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RFK Jr. teases announcement amid third party bid rumors
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teased an announcement on Friday that he said would create a "sea change in American politics" amid speculation that the Democr...
Sep 30, 2023
Special counsel raises more concerns over Trump's attacks on witnesses
David McNew/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office filed a reply Friday evening to former President Trump’s opposition to the prosecution's proposed gag order...
Sep 30, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy’s TikTok presence draws young voters' attention -- and GOP rivals' attacks
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- It started with a short clip of him dancing with social media influencer Jake Paul and what Vivek Ramaswamy called a vision to better engage with ...
Sep 29, 2023
Government shutdown live updates: Millions in military would go without a paycheck
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With Congress failing to agree on spending, the U.S. is barreling toward what could be one of the largest government shutdowns in history. Lawmakers have until ...
Sep 29, 2023
Exclusive: Biden campaign to air ad aimed at Black voters during college football game
Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is kicking off a new TV advertisement in the heat of the college football season, with the ad set ...
Sep 29, 2023
Student loan payments restart Oct. 1. Here's what to know
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The government's unprecedented three-year pause on federal student loan payments officially ends this Sunday, Oct. 1, when roughly 28 million borrowers will o...
Sep 29, 2023
Democrats, Republicans release dueling abortion ads in high-stakes Virginia elections
Andy Clement - andyc.com/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats and Republicans in the state are ramping up their attacks ahead of high stakes state-wide elections in Virginia, releasing dueling ads ab...
Sep 29, 2023
Trailblazing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Dianne Feinstein, who became California's first female senator and went on to serve six terms, the longest of any woman in Senate history...
Sep 29, 2023
DeSantis commits to a 15-week national abortion ban for the first time
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) -- In an easily missed moment during Wednesday night’s chaotic GOP presidential primary debate, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would sign a federal 1...
Sep 29, 2023
Guns, abortion pill and free speech will top Supreme Court docket in new term
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term on Monday staring down a fresh docket of cases and more opportunities to deliver big wins for conservatives that co...
Sep 29, 2023
