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Top Republican says no-fly zone over Ukraine could lead to 'beginning of World War III'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Sen. Marco Rubio, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine amid Russia's unprovoked invasion could lead to the "beginni...
Mar 06, 2022
US opposes no-fly zone over Ukraine, despite Zelenskyy pleas: UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is standing by the White House and NATO allies' opposition to implementing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. "Presiden...
Mar 06, 2022
Graham faces backlash for suggesting someone should assassinate Putin
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was swiftly rebuked by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for remarks he made suggesting that Russians ought to assassinate...
Mar 04, 2022
Bipartisan calls for Russian oil ban meet resistance from White House
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Bipartisan calls are growing on Capitol Hill for the United States to ban imports of oil from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but the White House stopped sho...
Mar 04, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson endorsed by fellow clerks, Supreme Court insiders
Obtained by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- They labored together in the shadows of legal giants on the nation's highest court, seeing firsthand what it takes to be a justice. Now, a group of two-dozen f...
Mar 03, 2022
Justice Department 'going after Putin's cronies and Russian oligarchs'
Getty Images/ThinkStock(WASHINGTON) -- A top Justice Department official has a stern warning for Russian oligarchs who attempt to evade U.S. sanctions: Nobody is out of the DOJ's reach. "The poin...
Mar 03, 2022
U.S. announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs it says enabling Putin
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. on Thursday announced new sanctions against members of the Russian elite, including Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, and said it ...
Mar 03, 2022
Jan 6. committee: Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy,' may have broken laws
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack said Wednesday it has evidence that former President Donald Trump and some of his associates may...
Mar 03, 2022
House approves bill to help veterans exposed to 'burn pits'
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Thursday approved a bill that would provide millions of veterans with expedited health care and disability payments related to illnesses caused b...
Mar 03, 2022
Indiana Senate passes ban on transgender girls playing on girls' sports teams
Getty Images/Stock Photo(NEW YORK) -- An Indiana bill to ban transgender girls from participating in girls sports in K-12 schools passed the state Senate on Tuesday. State legislators voted 32-18...
Mar 02, 2022
