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In win for Jordan, judge denies Bragg's request to block GOP congressional subpoena
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's request to block a congressional subpoena for a former prosecutor in Bragg's office wh...
Apr 19, 2023
Does motive make a difference in the Pentagon leak case? Experts weigh in
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While there is much to learn about the alleged Pentagon leaker, reports have indicated suspect Jack Teixeira was driven by a desire to impress f...
Apr 19, 2023
McCarthy unveils long-awaited GOP plan to raise debt limit, cut federal spending
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited GOP proposal to lift the debt limit and enact federal spending c...
Apr 19, 2023
FBI raises alarm over 'inflection point' in transnational repression threats
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Just a day after the Justice Department announced a series of indictments targeting the Chinese government's alleged efforts to intimidate d...
Apr 19, 2023
Supreme Court extends stay on Texas abortion pill ruling until Friday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended a temporary stay to maintain the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone ami...
Apr 19, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches unlikely presidential bid as a Democrat
John Lamparski/Getty Images, FILE(BOSTON) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and attorney from the famed political Kennedy family, announced on Wednesday that he is running for preside...
Apr 19, 2023
Pentagon's 'UFO' tracking efforts still find no alien origins
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The head of the Pentagon office reviewing UFO incidents reported by military personnel told Congress Wednesday that his office is now re...
Apr 19, 2023
New York, California at heart of GOP plan to keep House
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Deep-blue New York and California may hold the keys for Republicans to keep their tenuous five-seat majority in the House of Representatives -- but the party fac...
Apr 19, 2023
Supreme Court to decide whether to jump into abortion debate, again
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave itself more time to decide whether to wade into a legal challenge to FDA's approval of the abortion pill, a case that...
Apr 19, 2023
Proud Boys members testify in Jan. 6 sedition case: 'It was a terrible day'
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two key members of the far-right Proud Boys group testified Tuesday hoping to prove their innocence in the seditious conspiracy case against th...
Apr 19, 2023
