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White House press secretary defends Biden keeping distance from gun talks
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who took over as the President Joe Biden’s chief spokesperson just over three weeks ago, told ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday that Biden is [Read More…]
Son of Buffalo shooting victim to testify in Senate hearing on domestic terrorism
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The son of the oldest victim in the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a hearing [Read More…]
What to know and who to watch in the next seven state primaries
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Voters in seven states head to the polls on Tuesday to pick party nominees for some of the nation’s most competitive House seats — and their choices will be shaped [Read More…]
Behind the scenes of Congress’ gun talks: Fragile optimism for an incremental deal
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As a bipartisan group of senators — a smaller subset of the original group of 10 — prepared to meet in person on Monday night to go over options for [Read More…]
US service member is ‘possible suspect’ in attack that wounded 4 troops in Syria
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The military has identified a U.S. service member as a “possible suspect” in an April 7 attack in Syria that injured other American troops, an official said Monday. The Army Criminal [Read More…]
New indictment of Proud Boys leader charging Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Monday announced a new indictment charging Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of the extremist far-right group the Proud Boys, and four other members with seditious conspiracy [Read More…]
New York governor signs bills that ban semi-automatic rifles for those under 21, outlaws body armor
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed sweeping gun reform bills to ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle and criminalizing those [Read More…]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is “experiencing mild symptoms.” “I plan to work remotely while isolating according to [Read More…]
Economic issues top the public’s agenda: POLL
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the midterm election approaches, most Americans say that the economy, inflation and rising gas prices are the most important issues in determining how they will vote for Congress [Read More…]
‘It’s my son’: Mother of Buffalo shooting survivor urges gun reform ahead of hearing in Congress
DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The mother of a man who was injured during a mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month said she will implore lawmakers at a [Read More…]
Inflation is President Biden’s ‘top economic priority’: Pete Buttigieg
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s administration is working to fortify the economy amid steep inflation with efforts to shore up the supply chain and “invest in the capacity, both physical and human, of [Read More…]
GOP Rep. Tom Rice says impeaching Trump was ‘the conservative vote’
ABC News (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina’s Tom Rice was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Now, as [Read More…]
David McCormick concedes Senate race to celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (HARRISBURG, Pa.) — Hedge fund manager David McCormick conceded the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania to celebrity TV Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick announced the decision on Friday, cutting short a recount process of [Read More…]
DOJ declines to press contempt of Congress charges against Meadows and Scavino
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice will not be prosecuting former Trump officials, chief of staff Mark Meadows and social media director Dan Scavino, for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee, [Read More…]
Where do gun reform talks stand in Congress after Biden’s address?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a rare, prime-time address to the nation, President Joe Biden wouldn’t say on Friday if he planned to take the power of the presidency up to Capitol Hill next week, [Read More…]
One hundred days in, fate of Biden’s face-off with Putin over Ukraine still uncertain
Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One hundred days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the unexpectedly prolonged conflict has created a political headache for President Joe Biden with no end in sight. Historic [Read More…]
Peter Navarro indicted on contempt of Congress charges over Jan. 6 investigation
Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was indicted by a grand jury on contempt of Congress charges Friday for defying subpoenas from the House select committee investigating [Read More…]
Supreme Court abortion decision faces churn of draft opinions, dissents
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 110 days after Justice Samuel Alito authored a first draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court deliberations over a final ruling have entered a critical [Read More…]
Biden calls for ban on assault weapons: ‘This time we must actually do something’
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As mass shootings continue to rock the nation, President Joe Biden delivered prime-time remarks on guns Thursday evening from the White House, imploring the nation to “For God’s [Read More…]
Where Supreme Court stands on Second Amendment
Bloomberg Creative Photos via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A spate of deadly gun attacks across the country has reignited the national debate on gun reform in the United States. Lawmakers are arguing over [Read More…]