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ABC News' Martha Raddatz on slain al-Qaeda leader who orchestrated 9/11
Al Rai Al Aam/Feature Story News/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Osama bin Laden's successor, who helped coordinate the 9/11 terror attacks, was killed by a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan over the we...
Aug 02, 2022
Arizona's GOP attorney general refutes claims of dead 2020 voters
Robert Alexander/Getty Images(PHOENIX, Az.) -- Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who is running in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary, said a review of the 2020 election found that just one ballot was...
Aug 02, 2022
Democrats call for new Homeland Security watchdog, suggest cover-up over Jan. 6 texts
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Top Democrats in Congress investigating the events of Jan. 6 continued to allege that the government's federal watchdog for Homeland Security a...
Aug 02, 2022
Amid protests, Senate passes health care for vets exposed to toxic burn pits
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After a series of delays and emotional protests, the Senate on Tuesday night approved a bill that will help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The Senate bega...
Aug 02, 2022
White House touts al-Zawahiri killing as vindicating Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Tuesday continued to highlight what it said was President Joe Biden's "success" in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda leader involved in...
Aug 02, 2022
Senate confirms 1st Black 4-star general in Marine history
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as a four-star general, making history as the first Black Marine to att...
Aug 02, 2022
Garland announces first DOJ lawsuit to protect abortion access
Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday announced the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho challenging its law that will t...
Aug 02, 2022
Biden continues to test positive, has 'return of a loose cough': Doctor
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden continued to test positive for COVID-19 Tuesday but is feeling "well," according to a memo from Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden...
Aug 02, 2022
Nancy Pelosi's long history of criticizing China, advocating for human rights
The delegation headed by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 2, 2022. - ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan this week is ...
Aug 02, 2022
Three Republicans who impeached Trump vie to keep their seats in Tuesday's primaries
Travelpix Ltd/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Three House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and accuse him of inciting the Capitol riot are on primary ballots Tuesday in Michigan and Washingto...
Aug 02, 2022
