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White House set to highlight Republican-led abortion restrictions in 100 days since Roe was overturned
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(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 after Roe v. Wade...
Oct 03, 2022
In Supreme Court debut, Justice Jackson grills attorney challenging EPA power under Clean Water Act
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After her investiture at the U.S. Supreme Court last week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson heralded her "seat at the table" and a desire to "get to work." Du...
Oct 03, 2022
Supreme Court upholds bump stock ban in big win for gun safety advocates
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals by gun owners seeking to overturn the federal government's ban on the sale of bump stocks -- devices that ...
Oct 03, 2022
Biden visits Puerto Rico after Fiona: President will announce new aid, meet victims
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel this week to Puerto Rico and then Florida after hurricanes ravaged the two areas. Th...
Oct 03, 2022
Biden admin announces more than $300M in mental health funding in part from bipartisan gun bill
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Monday announced more than $300 million in new mental health funding, via awards and grants, with much of the mone...
Oct 03, 2022
Supreme Court with Justice Jackson faces major tests on race
Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- At the U.S. Supreme Court, the siege may be over, but the mood is still sour. The nine justices of ...
Oct 03, 2022
Rick Scott responds to Trump's 'death wish' attack on Mitch McConnell
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a member of Republican leadership in the upper chamber, said Sunday that he does not "condone violence" after Donald Trump l...
Oct 02, 2022
Sen. Rubio and FEMA chief on recovery from Ian's devastation: 'I don't think it has a comparison'
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Marco Rubio and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday detailed the destruction Ian wreaked in Florida as Rubio said there's no...
Oct 02, 2022
Putin faces 'irreversible' reality in Ukraine invasion despite latest moves: Petraeus
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin now faces an "irreversible" quagmire amid the country's land grab in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, retired Army general and former CIA chief...
Oct 02, 2022
7 Americans released from detention in Venezuela, Biden says
Mohamad syam/500px via Getty Images(VENEZUELA) -- Seven Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, the White House announced Saturday. "Today, after years of being wrongfully detained in Vene...
Oct 01, 2022
