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ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. JD Vance on Sunday defended Donald Trump as the former president faces a litany of legal issues amid his comeback campaign for the White House. In a contentious interview with ABC News “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos, Vance — a onetime Trump critic — also doubled down on his views of […]
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal prisons. “The current staffing shortage within our agency have reached a critical level, placing an unsustainable burden on our existing […]
csreed/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office’s use of federal funds intended to support at-risk youth, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by ABC News. The subpoena comes as Willis faces unrelated scrutiny over […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in Jordan. Accompanying him were first lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown and […]
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative move comes amid ongoing protests against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed “Cop City” by its […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House voted Wednesday night to pass a bipartisan tax bill that would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families. The House voted 357-70 to pass the measure — a rare bipartisan win. It now goes to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. If […]
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has successfully disrupted an effort by Chinese government-sponsored hackers to target U.S. critical infrastructure networks using a malware that had hijacked “hundreds” of home and small business routers. Through a court-authorized operation launched last month, U.S. officials say they were able to dismantle the […]
Former President Donald Trump meets with leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is making a push to shore up support from a historically Democratic voting bloc: union workers. On Wednesday, Trump met with members of the […]
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2024 presidential election is likely to face a complicated array of threats, from voter manipulation to physical violence, according to a new federal assessment — and authorities are already trying to figure out how to handle them. The confidential analysis, compiled by the Department of Homeland […]
Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images (DETROIT) — Pro-Palestinian protesters had a tense standoff with riot police outside U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign event near Detroit on Thursday afternoon. The standoff lasted more than 30 minutes as dozens of demonstrators stood within inches of local law enforcement officers. Teams of riot police wearing helmets and wielding […]
