David Scott’s daughter to run to fill his Georgia House seat: Report

The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) said she will run in the special election to succeed her father.  The Georgia lawmaker died this month, after over two decades in Congress. Marcye Scott told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that she was considering launching a political bid this cycle before her father’s…

House votes to allow rotisserie chicken food stamps purchases

The House voted to allow rotisserie chicken food stamp purchases on Thursday in an amendment to the broader farm bill. The measure cleared the lower chamber with a vote of 384-35 with bipartisan support. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds have long been constrained to items that recipients can cook at home. Earlier this month,…

Suspect in D.C. shooting held in “safe cell,” agrees to remain jailed ahead of trial

Washington — The suspect in the weekend shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has agreed to remain detained in the lead-up to his trial. During a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, a lawyer for the suspected gunman, Cole Allen, told the judge that he will not contest the government’s effort to keep