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Biden, testing positive Friday, plans to visit Kentucky Monday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to eastern Kentucky Monday to visit flood victims, the White House announced, despite another...
Aug 05, 2022
Biden touts unexpectedly strong jobs report and movement on Senate spending bill
Evan Vucci - Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated stronger than expected job growth in July as a strong economic sign as Democrats look to pass a major spendi...
Aug 05, 2022
Diplomatic and military tensions continue to rise in wake of Pelosi's Taiwan visit
Handout/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Fallout continued Friday from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan as China announced it is canceling dialogue with the United States on military talks ...
Aug 05, 2022
Resounding abortion rights vote in Kansas may reshuffle midterm environment
Kyle Rivas/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tuesday night's lopsided result in the Kansas abortion referendum -- which saw the anti-abortion measure defeated some 59-41 in a traditionally red state -- has De...
Aug 05, 2022
Kari Lake projected winner of Arizona governor Republican primary
Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- ABC News can report that Kari Lake, a former longtime news anchor in Phoenix who left her career in media last year and received former President...
Aug 05, 2022
CPAC convention kicks off in Dallas ahead of Trump keynote speech Saturday night
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images(DALLAS) -- The annual Conservative Political Action Conference got underway Thursday in Dallas, Texas, one of the largest gatherings of conservatives and...
Aug 04, 2022
Exclusive: Members of Congress urge Blinken to demand 'Hotel Rwanda' hero's release
SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- While WNBA star Brittney Griner's sentencing in Russia dominates headlines, members of Congress are urging the White House to do more to free ...
Aug 04, 2022
Democrats tee up first vote on climate, tax bill but Sinema still a holdout
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- All eyes are on Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema as Democrats look to begin debate on their major health care, tax and climate bill this weekend. Senate Majority Le...
Aug 04, 2022
Dick Cheney defends daughter Liz, slams Trump, in new primary ad
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With her competitive primary contest less than two weeks away, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is out with a striking new ad on Thursday fea...
Aug 04, 2022
Florida governor suspends local prosecutor who said he won't criminalize abortion
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended Tampa's top prosecutor over public statements he made indicating he would not crimina...
Aug 04, 2022
