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Democrats' health and climate deal 'may be disinflationary by causing a recession,' Sen. Cassidy argues
Kelly Livingston, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As Senate Democrats push a major economic, health and environmental proposal, "much of what they're saying about this bill is just not true," Sen. Bill Cassid...
Jul 31, 2022
Manchin declines to say if he'd back Biden in 2024; hopeful Sinema okays deficit and climate deal
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- On ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin again declined to speculate about backing President Joe Biden in 2024 and said he was hopeful f...
Jul 31, 2022
'I'll never vote again' for former President Trump: Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers
ABC News(MESA, Arizona) -- Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers may lose his Republican primary for an open state senate seat this week, after he testified to the Jan. 6 committee about the pressure cam...
Jul 31, 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again, White House doctor says
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has tested positive again for COVID-19, according to a letter from White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor. Biden currently has no...
Jul 30, 2022
Florida battles federal LGBTQ protections
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the federal government aims at expanding protections for LGBTQ people, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state agencies are vowing to dodge those safeguards. I...
Jul 30, 2022
Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips says Biden shouldn't run in 2024
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn, said publicly that he would not support President Joe Biden in 2024 amid a slew of new polling reflecting Democra...
Jul 29, 2022
McCarthy doesn't 'recall' talking to Cassidy Hutchinson on Jan. 6
Win McNamee/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Friday said he did not "recall" speaking to former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on Jan. 6 after...
Jul 29, 2022
House to vote on a bill banning assault weapons
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats will vote Friday on a bill to ban assault weapons in the U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the vote in a letter to...
Jul 29, 2022
Climate protesters gather at Congressional Baseball Game but celebrate Senate deal
Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Despite Wednesday's news of a potential billion-dollar Senate climate deal, environmental activists still appeared at Thursday nigh...
Jul 29, 2022
Justice Alito mocks Prince Harry and other foreign critics of abortion decision
Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for the first time publicly addressed critics of his landmark opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, using a speech in Italy t...
Jul 29, 2022
