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Donald Trump received subpoena in spring for documents not turned over to investigators: Sources
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump received a subpoena in the spring for documents related to what Trump is believed to have failed to turn over to federal investigators, [Read More…]
In Iowa, GOP leaders decry Mar-a-Lago search and vow investigations if they retake Congress
Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was searched by agents on Monday in relation, sources told ABC News, to documents that he took with him when he departed Washington, including [Read More…]
Trump and allies raising funds off FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago
ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are fundraising off Monday’s FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, providing another platform for Trump to capitalize financially on [Read More…]
New bill introduced after nursing mom’s airport experience went viral
Mint Images (WASHINGTON) — A new bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives three months after a nursing mom had ice packs intended to keep breast milk cold nearly confiscated by airport security. The [Read More…]
Rep. Judy Chu weighs in on Women’s Health Protection Act
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — California Congresswoman Judy Chu is the lead sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act. Along with the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act, these two pieces of legislation [Read More…]
Can election deniers win big in the midterms?
Brandon Bell/Getty Images/FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s false allegation that the 2020 presidential election was stolen continues to reverberate among GOP political candidates who are running on anti-establishment platforms and eager to gain the support of [Read More…]
FBI director condemns threats to agents after raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Mark Wilson/Getty Images, FILE (OMAHA, Neb.) — Answering questions at the FBI Omaha, Nebraska field office, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he couldn’t talk about FBI agents searching Mar-a-Lago, the home of former President [Read More…]
Trump says he changed his mind about taking the Fifth, which he once said was for ‘the mob’
James Devaney/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump indicated that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday as he was deposed in a New York state civil investigation into his business dealings — which marks [Read More…]
What investigators needed to get a search warrant for Trump’s home, according to experts
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was searched by federal agents Monday morning in what an outside expert called a “major escalation” of one of the investigations he faces. [Read More…]
Vermont on brink of sending a woman to Congress for first time in state’s history
Fotosearch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy retiring after 48 years in office and the state’s only representative, Peter Welch, hoping to fill his Senate seat after 16 years in the House, [Read More…]
Wisconsin Dems rally behind potential history-maker Mandela Barnes in lead-up to key race
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After several major candidates dropped out of Wisconsin’s Democratic Senate primary within a week of one another, the party has coalesced around Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes with the goal [Read More…]
White House takes credit for decline in gas prices
Grace Cary via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House credits the drop in gas prices to President Joe Biden’s million-barrels-a-day strategic oil reserve release and his engagement with oil companies. They say this strategy [Read More…]
Mike Pompeo, Doug Mastriano being interviewed by Jan. 6 committee: Sources
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee was expected Tuesday to interview Donald Trump’s former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, sources familiar with the matter [Read More…]
Recapping Democrats breakthrough summer on Capitol Hill: Climate, gun violence and more
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Sunday narrowly approved a $700 billion-plus tax, climate and health care-pricing bill, capping an unusually jam-packed summer on Capitol Hill and marking another win [Read More…]
Republicans speak out against FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Since news broke that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, a growing number of Republicans have spoken out against the raid. House Minority [Read More…]
WH will communicate concerns to Beijing; Pentagon says China trying to ‘manufacture’ a Taiwan ‘conflict’
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Monday that it will communicate “directly” to Beijing its unease with China’s recent military exercises as tensions rise higher over Taiwan in the wake of [Read More…]
Giuliani seeks to delay his testimony in Georgia 2020 election probe
Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rudy Giuliani, the attorney for former President Donald Trump, is seeking to delay his court-ordered testimony before a Georgia grand jury probing efforts to [Read More…]
Rep. Colin Allred details how climate, tax, health care bill will lower everyday costs
senate.gov (WASHINGTON) — As the United States faces decades-high inflation, people across the country are looking to lawmakers for respite. Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas joined ABC News on GMA3 to discuss the Inflation [Read More…]
2 Democratic lawmakers encourage Wyoming voters: Change parties and back Cheney
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two House Democrats — from New Jersey and Minnesota — are appealing to members of their own party in Wyoming to “consider” changing their [Read More…]
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raided by FBI agents, sources confirm
Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Multiple sources confirm to ABC News that former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was raided by FBI agents on Monday. The sources told ABC News that the search began [Read More…]