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Georgia's 6-week abortion ban to go into effect immediately in 'unorthodox' ruling
Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Georgia's so-called "heartbeat law" can go into effect, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, making the state the latest to institute a ...
Jul 20, 2022
Will Democrats' 'enemy of my enemy' midterm strategy be effective?
Jon Hicks/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As midterm elections heat up, political campaigns are beginning to think differently and trying some unorthodox methods to win. Recently, there have been efforts ...
Jul 20, 2022
AG Garland reiterates 'no person' -- not even Trump -- is above the law over Jan. 6
Oliver Contreras - Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday reiterated that "no person" is above the law amid calls from some congressional Democrats to charge fo...
Jul 20, 2022
'Possibility' that 10 Senate Republicans will back same-sex marriage bill; Schumer wants a vote
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday he would like to see the upper chamber now vote on legislation to codify the right to same-sex an...
Jul 20, 2022
Trump relishes another primary win, in Maryland, as GOP critics warn of political 'suicide'
SteveChristensen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Gov. Larry Hogan is a popular Republican who won two statewide elections in Democratic-leaning Maryland -- but his full-throated endorsement didn't mean en...
Jul 20, 2022
Bipartisan senators reach deal on Electoral Count Act reform in wake of Jan. 6
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol continues to reveal how it says then-President Donald Trump and his allies work...
Jul 20, 2022
Senate Democrats' campaign arm sees Roe surge, outraises GOP counterpart in second quarter
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats' campaign arm outraised its Republican counterpart in the second quarter of 2022 amid a fierce battle for control of the upper chamber, which is...
Jul 20, 2022
Biden announces executive actions on climate change that fall short of what activists want
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a few executive actions to address climate change, with a focus on helping Americans facing extreme h...
Jul 20, 2022
'No need' for disinformation board at Homeland Security, panel finds
U.S. Department of Homeland Security(WASHINGTON) -- There is no need for a disinformation board at the Department of Homeland Security, a DHS panel has concluded in its interim report on examining the...
Jul 20, 2022
ATF's first Senate-confirmed chief in 7 years is sworn in: 'Mission has never been more urgent'
Samuel Corum/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For the first time in seven years, the country's lead agency on protecting the public from crimes involving firearms, explosives and arson has a Senate-confirm...
Jul 19, 2022
