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Kinzinger speaks out on leaving Congress, 'cancer' in the Republican Party
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Sunday he, Rep. Liz Cheney and "a few others" are the only House Republicans "telling the truth." "You can fight to try to tell th...
Julia Cherner, ABC News Oct 31, 2021

What you need to know about the COP26 climate summit
iStock/slowmotiongli(NEW YORK) -- For the next two weeks, governments around the world will convene for a highly anticipated summit on climate change that has been billed as the "last best chance" to ...
Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News Oct 31, 2021

Biden, Democrats failing to sell agenda to American people: POLL
iStock/lamontak590623(NEW YORK) -- Negotiations on the infrastructure and social program bills have consumed Capitol Hill for months. Still, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll out Sunday finds Democrats are fa...
Quinn Scanlan, ABC News Oct 31, 2021

Opponents of Line 3 pipeline say project threatens Biden’s climate legacy
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Construction of an oil pipeline deep in America's heartland has become one of the most contentious environmental battles in the country. The thousand-mile long Line 3 pipeline ...
Evan Simon, Jake Lefferman, and Byron Pitts, ABC News Oct 29, 2021

Biden administration considering payments for families separated under Trump policy
grandriver/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is considering making settlement payments to migrants who were separated from their children during the Trump administration's ...
Luke Barr & Alexander Mallin, ABC News Oct 29, 2021

NY Attorney General Letitia James announces run for governor
hartfordphoto/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Letitia James, the attorney general of New York whose sexual harassment investigation led to the resignation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced a run for gov...
Aaron Katersky, ABC News Oct 29, 2021

Biden admin makes another attempt to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Douglas Rissing/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Friday said it would make another attempt to end the "Remain in Mexico" protocols, a Trump administration initiative that forced ...
Quinn Owen, ABC News Oct 29, 2021

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, outspoken Trump critic, announces he won't seek reelection
rarrarorro/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans serving on the House Jan. 6 select committee, and one of the most vocal critics of the GOP's embrace of ...
Alisa Wiersema & Libby Cathey, ABC News Oct 29, 2021

What to watch for as Biden attends the G-20 summit in Rome
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(ROME) -- After meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, President Joe Biden will participate in a G-20 weekend summit in Rome, the first time lead...
Benjamin Siegel, ABC News Oct 29, 2021

Prescription drug cost relief nixed from Democrats' plan
uSchools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A popular plan to let the government directly negotiate lower prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies -- extracting significant savings for taxpayers and ...
Devin Dwyer, Erica Y King, and Trish Turner, ABC News Oct 28, 2021
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