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Economic issues top the public's agenda: POLL
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the midterm election approaches, most Americans say that the economy, inflation and rising gas prices are the most important issues in determining how they w...
Jun 06, 2022
'It's my son': Mother of Buffalo shooting survivor urges gun reform ahead of hearing in Congress
DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- The mother of a man who was injured during a mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month said she will implore lawmakers at a Congre...
Jun 06, 2022
Inflation is President Biden's 'top economic priority': Pete Buttigieg
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's administration is working to fortify the economy amid steep inflation with efforts to shore up the supply chain and "invest in the capacity, both physical...
Jun 05, 2022
GOP Rep. Tom Rice says impeaching Trump was 'the conservative vote'
ABC News(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- South Carolina's Tom Rice was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Now, as Ric...
Jun 05, 2022
David McCormick concedes Senate race to celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(HARRISBURG, Pa.) -- Hedge fund manager David McCormick conceded the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania to celebrity TV Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick announced the deci...
Jun 04, 2022
DOJ declines to press contempt of Congress charges against Meadows and Scavino
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice will not be prosecuting former Trump officials, chief of staff Mark Meadows and social media director Dan Scavino, for refusin...
Jun 04, 2022
John Fetterman says his stroke leading up to Senate race was 'preventable'
Mark Makela/Getty Images(HARRISBURG, Pa.) -- John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate nominee, released on Friday afternoon a clean bill of health in order to soon hit the campaign ...
Jun 03, 2022
Where do gun reform talks stand in Congress after Biden's address?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After a rare, prime-time address to the nation, President Joe Biden wouldn't say on Friday if he planned to take the power of the presidency up to Capito...
Jun 03, 2022
One hundred days in, fate of Biden's face-off with Putin over Ukraine still uncertain
Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- One hundred days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the unexpectedly prolonged conflict has created a political headache for President Jo...
Jun 03, 2022
Peter Navarro indicted on contempt of Congress charges over Jan. 6 investigation
Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was indicted by a grand jury on contempt of Congress charges Friday for defying subpoenas fro...
Jun 03, 2022
