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Another voting case could head to SCOTUS after lower court limits challenges to election laws
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal appellate panel narrowly ruled on Monday that a key provision in the Voting Rights Act (VRA) does not allow people outside the federal government to sue over alleged [Read More…]

Rosalynn Carter’s funeral service to be held next week in Georgia
Diana Walker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The life of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 96, will be celebrated next week with memorial events and a funeral service in her [Read More…]

Turkeys Liberty and Bell escape ‘fowl’ fate with presidential pardon
Win Mcnamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave the official presidential pardon to turkeys Liberty and Bell on the White House South Lawn on Monday — an event stuffed with jabs at Biden’s age [Read More…]

Biden believes deal is close to free hostages in Gaza
Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Monday he believes a deal is near to free some of the more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Biden was [Read More…]

Biden and Trump separately spend time with service members ahead of Thanksgiving
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The two men who seem likely, at this point, to face each other in a presidential election rematch next November spent their Sundays in different parts of the country doing [Read More…]

Biden turns 81 as questions about age continue to dominate 2024 race
Official White House Photo by Oliver Contreras (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is celebrating his 81st birthday on Monday, as questions about age continue to dominate the 2024 election. Biden is the oldest commander in [Read More…]

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of the 39th president and advocate for mental health care, dies at 96
ABC News Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a devoted advocate for mental health, died peacefully at home Sunday, the Carter Center announced. She was 96. “Rosalynn was [Read More…]

San Francisco mayor defends city’s reputation, argues ‘hard decisions’ must be made for progress
ABC News While San Francisco’s struggles to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic are well known, as images of tent-lined sidewalks, empty downtown storefronts and broken car windows become all too common sights, Mayor London Breed [Read More…]

Deal inches closer on freeing hostages in Gaza: ‘Very sensitive stage,’ WH official says
ABC News Hostage negotiations to free many of the 200-plus people believed to be held by extremists in Gaza have “reached a very sensitive stage” as some of the key areas of disagreement preventing a [Read More…]

US considering tactical recovery plans for hostages in Gaza
Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. is keeping all options on the table as negotiations to free scores of hostages in Gaza press on — playing a significant role in advancing talks between [Read More…]

Rosalynn Carter has entered hospice care at home: Carter Center
Saul Loeb/Pool via Bloomberg (PLAINS, Ga.) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has entered hospice care at home, nine months after her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, started hospice care. Rosalynn Carter, 96, and “President [Read More…]

New resolution filed to expel GOP Rep. George Santos from Congress
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos is facing another resolution to expel him from Congress. Republican Rep. Michael Guest, chairman of the House Ethics Committee, filed the resolution on Friday — [Read More…]

Dems slam Trump on abortion as Biden increasingly focuses on possible 2024 rematch
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In another sign that Democrats are focusing some of their attacks on former President Donald Trump one year out from the 2024 race, the Democratic National Committee is trying to [Read More…]

Special counsel using LA-based grand jury to probe Hunter Biden’s taxes: Sources
Mark Makela/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Special counsel David Weiss is using a Los Angeles-based federal grand jury to pursue its yearslong investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax affairs, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to [Read More…]

US ‘still convinced’ Hamas used Al-Shifa Hospital as command center as Israeli raid continues
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As pressure grows on the Israeli military to justify its ongoing raid of Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, the White House is standing behind its assertion that U.S. intelligence shows [Read More…]

Senate passes short-term government funding bill averting shutdown
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate leaders voted Wednesday night in favor of the short-term government funding bill the House passed Tuesday night ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson pitched a two-step [Read More…]

White House denies US OK’d Israeli raid on Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza
AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House denied Wednesday that U.S. confirmation of intelligence that Hamas uses Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a control center had anything to do with the timing [Read More…]

Biden and Xi talk fentanyl, Taiwan, military communication and more in 4-hour meeting
Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held their first face-face meeting in more than a year amid tensions in the U.S.-China relationship. For [Read More…]

14th Amendment challenges to Trump’s campaign fail in 2 states with Colorado case pending
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is gradually shaking off attempts to bar him from individual states’ 2024 ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, a constitutional clause which disqualifies people [Read More…]

Senate working to pass short-term government funding bill ‘soon’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate leaders on Wednesday were hoping to take up the short-term government funding bill the House passed Tuesday night — saying they’ll work to get the bill over the finish line [Read More…]