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Young voters 'canceled out' midterm voters over 65, blocking GOP gains: Experts
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sophia Shapiro recalls the moment the Pennsylvania governor's race was called for her dad, Democrat Josh Shapiro, over Doug Mastriano, his Republican ch...
Nov 16, 2022
Social media companies prioritizing profit over harmful content: Senate report
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. social media companies are prioritizing making a profit over taking down harmful rhetoric that leads to violent extremists perpetuating the ideology, ...
Nov 16, 2022
House Democrat proposes Trump be disqualified from office as an 'insurrectionist'
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat who served as a House manager for the second Trump impeachment, is circulating legislation that would seek to ...
Nov 16, 2022
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen can sue Trump Organization for millions in legal fees
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen can sue the Trump Organization to cover millions of dollars in legal fees,...
Nov 16, 2022
Historic same-sex marriage bill advances in Senate
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate is poised to soon pass landmark legislation to federally enshrine both same-sex and interracial marriage rights, amid what Democr...
Nov 16, 2022
Trump's 2024 bid triggers finance laws but doesn't legally affect investigations
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump announced a third presidential campaign on Tuesday evening in a speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort, setting off the 2024 cycle j...
Nov 16, 2022
Trump's 2024 bid hit with immediate challenge from group behind 'disqualification clause' lawsuits
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is running again for the White House, two groups are already working behind the scenes to mount a nat...
Nov 16, 2022
Federal judge halts the rapid removal of migrants under pandemic-era policy
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump-era policy of rapidly expelling migrants from the border in the name of pandemic health precautions. The order r...
Nov 16, 2022
Ivanka Trump doesn't plan to be involved with dad's 2024 campaign
JNI/Star Max/GC Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ivanka Trump said Tuesday that she does not plan to join dad Donald Trump's 2024 campaign to return to the White House. In a statement, Ivanka Trump cited a desir...
Nov 16, 2022
McConnell reelected as Senate leader despite historic challenge from Scott
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell on Wednesday was comfortably reelected as the GOP leader in the upper chamber despite a challenge -- his first in 15 years -- and despite ...
Nov 15, 2022
