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Biden admin approves Willow Project despite oil drilling concerns
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration approved a roughly $8 billion oil drilling project in Alaska on Monday, which is a significant climate decision for the administ...
Trish Turner, Stephanie Ebbs and Molly Nagle, ABC News Mar 13, 2023

National Transportation Safety Board chair on airplane close calls
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the aviation system is facing questions after at least six "close call" incidents between airplanes since December, National Transportation Safet...
Megan Barnes, ABC News Mar 12, 2023

Senator says 'see what happens' before considering Silicon Valley Bank bailout
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., pumped the breaks on a potential bailout of Silicon Valley Bank after it collapsed last week in the largest bank failure sinc...
Tal Axelrod, ABC News Mar 12, 2023

Rep. Mike Turner doubles down on COVID lab leak theory despite uncertainty
William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on Sunday said he thinks there is "significant evidence" COVID originated in a lab. A ...
Caleigh Bartash, ABC News Mar 12, 2023

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testifies before Manhattan grand jury
Jefferson Siegel/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified for about three hours Monday before a grand jury in New York that is hearing evidence of former P...
Aaron Katersky, ABC News Mar 12, 2023

Democrats propose countermeasure to GOP's Parents Bill of Rights
Getty Images/Siri Stafford(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- In response to a Republican bill to boost parents' rights in the classroom, Democrats are out with a proposal they say will advance an "inclusive, ...
Arthur Jones II and Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News Mar 11, 2023

Biden's 2024 budget doesn't include plan to shore up Social Security's finances
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 on Thursday, notably absent was a plan to shore up the financ...
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News Mar 10, 2023

Meet the former dancer-turned-politician running for Virginia Senate
Courtesy of Monica Gary for State Senate(NEW YORK) -- Virginia state Senate candidate Monica Gary is open about her past. National outlets have already picked up her story because of her backgrou...
Leah Vredenbregt, ABC News Mar 10, 2023

DeSantis tests presidential waters in Iowa
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(DAVENPORT, Iowa) -- GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' first Iowa swing of the 2024 presidential cycle kicked off Friday in a packed casino room on the eastern side of the state, wher...
Rachel Scott, Mariam Khan, Hannah Demissie, and Isabella Murray Mar 10, 2023

Michigan man allegedly threatened Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, LGBTQ+ community on YouTube
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FBI is investigating threats allegedly made on YouTube against Democrats, including President Joe Biden and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, law enforce...
Meredith Deliso and Luke Barr, ABC News Mar 10, 2023
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