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Climate change and white supremacy are not problems for US, Ramaswamy argues
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- In a new interview with ABC News' Linsey Davis on ABC News Live Prime, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discussed his views on climate change, race and racism in Amer...
Sep 19, 2023
Pennsylvania governor announces automatic voter registration in key swing state
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images(HARRISBURG, Pa.) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday -- which is National Voter Registration Day -- that the state will now automatical...
Sep 19, 2023
DHS looks to combat illicit drugs inside and out of the United States through targeted strategy
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday rolled out what it is calling a comprehensive guide to combatting illicit opioids from comin...
Sep 19, 2023
Major voting rights trial is unfolding in Texas: What to know
Tetra Images/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- A federal trial is unfolding over whether a 2021 voting rights law in the state violates the U.S. Constitution. The suit -- brought on behalf of La Union del...
Sep 19, 2023
New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost
Lukas Kabon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- The debris field found outside Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday is confirmed to be the remains of an F-35 that went missing o...
Sep 19, 2023
Speaker McCarthy plans to confront Zelenskyy on Ukraine funding
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The political clash on Capitol Hill over Ukraine aid will be front and center when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with lawmakers in Washing...
Sep 19, 2023
Republicans, Democrats in Virginia make last push to encourage early voting
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With only a few days until the start of early voting in Virginia's high-stakes election, Republicans and Democrats are making one last push to encourage earl...
Sep 19, 2023
Biden to offer 'full-throated' defense of Ukraine at United Nations General Assembly, White House says
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden will on Tuesday issue a defense of American leadership abroad and reiterate U.S. support for Ukraine, during a high-profile ...
Sep 19, 2023
Trump's 'liberal Jews' comment is denounced, DeSantis calls out McCarthy and more campaign takeaways
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump, not for the first time, sparked criticism on Monday after he posted on his Truth Social platform knocking "liberal Jews who voted against Amer...
Sep 18, 2023
Debris field found in search for missing F-35 in South Carolina, officials say
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A debris field has been found in South Carolina during the search for a F-35 fighter jet that had gone missing after a "mishap" on Sunday, military official...
Sep 18, 2023
