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Biden's 1st-year record on immigration: tough challenges, harsh criticism
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has faced persistent challenges as his administration worked to reform U.S. immigration policy during his first year in office. Some efforts o...
Jan 22, 2022
Anti-abortion rights proponents say they are prepping for 'post-Roe America’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The anti-abortion rights movement is at a critical moment, motivated in large part by conservative justices on the Supreme Court who seem poised to rule in ...
Jan 22, 2022
Some state lawmakers focusing on abortion access amid challenge to Roe v. Wade
Cyndi Monaghan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Several state lawmakers are looking to expand abortion access this legislative session while a challenge to Roe v. Wade is before the U.S. Supreme Court. Two...
Jan 20, 2022
CIA says foreign actor may be behind some Havana syndrome cases
Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The CIA has assessed that the "majority" of reported cases of unexplained medical symptoms known as "Havana syndrome" can be "reasonably explained by medical ...
Jan 20, 2022
Supreme Court deals another blow to Texas abortion providers that want new law blocked
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Thursday -- over the furious objections of their liberal colleagues -- dealt another blow to Texas abortion pro...
Jan 20, 2022
Bipartisan senators turn to reforming Electoral Count Act now that voting rights standoff over
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With voting rights reform now firmly in the rear view mirror, negotiations to reform the Electoral Count Act have ramped up, but it remains far from certain t...
Jan 20, 2022
Biden nominee would be 1st Muslim woman to serve as federal judge
ACLU Illinois(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to the federal judiciary Wednesday, who, if confirmed by the Senate, would become the first Muslim A...
Jan 20, 2022
Georgia prosecutor requests special grand jury in probe of Trump's efforts to overturn election
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A Georgia prosecutor investigating possible criminal behavior by former President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election has officially reques...
Jan 20, 2022
US escalates pressure on Russia, approving new arms and accusing it of plot against Ukraine
benstevens/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of a key meeting on Friday between the U.S. and Russia, the Biden administration on Thursday pushed a full-scale campaign to pressure Moscow as Russian lea...
Jan 20, 2022
Biden clarifies comments on Ukraine, says any Russian move across border would be an 'invasion'
Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to clean up his comments on Ukraine made during his marathon news conference Wednesday, making it "abso...
Jan 20, 2022
