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Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there's a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. The return to power of Donald Trump, who has called journalists enemies and talked about retribution against those he feels have wronged him,...
Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming announces bid to run for U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy's seat
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming, a Republican and appointee of Donald Trump's during his first term as president, has announced that he will run for U.S. Senate in the hopes of unseating current member Bill Cassidy, also a Republican, who is up for reelection in 2026. ...
Georgia Senate Republicans keep John Kennedy as leader for next 2 years
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state Senate Republicans will stick with their same leadership team. After an election where every incumbent who was running won another term, majority Senate Republicans gathered behind closed doors Thursday to choose their leaders for the next two years. ...
2 Republican incumbents lose in Georgia House, but overall Democratic gains are limited
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won't narrow the Republican majority as much as they once hoped. With four races still uncalled Wednesday, Republicans have 99 of the 180 House seats, while Democrats have 78. If all the...
Prison work assignments used to lure and rape female inmates. Guards sometimes walk free
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — It was after midnight when she crept down the narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of dirty laundry. She crossed under a patchwork of pipes and ducts to the far back corner of the basement, as she had done many times before. That, she said, is where correctional...
