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Despite poll trouble, Biden will win in 2024 over the 'alternative' of Trump: Coons
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on Sunday pushed back on concerns that President Joe Biden's age and the lack of enthusiasm he inspires in voters make him unfit for r...
Apr 30, 2023
Scalise calls for Biden to 'get off the sidelines' for debt ceiling talks
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Sunday urged President Joe Biden to negotiate with Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid the threat of political brinkmanship over raising the...
Apr 30, 2023
3 states pass major gun control reform packages
Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post(DENVER) -- Governors in two states passed major gun control legislation this week and a third is poised to do the same soon. On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sign...
Apr 30, 2023
Pro-DeSantis PAC targets Trump voters with 'Winner' ad campaign in early primary states
Amir Levy/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The super PAC supporting Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' expected 2024 presidential run is set to with a new TV ad targeting Trump voters -- pitching the governor ...
Apr 28, 2023
Second firm hired by Trump campaign to look into voter fraud claims subpoenaed by special counsel
James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- A firm contracted by Donald Trump's presidential campaign in November 2020 to investigate claims of voter fraud has been subpoenaed by the spe...
Apr 28, 2023
Senate fails to extend deadline to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as most Republicans vote no
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A push led by Democrats to give more time for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, failed on Thursday. The measure didn't win t...
Apr 28, 2023
All nine Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: 'Raises more questions,' Senate chair says
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- There's no conservative-liberal divide on the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to calls for a new, enforceable ethics code. All nine justices, in a rare step, o...
Apr 28, 2023
Music industry leaders bring 'Protect Black Art' movement to Capitol Hill
Michael Godek/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Top music industry leaders joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday to back a federal bill that would limit the use of rap lyrics by federal prosecutors in ...
Apr 28, 2023
Transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr defends actions following censure in Montana
ilbusca/Getty Images(HELENA, Mt.) -- The day after state Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured by Montana House Republicans, she could be found seated in the public area of the state capitol building, voting...
Apr 27, 2023
'Inside baseball': Critics say academia has 'troubling' influence with the Supreme Court
John Baggaley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With the marbled 14th century Palazzo Colonna as his backdrop, a tuxedo-clad U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito approached the lectern in July 2022 to de...
Apr 27, 2023
