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As Trump returns to the border, a closer look at what he's pledging to do on immigration if elected
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a central campaign message and spent nearly every appearance on the trail talking about the issue while ...
Feb 29, 2024
Alabama House passes bill to ensure IVF access after court ruled embryos are children
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation to restore access to in vitro fertilization after a controversial state Supreme Co...
Feb 29, 2024
Democrats help Johnson pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats helped Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a short-term funding bill in the House to avert a government shutdown before a Friday deadl...
Feb 29, 2024
'I take full responsibility': Defense Secretary Austin says he should have disclosed medical issues
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Facing angry lawmakers for the first time since his cancer diagnosis, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified Thursday that he takes "full responsibility" for ke...
Feb 29, 2024
Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night.The final vote tally wa...
Feb 28, 2024
Supreme Court to hear Trump's appeal for presidential immunity, further delaying Jan. 6 trial
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the fac...
Feb 28, 2024
Supreme Court divided over ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a Trump-era ban on bump stocks as devices that turn weapons into rapid-fire illegal "machine guns," however it was not...
Feb 28, 2024
Alabama lawmakers begin debate over IVF protection bills
Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- Alabama lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday to begin debate over two bills that would add protections for in vitro...
Feb 28, 2024
Who might replace Mitch McConnell as the top Senate Republican?
Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announcing Wednesday his plans to relinquish his leadership role in November, speculation is sw...
Feb 28, 2024
McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader after nearly two decades
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Kentucky's Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Senate Republican leader in November after nearly two decades in the role.McConnell, who turned 82 last week...
Feb 28, 2024
