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

After Donald Trump takes the oath of office and Congress concludes the inaugural pageantry, the Senate will get back to work.

Fresh off President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, the first measure he likely will sign into law and giving more weight to his plans to deport millions of migrants.

Georgia Senator Larry Walker III has been appointed Vice Chair of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators' Property and Casualty Insurance Committee. The Republican senator from Perry ...