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Marjorie Taylor Greene refuses to back down from 'national divorce' proposal
Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In the face of some harsh blowback, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand Georgia Republican, has tripled down on her proposal for a "na...
Feb 22, 2023
US holds $31 trillion debt. What would it take to shrink it?
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A divide in Congress over the debt ceiling threatens to plunge the U.S. economy into disarray, drawing attention to a looming question: How has the nation's deb...
Feb 22, 2023
Biden to Muir on Putin suspending nuclear treaty with US: 'Big mistake' and 'not very responsible'
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden told ABC News anchor David Muir in a new interview that it was a "big mistake" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to temporarily suspend Russia's particip...
Feb 22, 2023
Close-up photo of Chinese spy balloon in flight released by US military
Courtesy of Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) -- A close-up photo of the Chinese spy balloon, taken mid-air from a U-2 spy plane, has been released by the U.S. military The photo was taken on Friday, ...
Feb 22, 2023
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel investigating efforts to overturn election: Sources
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, ABC Ne...
Feb 22, 2023
Trump tours Ohio town near toxic rain derailment
Michael Swensen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday toured the Ohio town near where a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed Feb. 3. Sporti...
Feb 22, 2023
By speaking out, could foreperson in Georgia Trump probe undermine a future case?
Jason Marz/Getty Images(FULTON COUNTY, Ga.) -- The foreperson of a special grand jury convened in Fulton County, Georgia, to examine possible election interference by former President Donald Trump and...
Feb 22, 2023
First lady Jill Biden in Africa to show administration's commitment, White House says
TARA METTE/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden arrived in Namibia on Wednesday, the first stop on a trip meant to show the administration's commitment to Africa, according to a W...
Feb 22, 2023
Trump set to visit town affected by Ohio toxic train derailment
Cheryl Senter for the Washington Post(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- The politics around the Feb. 3 derailment of the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border intens...
Feb 22, 2023
Biden administration proposes new limit on how migrants can seek asylum in US
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a new immigration rule that, if implemented, would limit the ability for some people to seek asylum i...
Feb 22, 2023
