WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. senators' reaction to a former colleague deciding to remove himself as the health and human services nominee ranged from relief to disappointment.

WEST POINT, Ga., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Lawmakers and autoworkers in the South appear to be largely opposed to U.S. financial help for the Big Three automakers, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Republican Georgia congressman reportedly used the term "uppity" Thursday in speaking of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- About 20 U.S. House Republicans remained in chambers Friday instead of leaving Washington for the August recess, talking about energy issues

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Satirical TV series such as "The Daily Show" have become a new path for Washington politicians to reach U.S. voters, but also contain hazards.

ATLANTA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Republican in the Georgia Legislature will soon decide whether to move ahead redrawing the state's congressional district boundaries.

ATLANTA, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Georgia General Assembly, led by Republicans for the first time since reconstruction, is being pressed to redraw the state's congressional lines.

ATLANTA, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Republican lawmakers in Georgia State Tuesday unveiled their plan to allow government agencies to post the Ten Commandments in public places.

ATLANTA, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Georgia legislators drafted a bill in Atlanta Tuesday they say would allow posting the Ten Commandments in courthouses and other public buildings.