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Jewish American group calls for Evan Gershkovich's release: 'This is personal'
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Jewish Federations of North America, a major umbrella group of Jewish communal organizations around the United States, published an o...
May 09, 2023
Florida group launches initiative to get abortion constitutional amendment on 2024 ballot
Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion right...
May 09, 2023
Judge sets hearing date on Trump's motion to move criminal case to federal court
Robert Perry/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Tuesday set a hearing next month to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed to move his criminal cas...
May 09, 2023
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors in New York
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, according to sources familiar with t...
May 09, 2023
Democrats want full accounting of Harlan Crow's gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Chris Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking more information on the extent of billionaire Harlan Crow's gifts to Supreme Court J...
May 09, 2023
Dianne Feinstein announces return to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a nearly three-month absence, an aide for the California Democrat confirmed to ABC New...
May 09, 2023
High-stakes White House debt ceiling summit ends with no movement toward deal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A high-stakes meeting Tuesday between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on the debt ceiling ended with no solution as the nation barrels to...
May 09, 2023
New $1.2 billion US military aid package to Ukraine: What's in it?
Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a new commitment of $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine. The package includes air-defense syste...
May 09, 2023
DOJ disrupts Russian-controlled global malware network
Westend61/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of a global network of computers infected by malware that Russia's state security services have allege...
May 09, 2023
More say politics, not the law, drive Supreme Court decisions: POLL
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, two-thirds of Americans continue to oppose its decision -- and 51% ...
May 09, 2023
