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Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will visit the U.S.- Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip since taking office, with a stop in El Paso, Texas, before he arrives in Mexico City ahead of the North American leaders’ summit. According to a White House official, Biden is expected to […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he plans to visit the southern border with Mexico on Sunday, for the first time since taking office. Biden said he will visit El Paso, Texas, “to assess border enforcement operations, meet with the local officials and community leaders and […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is still struggling to corral the necessary votes to become speaker as a minority of his conference puts up a series of protest nominees against him, insisting he grant their demands for more influence, reshaping how the House is run and what Republicans prioritize. The […]
Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a slate of concessions to rebels blocking his bid for the speakership, including making it easier to oust the speaker. A “motion to vacate the chair” is a procedure rank-and-file lawmakers can use to remove the speaker. Current GOP rules allow for a […]
Spc. Jd Sacharok/Fort Irwin Operations Group/DVIDS (WASHINGTON) — The United States plans to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine in a new security aid package expected to come Friday, U.S. officials told ABC News Thursday. The White House confirmed the plan to send the vehicles later in the day in a readout of President Joe […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Longtime Kansas resident Dan Day said he’s someone who has fiercely defended the Second Amendment and the right for Americans to form militias. But more than six years ago, the husband and father of two risked his life to help the FBI take down members of a dangerous militia group […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the House barrels toward a historic fourth day of speaker deliberations, Republicans and Democrats are warning that the paralysis in the chamber is impacting their work on Capitol Hill — and the interests of some constituents. Because the House is required to select a speaker before swearing in members-elect, […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images Two years after the attack Jan. 6 attack, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger on Friday called the events that transpired that day a “serious attack on our democracy.” “It was one of the worst days in the history of our country, in my opinion,” Chief Manger told ABC News’ Diane Macedo […]
