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Getty Images/Siri Stafford (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — In response to a Republican bill to boost parents’ rights in the classroom, Democrats are out with a proposal they say will advance an “inclusive, aspirational, and affirmative vision for public education.” The Bill of Rights for Students and Parents, unveiled by Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on Friday, calls for […]
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was evasive at times Thursday when asked direct questions from senators, despite his assurances that he and his company were committed to helping the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, affected by a toxic train derailment last month. He appeared to dodge in responding […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Friday denied former President Donald Trump’s attempt to block excerpts of the infamous Access Hollywood tape from being used as evidence in his upcoming defamation trial. On the tape, which surfaced before the 2016 presidential election, Trump is heard saying that he just […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans appear no closer to reaching a deal on the 2024 budget to avoid a debt default, with the two sides taking swipes at each other Friday morning. When touting Friday’s jobs report, Biden suggested Republicans weren’t capable of drafting a budget anytime soon and blasted […]
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI is investigating threats allegedly made on YouTube against Democrats, including President Joe Biden and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, law enforcement and the LGBTQ community, according to an unsealed criminal complaint. The FBI received an online tip earlier this week from Google about an “unknown subject making threatening comments […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’ first Iowa swing of the 2024 presidential cycle kicked off Friday in a packed casino room on the eastern side of the state, where he boasted that his stringent conservative leadership style had steered Florida into becoming a model for the rest of the country — […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 on Thursday, notably absent was a plan to shore up the finances of Social Security. Biden’s placed an outsized emphasis on Social Security and Medicare since clashing with Republicans over the programs in his State of the […]
Courtesy of Monica Gary for State Senate (NEW YORK) — Virginia state Senate candidate Monica Gary is open about her past. National outlets have already picked up her story because of her background as a former dancer at strip clubs. But Gary says her backstory also includes growing up in poverty in Stafford County, having a […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With Russia making its first moves in an expected spring offensive, the U.S. and allies are scrambling to get enough ammunition to Ukraine to fight off what could prove to be a decisive assault — and to launch an offensive of its own. As much of the war has shifted to […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — According to law, former President Donald Trump can be elected president if indicted — or even convicted — in any of the state and federal investigations he is currently facing, experts tell ABC News. But there are practical reasons that could make it a challenge, experts say. Trump said over […]
