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DACA protections remain in place for now, but appeals court orders more review and says it's illegal
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program -- which shields hundreds of thousands of young adult...
Oct 06, 2022
US sanctions Iranian officials for crackdown on protests
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- While Iran's brutal attempts to put down nationwide protests -- sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of its so-called morality...
Oct 06, 2022
Republicans say they're 'full speed ahead' on Herschel Walker after he denies abortion claim
Megan Varner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Leading Republicans this week either voiced support or stayed silent on Herschel Walker after the Georgia GOP Senate hopeful denied an ex-girlfriend's claim th...
Oct 06, 2022
Abrams won't 'question the outcome' of Kemp rematch but does 'question' Ga. voting rules
Paras Griffin/FilmMagic(ATLANTA) -- Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said she has continuing doubts about voting equity in her upcoming rematch with incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, telling ABC New...
Oct 06, 2022
Federal judge orders Texas attorney general to testify in abortion lawsuit
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has ordered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to testify as part of a class action lawsuit brought by nonprofit abortion funds. Abortion funds ar...
Oct 05, 2022
White House 'disappointed' with OPEC+ decision to cut oil production, will release more from US reserves
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Wednesday expressed disappointment following the announcement from OPEC+ that it would cut two million barrels per day from its production qu...
Oct 05, 2022
Biden meets with DeSantis in Florida as he surveys Hurricane Ian damage
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared side-by-side in hard-hit Fort Myers on Wednesday as the president surveyed damage f...
Oct 05, 2022
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in seized documents case
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump, in a limited request, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt part of an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and restore a sp...
Oct 05, 2022
Biden highlights Republican-led abortion restrictions in 100 days since Roe was overturned
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott(WASHINGTON) -- A new Biden administration report on abortion access in the U.S. describes how widely the procedure has been curtailed in the roughly 100 days a...
Oct 05, 2022
Trump adviser Steve Bannon's trial won't take place until November 2023
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will stand trial in November 2023, a judge in New York said Tuesday. Bannon is charged with defrauding donor...
Oct 05, 2022
