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Appeals court agrees to review Mark Meadows' emergency motion in Georgia election interference case
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(ATLANTA, GA) -- An appeals court on Wednesday granted former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows' request for an expedited review of his emergency motion seeking to block ...
Sep 13, 2023
Ramaswamy says he's not 'pastor in chief' as some GOP voters question his religion
John Lamparski/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON -- Vivek Ramaswamy calls for a renewed belief in God and country on the campaign trail, listing "God is real" as the first of his campaign's 10 foundati...
Sep 13, 2023
McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from hard-liners
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he was ordering House Republicans to move ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. "...
Sep 12, 2023
Sarah Sanders seeks to limit public records law amid suit related to her travel
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' push to overhaul the state's expansive public records law stumbled at the start of a special legislative...
Sep 12, 2023
House returns as McCarthy, McConnell at odds in government shutdown battle
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the House returns from recess Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a new leadership showdown. He's caught in the middle between a government shutdo...
Sep 12, 2023
Biden criticized for marking 9/11 anniversary in Alaska
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- President Joe Biden marked the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in Alaska on Monday afternoon. "I join you on this solemn ...
Sep 12, 2023
DeSantis, visiting with 9/11 families, calls for 'transparency and accountability'
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on Monday, appearing with more than a dozen people who lost fam...
Sep 12, 2023
Blinken pledges aid after Morocco earthquake, defends G20 statement on Ukraine war
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. "reached out immediately" to the Moroccan government in the wake of a devastating earthquake there and "made very clear to them that we are prepared to assist in any w...
Sep 10, 2023
Coons defends Biden amid poor polling as Sununu sticks with prediction Trump is in trouble
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons and New Hampshire's Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday weighed in on their respective parties' 2024 prospects ahead of what appear...
Sep 10, 2023
Governor suspends right to carry firearms in public in Albuquerque due to gun violence
Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has temporarily banned the right to carry firearms in public in Albuquerque in response to recent gun v...
Sep 09, 2023
