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New bill would require colleges publicly report accidents that result in serious harm or death
sshepard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new House bill introduced Monday would require colleges to publicly report campus accidents that result in the serious injury or death of students. Some of the a...
Jul 19, 2022
2 more Trump aides testifying for Jan. 6 committee: Ex-spokeswoman, NSC member will appear Thursday
Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two more aides in Donald Trump's White House are expected to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee during its public hearings, sources say -- this t...
Jul 18, 2022
In a post-Roe world, Democrats want to protect digital health data from abortion punishments
ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Among the priorities for congressional Democrats after the demise of Roe v. Wade are bills to protect someone's digital health data from being subpoenaed fo...
Jul 18, 2022
Trump, Pence to host dueling campaign events in Arizona governor's race
Siavosh Hosseini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a dramatic midterm split-screen, former President Donald Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence will hold dueling ca...
Jul 18, 2022
Manchin shrugs off Sanders' climate rebuke as Dems make peace with health care-only bill
Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- With Joe Manchin's stamp of approval in the closely divided Senate, President Joe Biden and Democratic Party leaders are ready for the chamber to mo...
Jul 18, 2022
Biden 'hoping' inflation cools as gas prices fall daily for more than a month
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday tried to counter bad news on soaring inflation by highlighting that a key driver of rising prices -- the cost of gasoline -- has b...
Jul 18, 2022
House to vote Tuesday on bill to protect same-sex marriages
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House is set to vote on a bill Tuesday that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law -- the move coming in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision t...
Jul 18, 2022
Louisiana abortion ban case to be heard before judge
Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) -- The legal battle over Louisiana's statewide abortion ban rages on with a court hearing slated for Monday. Since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on J...
Jul 18, 2022
Jury selection set to begin in contempt trial of Trump ally Steve Bannon
AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon over his defiance of a subpoena from the House select committee invest...
Jul 18, 2022
Joe Manchin is 'intentionally sabotaging the president's agenda': Bernie Sanders
ABC(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday castigated Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t support legislation focused on climate change and tax changes, citi...
Jul 17, 2022
