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Ga. prison 'lacked regard for human life,' Senate probe shows; agency director testifies
Marianne Purdie/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Senate investigation revealed evidence on Tuesday of widespread corruption and misconduct dating back years at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta. At a hea...
Jul 26, 2022
Trump returns to Washington for first time since leaving office in insurrection's shadow
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office in the shadow of the Capitol insurrec...
Jul 26, 2022
Biden administration to release $343M to make subway, rail stations more accessible
Jodie Wallis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Roughly $343 million will be made available to transit agencies this year to make subway and rail stations more accessible to those with disabilities, the Bide...
Jul 26, 2022
The country has a major microchip problem -- and the Senate has a $52 billion solution
Tim Graham/Getty Images Allison Pecorin, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The Senate is aiming this week to bolster the public's ability to buy an affordable car, microwave or a smartphone as lawmakers push f...
Jul 25, 2022
Trump removed lines in post-insurrection speech about prosecuting rioters: Jan. 6 committee
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump did not want to call for the prosecution of Jan. 6 rioters after the Capitol attack, according to a video...
Jul 25, 2022
Former Pence chief of staff appeared before grand jury probing Jan. 6
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, appeared before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the...
Jul 25, 2022
Vice President Harris hammers 'outrageous' abortion ruling
John Sommers/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday lambasted last month's Supreme Court ruling scrapping constitutional protections for abortion access a...
Jul 25, 2022
Biden's COVID symptoms 'almost completely resolved,' doctor says
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's COVID-19 symptoms are "almost completely resolved," his physician said on Monday. Kevin O'Connor wrote in a letter relea...
Jul 25, 2022
Arizona governor's primary sets up another GOP split as Trump, Pence back dueling candidates
Jon Hicks/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- Ahead of Arizona's Aug. 2 primary, Republican voters in the battleground state say they remain torn over former President Donald Trump's place in the party -- as he ...
Jul 25, 2022
Liz Cheney says Jan. 6 work is worth losing her House seat; committee may subpoena Ginni Thomas
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that she is working hard to win reelection this year and beat back a Trump-endorsed primary challenger -- but if her time investiga...
Jul 25, 2022
