116th Congress

Political Rewind: An Insider's Perspective On Impeachment, Ukraine

By • Sep 27, 2019
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York.
Evan Vucci / AP

On this edition of Political Rewind, it has been one of the most consequential weeks in American politics. In just a few days, House Democrats went from a wait-and-see attitude on alleged misdeeds by President Trump to a full throttle embrace of collecting the evidence for impeachment. 


Special Edition of Political Rewind: Georgia And The Impeachment

By • Sep 26, 2019
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On this special edition of Political Rewind, we monitor the reaction from Georgia representatives on Capitol Hill as events continue to unfold surrounding a whistleblower complaint on a call held between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. 


Georgia Congressional Delegation 116th Congress Committees Assignments

By Bailey Walker • Feb 18, 2019
Aerial view of the United States Capitol building.
Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

The 116th Congressional session is well underway, and with the flip from Republican to Democratic control comes a swath of changes to House committee assignments.

Georgia’s newest lawmakers, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-6) and Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3) both received influential posts.

Rep. Jackie Speier Recalls Jonestown Massacre and Talks Today's Politics

By & • Jan 3, 2019
Left: Jackie Speier in Feb. 1979 after she survived being shot 5 times and left for dead on the tarmac in Guyana. Right: Jackie Speier smiles after voting in a special election in 2008.
SAL VEDER/PAUL SAKUMA / AP Photo

Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative from California (D-14), was 28 years old when she accompanied her boss, California Congressman Leo Ryan, on a fact-finding mission to Guyana.