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Biden backs exception to Senate filibuster rule to get abortion rights codified
Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and said he would support carving out an exception...
Jun 30, 2022
Making history, Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ketanji Brown Jackson marked a milestone in American representation on Thursday when she was sworn in as the first Black woman in history to sit on...
Jun 30, 2022
Republicans must choose Trump or the Constitution, Liz Cheney warns, describing 'threat' like no other
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- There was only one path forward for her fellow conservatives, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said in a speech on Wednesday night: either ...
Jun 30, 2022
Rep. Liz Cheney 'confident' in Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Liz Cheney told This Week co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that she has full faith and confidence...
Jun 30, 2022
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump's former White House counsel Pat Cipollone was subpoenaed Wednesday for a deposition by the House's Jan. 6 committee -- and his team is ...
Jun 29, 2022
New York governor to unveil new gun legislation in response to Supreme Court ruling
Spencer Platt/Getty Images, FILE(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday detailed what is in gun safety legislation she will propose during a special state legislative session schedul...
Jun 29, 2022
Most who supported bipartisan Jan. 6 commission best Trump in Tuesday's GOP primaries, runoffs
Jon Hicks/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee Tuesday added a new layer of political consequences for Donal...
Jun 29, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to officially retire Thursday at noon
Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, the most senior member of the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing, said he will officially step down from the ben...
Jun 29, 2022
Trump White House attorney disputes Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about handwritten note
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is claiming that a handwritten note regarding a potential statement for then-President Donald Trump to release ...
Jun 29, 2022
Key takeaways from Cassidy Hutchinson's bombshell testimony to Jan. 6 committee
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House Jan. 6 committee's surprise hearing on Tuesday featured highly-anticipated and explosive testimony from someone who was inside the White House both a...
Jun 28, 2022
