3+ week, 4+ day ago   (32+ words) 'Bring Home the Bacon': Augusta leaders remember former Georgia Senator Charles Walker NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts 'Bring Home the Bacon': Augusta leaders remember former Georgia Senator Charles Walker You may also like...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (181+ words) ATLANTA (Aug. 13, 2026) — The Carter Center mourns the passing of Ambassador James T. “Jim” Laney, a distinguished diplomat, educator, faith leader, and longtime friend of the Center whose leadership and service advanced peace and understanding around the world. From the Center’s…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (350+ words) The Pentagon helped cement the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s legacy in South Carolina Aug. 10 by renaming U.S. Air Force Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham. The renaming honored a fierce defense hawk who spent his career supporting the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (380+ words) Key federal officials attended the renaming ceremony for Joint Base Lindsey Graham in South Carolina on August 10, 2026. "Lindsey himself said to me, in his office, 'This is the best military budget I've seen since I've been in Congress,'" the Pentagon…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) Feels like: 27.2°C27.2°F | Clear US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Congress on Monday to approve the Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget, saying the spending package would serve as a lasting tribute to the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. Speaking…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (244+ words) Granger was the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in Washington, D.C. Former Fort Worth U.S. Rep. Kay Granger has died, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a Sunday social media post. She was 83. She took the seat in 1997 and went…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (432+ words) Mostly sunny. Highs in the middle 80s.. Mostly clear. Lows in the middle 60s. Texas (KTVT) -- Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazing North Texas Republican who became the first woman to serve as Fort Worth's mayor, has died, officials said Sunday night....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (462+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career, Granger “broke barriers for women in public service.” He added that she “was a dear friend who will be greatly missed.” Granger, who began her career…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (275+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) – Former Republican Texas Rep. Kay Granger, the first woman of her party elected to represent the Lone Star State in the House of Representatives, died at the age of 83, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other officials…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (298+ words) U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, speaks to supporters at a Blue Mesa restaurant in Fort Worth as the 2020 primary election results trickled in on March 3, 2020. Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune Granger was the first GOP woman from Texas to…...