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Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon will tighten existing security controls on access to classified information in the wake of the arrest of Jack Teixeira for allegedly being behind the Discord leak of classified documents. The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman had a top secret clearance because of his job as an IT technician at […]
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An amendment that would create a constitutional right to an abortion in Ohio came one step closer to a vote on Wednesday, as proponents of abortion access submitted nearly twice the number of signatures needed for the measure to appear on the November ballot. The amendment’s backers filed […]
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has decided to send U.S. stocks of cluster munitions to Ukraine amid its fight against Russia, defending the controversial move as urgently needed. The weapons are part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million. The additional assistance comes as Ukraine pushes to recapture territory […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden didn’t mince words when it comes to his efforts to crack down on short-term health plans, calling them “a scam” and saying they can leave Americans “played for a sucker.” “You know, in America, it sounds corny, but is fairness something we kind of expect. And I […]
Saul Loeb/Pool via Getty Images, FILE (SIOUX CITY, Iowa) — During his campaign swing through Iowa, former Vice President Mike Pence encountered a resident angry over his role in certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021. “Do you ever second-guess yourself?” a woman asked Pence during a campaign stop […]
Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised $20 million since the launch of his presidential bid in late May, his campaign announced on Thursday, boasting that it shows “enthusiasm” for the governor’s run for the White House. According to FiveThirtyEight, early polls so far show DeSantis as the second […]
POOL, ABC News (JOHNSTON, Iowa) — Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, made her solo campaign debut on Thursday — appearing in an intimate setting where she talked about her life as a parent and politician’s spouse while stressing how moms like her could be a political force. The event in Johnston, […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Freedom Caucus (HFC), a hard-line conservative group, voted last month to oust Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News. The caucus held a vote to remove Greene as a member just before Congress went on recess at the end of June, sources […]
US Air Force (WASHINGTON) — For a second straight day on Thursday, Russian fighter jets harassed American military drones flying over eastern Syria by dropping parachute-borne flares in their flight path, the Pentagon said. Once again, the U.S. military labeled the provocative act as “unsafe and unprofessional” and called on Russia to cease its risky […]
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is expected to announce as early as Friday that it will provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package in the fight against Russian invaders, two U.S. officials tell ABC News. The decision to send the munitions will be made by President Joe […]