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Diplomatic and military tensions continue to rise in wake of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Handout/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Fallout continued Friday from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan as China announced it is canceling dialogue with the United States on military talks and climate change. The Chinese foreign ministry [Read More…]
Kari Lake projected winner of Arizona governor Republican primary
Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News can report that Kari Lake, a former longtime news anchor in Phoenix who left her career in media last year and received former President Donald [Read More…]
Resounding abortion rights vote in Kansas may reshuffle midterm environment
Kyle Rivas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tuesday night’s lopsided result in the Kansas abortion referendum — which saw the anti-abortion measure defeated some 59-41 in a traditionally red state — has Democrats and Republicans wondering [Read More…]
CPAC convention kicks off in Dallas ahead of Trump keynote speech Saturday night
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DALLAS) — The annual Conservative Political Action Conference got underway Thursday in Dallas, Texas, one of the largest gatherings of conservatives and, since its inception in 1974, a crucial campaign [Read More…]
Exclusive: Members of Congress urge Blinken to demand ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s release
SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — While WNBA star Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia dominates headlines, members of Congress are urging the White House to do more to free yet another prominent figure [Read More…]
Democrats tee up first vote on climate, tax bill but Sinema still a holdout
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — All eyes are on Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema as Democrats look to begin debate on their major health care, tax and climate bill this weekend. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, [Read More…]
Dick Cheney defends daughter Liz, slams Trump, in new primary ad
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With her competitive primary contest less than two weeks away, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is out with a striking new ad on Thursday featuring [Read More…]
Florida governor suspends local prosecutor who said he won’t criminalize abortion
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended Tampa’s top prosecutor over public statements he made indicating he would not criminalize abortion. DeSantis announced Thursday that he [Read More…]
Why are conservatives welcoming Hungary’s divisive Viktor Orban at CPAC?
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DALLAS) — Fresh off a meeting with Donald Trump and facing criticism for his comments on “mixed-race” nations, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban was welcomed by conservatives at their annual [Read More…]
DHS to pause wiping political appointees’ phones after Jan. 6 committee complains
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security will review electronic retention policies, according to a memo obtained by ABC News Thursday, and will halt wiping political appointees’ phones until the review [Read More…]
Georgia allows ‘unborn child’ to count as a dependent on taxes
Getty Images, FILE (ATLANTA) — Pregnant people in Georgia will now be able to count their fetus as a dependent on their tax return and file for child support, according to state law. The state’s [Read More…]
Gillibrand calls on Biden to invoke Production Act, increase monkeypox vaccines
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to help increase supply and access to monkeypox vaccines, [Read More…]
Kari Lake, sledgehammer in hand, leads celebratory slate of Trump loyalists in Arizona
Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — While ABC News and others haven’t made projections in her still too-close-to-call contest, former TV reporter Kari Lake, Donald Trump’s pick in Arizona’s GOP gubernatorial primary, went [Read More…]
Senate votes to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday evening to support Finland and Sweden in joining NATO — a crucial step in the quest of the two countries to join the [Read More…]
Congress passes bill named for toddler who died after swallowing a battery
Trista Hamsmith/Reese’s Purpose (WASHINGTON) — A bill designed to help keep young children safe by strengthening safety requirements for products with button batteries has passed both the U.S. House and Senate, and is now headed [Read More…]
Amid protests, Senate passes health care for vets exposed to toxic burn pits
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a series of delays and emotional protests, the Senate on Tuesday night approved a bill that will help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The Senate began voting on [Read More…]
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on slain al-Qaeda leader who orchestrated 9/11
Al Rai Al Aam/Feature Story News/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Osama bin Laden’s successor, who helped coordinate the 9/11 terror attacks, was killed by a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend. President [Read More…]
Arizona’s GOP attorney general refutes claims of dead 2020 voters
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (PHOENIX, Az.) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who is running in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary, said a review of the 2020 election found that just one ballot was cast in a [Read More…]
Democrats call for new Homeland Security watchdog, suggest cover-up over Jan. 6 texts
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Top Democrats in Congress investigating the events of Jan. 6 continued to allege that the government’s federal watchdog for Homeland Security abandoned efforts to collect texts and [Read More…]
Amid protests, Senate poised to pass health care for vets exposed to toxic burn pits
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a series of delays and emotional protests, the Senate is expected to vote Tuesday night on a bill that would help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Schumer announced [Read More…]