Politics placed on pause as David Scott is remembered

Lasting legacy

In the 1970s, Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott began a career in politics that spanned five decades. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2023)

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Things to know

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter. (Evan Vucci/AP)

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• U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter is asking immigration authorities to audit citizenship approvals issued during the Biden administration and trigger denaturalization proceedings against people who may have committed fraud to become U.S. citizens, the AJC’s Lautaro Grinspan reports.
• Political parties and their allies are spending big in Georgia’s Supreme Court races, prompting worries about the overt politicization of the judiciary, Greg Bluestein reports.
• Faced with a vote-counting system that can soon violate state law, the State Election Board is weighing Georgia’s backup system: paper ballots filled out by hand, the AJC’s Caleb Groves reports.

No go

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff spoke during Georgia Service Academy Day at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta last month. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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Rabid response

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

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Party time

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins. (Nathan Posner for the AJC)

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Town hall

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley speaks to reporters at Rome's Coosa Steel service center in February. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Listen up

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Charlie Bethel is a guest on today's "Politically Georgia" podcast. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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Harper helpers

Tyler Harper is a seventh generation farmer, small businessman and Georgia's 17th Agriculture Commissioner. (Courtesy to the AJC)

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Today in Washington

• Trump will make an announcement on health care and affordability.
• First lady Melania Trump will host an annual luncheon for congressional spouses.
• The House will vote on legislation designed to streamline geothermal energy development in hopes of lowering energy costs. 
• The Senate is done for the week after voting all night on the budget resolution that will be used to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of the fiscal year.

Court watch

Then-Georgia Sen. Charlie Bethel backed pay raises for judges and district attorneys in 2015. (Bob Andres/AJC)

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Ladies first?

President Donald Trump speaks during an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday. (Brandon/AP)

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