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US will 'turn over every rock' to find source of classified documents leak: Austin
Pool/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will "turn over every rock" to find the source of the apparent leak of dozens of highly classified documents on t...
Apr 11, 2023
Most leading Republicans remain quiet on abortion pill ruling as Democrats blast decision
Grace Cary/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- In the days after a federal judge in Texas ruled to reverse the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the widely used abortion medication mifepri...
Apr 11, 2023
Manhattan DA sues GOP's Jim Jordan as feud escalates over Trump's prosecution
Chris Collins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday sued Republican Rep. Jim Jordan for what he called an "unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack by ...
Apr 11, 2023
Florida Republican apologizes for anti-transgender 'demons' and 'mutants' comments
mbell/Getty Images(FLORIDA) -- Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby called transgender people "demons" and "mutants" in a hearing about a bill that would make it a crime to use a bathroom that doesn't alig...
Apr 11, 2023
Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Democratic National Committee announced on Tuesday that its 2024 convention will be held in Chicago. The convention will take place Aug. 19 through 22 at...
Apr 11, 2023
DOJ provides congressional leaders access to Trump, Biden, Pence classified docs
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has started to provide access to a group of bipartisan congressional leaders some of the classified materials recovered from the residence...
Apr 11, 2023
White House unveils initiative to target fentanyl supply chain with international partners
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration plans on Tuesday to unveil a new initiative to combat the supply chain for fentanyl and other illicit synthetic ...
Apr 11, 2023
What you need to know about the leaked US secret documents
Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The posting on social media of what appears to be several highly classified U.S. intelligence documents might be just the beginning of what could turn out t...
Apr 11, 2023
Here's a look at Biden's Irish roots as he visits his ancestral homeland
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- There's one thing people from all political persuasions can likely agree on when it comes to Joe Biden: He is incredibly proud to be Irish-Am...
Apr 11, 2023
Tennessee lawmakers at center of expulsion vote label it 'huge threat to democracy'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The three Tennessee lawmakers at the center of a controversial and unprecedented expulsion vote last week said Monday that their fight continues -- to reduce gun violence and to ...
Apr 10, 2023
