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Trump attorney outlines possible Jan. 6 legal defenses, but some experts are skeptical
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump's legal defense in his Jan. 6 indictment appears to be taking shape, according to recent comments by his attorney John Lauro. Lauro, in a med...
Aug 08, 2023
What is known about Mike Pence's 'contemporaneous notes' on Trump in Jan. 6 case
Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The "contemporaneous notes" that former Vice President Mike Pence says he took related to Jan. 6, 2021, amid a pressure ca...
Aug 08, 2023
Biden announces new national monument to 'help right the wrongs of the past'
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz.) -- President Joe Biden visited Arizona on Tuesday to tout climate investments and designate a new national monument. Nearly...
Aug 08, 2023
DeSantis replaces 2024 campaign manager in high-level staffing shuffle: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has replaced his presidential campaign manager, Generra Peck, with his gubernatorial office's chief of staff, James Uthmeier, several ...
Aug 08, 2023
Former Georgia lieutenant governor says he received grand jury subpoena
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- As the Fulton County investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia continues, the former lieutenant governor of the state has been subpoenaed to appe...
Aug 08, 2023
Judge in Trump's classified documents case questions use of out-of-district grand jury in probe
ftwitty/Getty Images(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) -- The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case is raising questions about special counsel Jack Smith's use of an out-of-distr...
Aug 08, 2023
Sailors accused of spying for China both detained without bond
File photo -- Paul Souders/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) -- Two Navy sailors who allegedly spied for China were denied bail during detention hearings in California on Tuesday. The two men appeared in c...
Aug 08, 2023
Proposed protective order would infringe on Trump's right to free speech, his lawyers say
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump's legal team says that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump's right to free s...
Aug 07, 2023
DeSantis and Newsom agree to Sean Hannity debate, then disagree on the rules
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rival Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom recently agreed to debate one another -- but they disagree on the details. A Friday letter obtained by ABC News from D...
Aug 07, 2023
'He should be doing more': Gallego pushes Biden on extreme heat response amid Arizona Senate campaign
ABC News(PHOENIX) -- When President Joe Biden lands Monday in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., intends to raise with him legislation he has introduced in the U.S. House to t...
Aug 07, 2023
