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Justice Department charges 2 Chinese intel officers with trying to obstruct probe into Huawei
Michael Macdonald / EyeEm(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice on Monday unsealed charges against two Chinese intelligence officers who allegedly worked to obstruct the DOJ's investigation of the ...
Oct 24, 2022
Biden's student loan forgiveness plan on hold after appeals court blocks
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration faces a fast-approaching deadline to respond to a federal appeals court that on Friday placed a temporary block on the president's plan...
Oct 24, 2022
Trump decries DeSantis' move to campaign for Colorado Senate candidate Joe O'Dea
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' endorsement and boosting of moderate Republican Colorado Senate nominee Joe O'Dea,...
Oct 24, 2022
Jan. 6 committee won't let Trump's testimony become 'a circus,' Cheney says
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that while the House Jan. 6 committee was "anticipating" that former President Donald Trump would comply with the s...
Oct 24, 2022
Sanders opposes eliminating the debt ceiling, argues GOP has no economic plan beyond criticism
File photo. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he opposes eliminating the debt ceiling, the financial limit on the federal government that could pr...
Oct 24, 2022
GOP opens edge on economy, crime ahead of midterms: POLL
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Americans trust that Republicans would do a better job on a key set of issues, with across-the-board, double-digit edges on inflation, the economy, gas price...
Oct 24, 2022
Kari Lake suggests early voting be restricted in Arizona as she repeats election lies
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- In an interview on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake would not explicitly commit to accepting the outcome of her upcoming election...
Oct 23, 2022
Dem campaign chief insists history won't repeat in midterms, plays down Biden's lack of campaigning
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of House Democrats' campaign arm, insisted on Sunday that his party will buck both history and the current polling in November's m...
Oct 23, 2022
Rising gas prices could shape the midterms: Here's where fuel costs stand in key states.
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After nearly 100 consecutive days of falling gas prices, fuel costs have spiked in recent weeks. This time, the price increase coincides with the lead up to...
Oct 22, 2022
Military suicide rate drops as mental health programs are pushed by leaders
Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Despite a gradual upward trend in military suicides over the last decade, 2021 saw a more than 15% decrease for active duty service m...
Oct 22, 2022
