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DOJ sues Texas, Abbott over 'unauthorized' anti-migration barriers in Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice on Monday sued the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the installation of a barrier of buoys in the Rio Gran...
Jul 24, 2023
DeSantis' staff addresses campaign concerns at donor retreat amid strategy change: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(PARK CITY, Utah) -- Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a two-day retreat in Park City, Utah, where, sources said, senior campaign staffers briefed top donors...
Jul 24, 2023
Pence defends support for Ukraine after 'sporting debate' with Tucker Carlson sparks meme storm
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- During an ance on the Hugh Hewitt Show Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence fought back against accusations that the U.S. is "not [his] concern" amid the wa...
Jul 24, 2023
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to announce USAID In Samoa
Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks(WASHINGTON) -- When second gentleman Doug Emhoff lands in Samoa on Monday he will announce the administration’s commitment to provide more funding from ...
Jul 24, 2023
Alabama Republicans spark another legal fight by not creating 2nd majority-Black district
ilbusca/Getty Images(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- Setting the stage for another legal battle in their state, Alabama's Republican-led Legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map with just one ma...
Jul 23, 2023
'The Earth is screaming at us': Gov. Inslee calls for climate action amid record heat
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The record-high temperatures recorded around the world show "the climate change bomb has gone off" and Americans must push "further and faster" for solutions -- including ...
Jul 23, 2023
'I worry' about 'price' to get soldier Travis King back from North Korea, McCaul says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul said Sunday that he's concerned North Korea will demand concessions from the United States in exchange for releasing A...
Jul 23, 2023
Mike Pence ‘not interested in trading insults’ with Trump as he tries to win New Hampshire
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NORTH CONWAY, N.H.) -- An independent voter at a meet-and-greet in New Hampshire on Friday told former Vice President Mike Pence that he was concerned with his place ...
Jul 22, 2023
'People are hungry for more choices': Inside the Green Party’s push for 2024
Paul Marotta/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the 2024 presidential election heating up, debates over the role of third parties are beginning to simmer -- and Democrats fear the Green Party could o...
Jul 22, 2023
DeSantis says Jan. 6 was 'unfortunate' but not an insurrection
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week refused to call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol an "insurrection" and blamed the press for having "spun up"...
Jul 21, 2023
