State Senator Ed Tarver (D – Augusta) announced his resignation from the Georgia State Senate, effective 12 noon on November 9. On November 6, the full United States Senate confirmed Sen. Tarver to become the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

As Americans celebrate the first anniversary of Barack Obama’s Presidency, Augusta can also celebrate a first…as a local State Senator takes his place on the national stage. WJBF News Channel 6’s Kimberely Scott explains.

President Barack Obama elected Augusta’s own Ed Tarver to become the next U.S. Attorney for the southern district of the Georgia. Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the State Senator to the post.

A U.S. Senate committee may consider President Obama’s nomination of State Senator Ed Tarver to be the U.S. Attorney for eastern Georgia this week. If he’s confirmed, Governor Sonny Perdue would have to order a special election to fill Tarver’s seat at the State Capitol.

Rock Hill Democrat Chad McGowan has formally launched his U.S. Senate bid to defeat Republican Sen. Jim DeMint. McGowan said Monday he’ll work full time on the race, taking a break from his law firm.

A pivotal Senate committee has approved a sweeping remake of the country’s health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama’s goal of expanding coverage. The 14-9 vote in the Senate Finance Committee sets up a historic debate on the Senate floor and moves health care overhaul closer to reality than it has been for decades.

Senate Democrats have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run dry in the coming weeks.

Eight years ago, Wednesday, U.S. forces went on the offensive against the Taliban, in Afghanistan…the first front in the war on terror after the 9/11 attacks. Wednesday, President Barack Obama will meet with his national security team in a broad review of Afghan policy, with big decisions ahead. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has more.

President Barack Obama keeps his attention on global terror and security matters on Tuesday, as he continues a series of meetings with advisers and others on Afghanistan.

The Senate Finance Committee has voted against creating a new government health insurance plan to compete with the private market.

President Barack Obama addressed Congress in a hard push for Healthcare Reform. We have a rundown of the speech and reaction from lawmakers who represent the CSRA. UPDATE from ABC News:
President Obama awaits the fallout from Wednesday night’s passionate plea to Congress to pass his top priority…health care reform. Did he change minds? One of the biggest moments of interest came when a South Carolina Republican lawmaker yelled out in the middle of the address. What was behind the heckling from the Republican side of the room? ABC News John Hendren is in Washington with the latest.

Senator Edward Kennedy is being remembered in the South for his decades of work on civil rights. Historians and civil rights leaders say Kennedy carried on the legacy of his brothers and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after they were assassinated.

Tributes continue to pour in for the late Senator Ted Kennedy. President Obama has said an important chapter in the country’s history has ended. ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports.

U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, of Georgia, is in Augusta Wednesday, meeting with medical and business officials about reforming the nation’s health care system. We asked him to share his thoughts about the passing of his colleague, Senator Edward Kennedy.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) Wednesday made a statement Wednesday on the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts).