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Kellyanne Conway says she ‘never’ lied to Trump about outcome of 2020 election
Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kellyanne Conway, former campaign manager to Donald Trump, sat down with “The View” co-hosts on Tuesday to discuss her new memoir, her husband’s attacks on then-President Trump and [Read More…]
For Trump, the stakes are highest yet in Georgia’s GOP primary
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The power of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and lasting influence over Republican midterm voters faces its biggest test yet on Tuesday in Georgia, where Trump and his former vice [Read More…]
After Perdue tells Abrams to ‘go back where she came from,’ she says Republicans just ‘deflect’
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Stacy Abrams, a Black Democrat running for Georgia governor, declined on Tuesday to directly comment on Republican David Perdue saying she should “go back to where she came [Read More…]
A string of Southern primaries will see the GOP battle itself
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National attention turns next to the South as Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas voters head to the polls on Tuesday, rounding out a consequential string of May contests. Months-long, sometimes [Read More…]
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tests positive for COVID-19
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, she announced Monday. “I’m experiencing mild symptoms and will be working remotely from home per [Read More…]
Trump-backed election deniers could soon be overseeing elections — as experts warn of ’emergency’
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the last batches of ballots still being tallied in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, Donald Trump weighed in last week to insist his chosen candidate go ahead and “declare victory” [Read More…]
Plane carrying more than 75,000 pounds of imported baby formula lands in US
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first batch of imported baby formula under “Operation Fly Formula” arrived in the United States on Sunday as the Biden administration tries to alleviate the nationwide baby formula shortage. [Read More…]
Dr. Jha urges Congress to fund ‘new generation’ of COVID vaccines for possible fall surge
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration is planning for a likely wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter by ensuring both a “new generation” of vaccines and access to treatment and testing, [Read More…]
Access to Baby Formula Act explained as nationwide shortage leaves parents scrambling
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Saturday aimed at protecting low-income families as the United States grapples with a nationwide baby formula shortage. The Access to Baby Formula [Read More…]
Biden says meeting with Kim Jong Un would depend on North Korean leader’s seriousness
Jeon Heon-Kyun – Pool/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) – In his first trip to Asia since taking office, President Joe Biden laid out conditions for meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. “With regard to [Read More…]
Judge delays rollback of restrictions at border for asylum seekers
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday ordered the Biden administration to continue implementing pandemic-related restrictions at the border that effectively close humanitarian relief options for asylum seekers. The restrictions were [Read More…]
Pentagon still contracting first flight to import baby formula amid shortage
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials are still working out details for the first flight to import baby formula, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Friday, as parents continue to struggle to find supply amid [Read More…]
Entire Buffalo community ‘terrorized’ over mass shooting: AG Garland
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday announced the Justice Department is taking action to combat hate crimes through the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, mentioning how last weekend’s mass shooting in [Read More…]
Bill de Blasio announces run for Congress as NY Democrats grapple with new map
Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York’s political scene — upended this week by a newly drawn congressional map — got even more interesting Friday with an announcement from former New York [Read More…]
New York Democrats slam new congressional map
Tim Graham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Democrats began the year hopeful that congressional redistricting in New York would favor the party – and insulate their slim House majority from a tumultuous midterm election cycle. But [Read More…]
US-supplied howitzers to Ukraine lack accuracy-aiding computers
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Dozens of artillery systems supplied by the United States to Ukraine were not fitted with advanced computer systems, which improve the efficiency and accuracy of the weapons, [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee seeks info from 6th House Republican over alleged Capitol tour
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested information from a sixth House Republican, Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, suggesting in a letter Thursday [Read More…]
House Dems pass gas price-gouging bill that faces uphill battle in the Senate
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House’s Democratic majority overcame some internal opposition to pass legislation on Thursday addressing high gas prices by cracking down on possible price gouging from oil companies. The bill was approved [Read More…]
Inside the submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles
ABC (NEW YORK) — America’s main nuclear deterrent glides undetected under the oceans as it carries a cargo of ballistic missiles that will hopefully never be used. Off the coast of Hawaii, ABC News visited the [Read More…]
Biden visiting a volatile Asia at a volatile time
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden arrives in Seoul on Friday, on his first trip to the region as president, he’ll be landing in a volatile region at a volatile time. Biden will [Read More…]