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Biden has to ‘go on the offense’ on immigration and not let Republicans ‘divide us,’ Sen. Murphy says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Murphy is urging President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats to “go on the offense” on immigration after a bipartisan border deal he helped negotiate was tanked by Republicans, [Read More…]
Michigan 2024 Republican convention results
Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images/STOCK (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Though Republicans held a presidential primary election in Michigan on Tuesday, their delegates to the Republican National Convention will officially be allocated on Saturday at [Read More…]
FBI to examine possible balloon debris recovered by Alaska fisherman
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI will examine what may be debris from a balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska, multiple sources familiar with the matter said [Read More…]
University of Florida eliminates all DEI positions due to new state rules
Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions at the university, according to an administrative memo that was released Friday. The [Read More…]
Pentagon to lift grounding order on V-22 Osprey, 3 months after deadly crash
Alexander Welscher/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is expected to lift its flight ban on V-22 Osprey as early as next week, clearing the way for the services to fly the tilt-rotor [Read More…]
Biden says US to carry out airdrops of aid into Gaza in coming days
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday said the U.S. would carry out airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza in the coming days. Speaking in an Oval Office meeting with Italy’s Prime [Read More…]
Haley vows to stay in race ‘as long as we’re competitive’; says No Labels isn’t tenable for her
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning reiterated her promise to stay in the presidential primary race through Super Tuesday and said running as an independent on the third-party presidential [Read More…]
Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night. The final vote tally was 77-13. The measure now [Read More…]
How do Americans feel about Biden and Trump on immigration issues?
Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both visiting the southern border on Thursday, with the issue of the border and high rates of illegal immigration [Read More…]
Are the top candidates to replace McConnell MAGA enough?
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump knows how to influence an election, that much is clear. In the last few years, he has championed down-ballot nominees, wielded extensive influence over primary races [Read More…]
As Trump returns to the border, a closer look at what he’s pledging to do on immigration if elected
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a central campaign message and spent nearly every appearance on the trail talking about the issue while touting what he would do about [Read More…]
Alabama House passes bill to ensure IVF access after court ruled embryos are children
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation to restore access to in vitro fertilization after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are children raised [Read More…]
‘I take full responsibility’: Defense Secretary Austin says he should have disclosed medical issues
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Facing angry lawmakers for the first time since his cancer diagnosis, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified Thursday that he takes “full responsibility” for keeping the White House in the dark [Read More…]
Democrats help Johnson pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats helped Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a short-term funding bill in the House to avert a government shutdown before a Friday deadline — but it [Read More…]
Deal reached to avoid partial government shutdown Friday
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House and Senate leaders on Wednesday reached a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of Friday’s looming deadline. Under the terms of the deal, the House is [Read More…]
‘Totally unacceptable’: House Republicans to hammer Defense Secretary Austin over secret hospitalization
WABC House Republicans on Thursday will demand to know whose decision it was to keep Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stays a secret from the White House and Congress. In a hearing before the GOP-led [Read More…]
Deal reached to avoid partial government shutdown Friday
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House and Senate leaders on Wednesday reached a bipartisan deal to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of Friday’s looming deadline. Under the terms of the deal, the House is [Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear Trump’s appeal for presidential immunity, further delaying Jan. 6 trial
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the face of a special counsel [Read More…]
Supreme Court divided over ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a Trump-era ban on bump stocks as devices that turn weapons into rapid-fire illegal “machine guns,” however it was not clear that [Read More…]
Alabama lawmakers begin debate over IVF protection bills
Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday to begin debate over two bills that would add protections for in vitro fertilization treatment, allowing physicians [Read More…]