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Dr. Oz’s vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism
Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- As Dr. Mehmet Oz embarks on a bid for the U.S. Senate, the television star has largely shied away from discussing his ties to Turkey, whe...
May 04, 2022
DOJ, Jan. 6 committee staff clash in interview with former U.S. attorney: Sources
Sarah Silbiger/Pool/Getty Images/FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys with the Department of Justice recently clashed behind closed doors with staff members for the House select committee investigating the J...
May 04, 2022
Donald Trump Jr. meets with Jan. 6 committee
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump Jr., former President Donald Trump's eldest son, appeared before the Jan. 6 select committee on Tuesday for a voluntary in...
May 04, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for COVID-19
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 via a PCR test Wednesday afternoon, the State Department said. Blinken, who is vaccina...
May 04, 2022
Dozens of states may restrict abortion almost immediately should Supreme Court uphold Mississippi ban
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A draft of the Supreme Court majority opinion on the pending Mississippi law case was leaked to Politico on Monday night. According to the document, the justice...
May 04, 2022
Three key takeaways from the Ohio, Indiana primaries
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Politically minded eyes were on Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, as the Republican and Democratic parties faced renewed identity crises, pulled between election deni...
May 04, 2022
Oklahoma governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) -- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an abortion bill Tuesday that is modeled after a controversial Texas law. The bill, forma...
May 03, 2022
Trump-endorsed Vance projected winner in Ohio
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm season kicked off Tuesday with primary races in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio's Senate race marked t...
May 03, 2022
What the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices previously said about Roe's precedent
Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Comments on abortion rights made by the recent conservative additions to the Supreme Court during their Senate confirmation hearings are under fresh scrut...
May 03, 2022
Who leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion?
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A draft of the SCOTUS decision on the Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade was leaked Monday night, first reported by Politico. According to the copy of...
May 03, 2022
