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Russia fully withdraws from Kyiv region, Ukrainians get drone training in US: Pentagon update Day 42
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist. Here ar...
Apr 06, 2022
GOP lawmakers introduce version of 'Don't Say Gay' bill in Ohio
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ohio Republicans introduced a House bill on Monday prohibiting "divisive or inherently racist" curriculum and banning instruction that includes sexual orienta...
Apr 06, 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for COVID-19
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 via antigen tests Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Justice said. "He asked to be tested ...
Apr 06, 2022
Trump White House lawyer expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol attack, ac...
Apr 06, 2022
AG Garland vows to hold those responsible for 'atrocities in Ukraine' accountable
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday expressed outrage over the "horrible images" of killed civilians in Ukraine and said the U.S. is working with ...
Apr 06, 2022
Republican candidates in battleground states skip debates
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Republican candidates are shying away from the debate stage as the midterm elections approach. Over a half dozen GOP candidates in crucial state and federal ra...
Apr 06, 2022
Public school coach asks Supreme Court to OK post-game prayers
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(BREMERTON, Wash.) -- A coach's personal act of prayer that grew into a public spectacle after Bremerton High School football games is now a major test of the First Amendmen...
Apr 06, 2022
President Joe Biden to create interagency task force focused on long COVID
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House is attempting to speed up the nation's response to long COVID by establishing a new task force to coordinate research efforts across the go...
Apr 05, 2022
Defense secretary, GOP congressman clash over alleged 'wokeism' in military
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got into a fiery exchange with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing Tuesday, as Ga...
Apr 05, 2022
Oklahoma passes bill that would make performing abortions a felony
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) -- Oklahoma passed a bill Tuesday that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to several years in prison. The bill was passed i...
Apr 05, 2022
