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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…]
White House touts al-Zawahiri killing as vindicating Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday continued to highlight what it said was President Joe Biden’s “success” in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda leader involved in the planning the Sept. 11, [Read More…]
Senate confirms 1st Black 4-star general in Marine history
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as a four-star general, making history as the first Black Marine to attain that [Read More…]
Biden continues to test positive, has ‘return of a loose cough’: Doctor
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden continued to test positive for COVID-19 Tuesday but is feeling “well,” according to a memo from Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician. “The President [Read More…]
Nancy Pelosi’s long history of criticizing China, advocating for human rights
The delegation headed by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 2, 2022. – ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week is a [Read More…]
Three Republicans who impeached Trump vie to keep their seats in Tuesday’s primaries
Travelpix Ltd/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and accuse him of inciting the Capitol riot are on primary ballots Tuesday in Michigan and Washington state — the latest [Read More…]
Who should be labeled a terrorist? Jan. 6 sentencing fuels the debate
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A 49-year-old Texas man was sentenced by a judge to more than seven years in prison Monday for his role in the Capitol attack, the harshest sentence [Read More…]
Kansas secretary of state discusses state’s abortion amendment vote
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab spoke with ABC News Live Monday ahead of the state’s anticipated primary election, which includes a referendum on abortion laws. Voters on Tuesday will [Read More…]
Senate could soon pass burn pit bill for veterans’ health, after GOP complaints over Dem spending
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators are hopeful that within days they’ll again approve a bill that would offer millions of veterans expanded health care and disability payments for illnesses induced by exposure to burn [Read More…]
Biden announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul: ‘Justice has been delivered’
Jim Watson/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that the U.S. had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend. He hailed the operation [Read More…]
China could take ‘military provocations’ tied to a Pelosi visit to Taiwan, White House says
ABC (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Monday that China was seemingly laying the groundwork to carry out “military provocations” in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan. “China appears to be [Read More…]