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Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election
Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Just as he was emerging as a top target of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, former Trump lawyer John Eas...
Apr 12, 2022
Biden announces rule on 'ghost guns,' new ATF nominee
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, announced a new measure Monday to crack down on what law enforcement says is the growing pro...
Apr 11, 2022
Fauci advises assessing personal risk amid COVID-19 uptick
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the White House, said Americans should continue assessing risk for themselves as COVID-19 cases tick up. "It's going to be a person's ...
Apr 10, 2022
Russia 'planned' attacks on Ukrainian civilians: National security adviser Sullivan
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the latest reports of Ukrainian civilians being tortured and killed by Russian troops have been "horrifying...downright shocking, but...
Apr 10, 2022
Most Americans blame Vladimir Putin, oil companies for high gas prices: POLL
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As politicians spar over who's to blame for recent increases in gas prices, a large majority of Americans say oil companies and Russian President Vladimir Putin a...
Apr 10, 2022
New York AG asks judge to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas in Trump civil case
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York Attorney General's Office asked a judge Friday to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas issued in connection with the c...
Apr 08, 2022
Men who posed as federal agents are national security risk: Federal prosecutors
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The two men accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents are a risk to national security, government prosecutors said in a court docum...
Apr 08, 2022
Alabama governor signs 'Don't Say Gay,' trans care and bathroom ban bills
Julie Bennett/Getty Images(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- In the latest salvo of legislation targeting LGBTQ youth, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law two bills banning transgender health care for m...
Apr 08, 2022
Questions over White House COVID protocols amid uptick in cases
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House is charging ahead with President Joe Biden's schedule despite an uptick of COVID-19 cases among Washington politicians and staff membe...
Apr 08, 2022
U.S. sends Patriot battery to Slovakia so Ukraine can get its S-300 anti-aircraft system: Pentagon update Day 44
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGON) -- The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist. Her...
Apr 08, 2022
