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Ramaswamy says campaign is in 'new phase' amid bigger spotlight, scrutiny -- and polling plateau
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered "a new phase" eight months into his presidential bid -- as the Republican hopeful and entrepreneur has won a...
Oct 03, 2023
White House warns only enough Ukraine funding for 'urgent battlefield needs'
Prasit photo/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House warned Monday that the U.S. has only enough money to meet Ukraine's "urgent battlefield needs" in the short term, after Congress left additiona...
Oct 02, 2023
Texas AG Ken Paxton faces other legal troubles after being acquitted in impeachment
Eleanor Dearman/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was recently acquitted by the state Senate on 16 articles of impeachm...
Oct 02, 2023
How Tim Scott's run for president is affecting his role as senator
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Just a few hours before the midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to keep the government open for 45 more days by a vote of 88-9. Only two senators...
Oct 02, 2023
How the growing Latino vote could factor in to 2024 election
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With just about a year out from the 2024 election, Republican and Democratic campaigns and candidates in several key states are courting Latinos, a growi...
Oct 02, 2023
Exclusive: On track to break record, TSA intercepts nearly 20 guns per day at airports
Mats Silvan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it intercepts nearly 20 unauthorized guns per day at checkpoints nationwide, putting the agency on track t...
Oct 02, 2023
Democrats pour $2M more into Virginia, where battle for statehouse could decide abortion and more
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With a little over a month until Election Day in Virginia, the national Democratic Party is investing more than $2 million in the state to boost...
Oct 02, 2023
California Gov. Newsom to appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Sen. Feinstein's seat
Araya Doheny/Getty Images, FILE(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Sunday plans to appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY'S List, to fill the Senate seat left va...
Oct 02, 2023
House Democrats averted shutdown amid GOP's 'brinkmanship,' Biden's budget director says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- It was Democrats in the House who helped avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, in the final hours before funding ran out amid "brinkmanship" and "theater" by h...
Oct 01, 2023
Matt Gaetz says he is planning a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy over government funding bill
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- In a dramatic move that could roil the House, hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday that he plans a vote this week to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from...
Oct 01, 2023
