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McCarthy, in escalation, floats Biden impeachment inquiry
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has begun floating the possibility of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a sudden escalation as Republicans ramp up allegations of wrongdoing by the president [Read More…]

Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Till, the Black 14-year-old who was lynched in 1955 after he was [Read More…]

White House, Secret Service respond after emails describe Bidens’ dog attacking people
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Another Biden pup is in the doghouse. The White House and Secret Service are responding to a report of first dog Commander Biden biting several people, including Secret Service [Read More…]

Grand jury probing efforts to overturn 2020 election reconvenes
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury that has been hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election has reconvened. Grand jurors were seen by ABC News arriving at the [Read More…]

DeSantis uninjured in car crash while heading to event: Campaign
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Tennessee on the way to an event, his campaign said. While a spokesman, Bryan Griffin, initially said [Read More…]

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff makes historic visit to Samoa
Harold Cunningham/FIFA via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff became the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa Monday, looking to underscore the Biden administration’s commitment to Pacific island nations in an effort to [Read More…]

DOJ sues Texas, Abbott over ‘unauthorized’ anti-migration barriers in Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice on Monday sued the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the installation of a barrier of buoys in the Rio Grande River [Read More…]

DeSantis’ staff addresses campaign concerns at donor retreat amid strategy change: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (PARK CITY, Utah) — Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a two-day retreat in Park City, Utah, where, sources said, senior campaign staffers briefed top donors on the state of [Read More…]

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to announce USAID In Samoa
Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks (WASHINGTON) — When second gentleman Doug Emhoff lands in Samoa on Monday he will announce the administration’s commitment to provide more funding from the United States to the [Read More…]

Alabama Republicans spark another legal fight by not creating 2nd majority-Black district
ilbusca/Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Setting the stage for another legal battle in their state, Alabama’s Republican-led Legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map with just one majority-Black district and a second district that has [Read More…]

‘The Earth is screaming at us’: Gov. Inslee calls for climate action amid record heat
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The record-high temperatures recorded around the world show “the climate change bomb has gone off” and Americans must push “further and faster” for solutions — including voting against “climate deniers” like former [Read More…]

‘I worry’ about ‘price’ to get soldier Travis King back from North Korea, McCaul says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul said Sunday that he’s concerned North Korea will demand concessions from the United States in exchange for releasing American Travis King, the soldier who last [Read More…]

Mike Pence ‘not interested in trading insults’ with Trump as he tries to win New Hampshire
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NORTH CONWAY, N.H.) — An independent voter at a meet-and-greet in New Hampshire on Friday told former Vice President Mike Pence that he was concerned with his place in the polls — and [Read More…]

‘People are hungry for more choices’: Inside the Green Party’s push for 2024
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the 2024 presidential election heating up, debates over the role of third parties are beginning to simmer — and Democrats fear the Green Party could offer voters an enticing [Read More…]

DeSantis says Jan. 6 was ‘unfortunate’ but not an insurrection
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week refused to call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol an “insurrection” and blamed the press for having “spun up” the attack [Read More…]

Grand jury probing Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election did not meet Friday: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election did not meet on Friday, according to sources. Court security confirmed to [Read More…]

DOJ warns Texas against using buoys in Rio Grande to stop migrants
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Friday warned Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott that his administration’s use of ballards — or buoys — in the Rio Grande river to stop [Read More…]

Harris blasts Florida’s history standards claim slavery included ‘benefit’ to Black Americans
Tetra Images/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Friday to keep up her “fight” back against new, controversial Black history standards approved unanimously this week by the state’s board of [Read More…]

Past comments may give new clues in mystery around why US soldier entered North Korea
Stockbyte/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New details emerged Friday that might provide clues in the mystery about why a 23-year-old U.S. Army private crossed the border into North Korea earlier this week. A U.S. official confirms [Read More…]

Grand jury probing Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election will not meet Friday: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is not meeting Friday, according to sources. Court security confirmed to ABC [Read More…]