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McAuliffe, Youngkin spar over vision for commonwealth in first Va. gubernatorial debate
visual7/iStock(RICHMOND, Va.) -- On the eve of the first day of early voting, gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin faced off in the first debate of the general election campaign...
Sep 17, 2021
Lawyer whose firm represented Clinton campaign indicted by special counsel investigating Russia probe
Macky_CH/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A lawyer whose firm represented Hillary Clinton's campaign during the 2016 presidential election was indicted Thursday by special counsel John Durham on a single charge ...
Sep 16, 2021
Apprehensions at the southern border surpass 200,000 in August
CREATISTA/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Customs and Border Protection encountered over 200,000 attempted crossings in August, fewer than the two-decade high seen in July, but still far more than in past years...
Sep 16, 2021
Democratic drama as House advances Biden's agenda: What's in the draft reconciliation bill?
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Following months of negotiations, House Democrats advanced critical legislation late Wednesday that will help President Joe Biden deliver on a massive $3.5 trillion huma...
Sep 16, 2021
Fence goes up around US Capitol, as law enforcement braces for Sept. 18 protest
lucky-photographer/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Fencing outside the U.S. Capitol was reinstalled late Wednesday ahead of the "Justice for J6" rally this weekend. The fencing erected after the Jan. 6 riot was...
Sep 16, 2021
DOJ documents impacts of Texas abortion ban in new court filings
Robert Cicchetti/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Women driving hundreds of miles alone for an abortion, clinics overwhelmed with out-of-state patients, providers facing "relentless harassment" from "emboldened ...
Sep 15, 2021
Biden has 'great confidence' in Milley after secret actions in Trump's final months
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed "great confidence" in his top military adviser, Army Gen. Mark Milley, after revelations he made secr...
Sep 15, 2021
DOJ files for immediate injunction to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
robertcicchetti/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- After announcing their lawsuit last week, the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday evening filed for an immediate injunction to halt Texas' enforcement of their res...
Sep 15, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom will not be removed in California recall election, ABC News projects
LordRunar/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California has voted not to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a projection from ABC News based on exit polls and an analysis of votes. With 65% of the expe...
Sep 15, 2021
Top military adviser secretly assured China Trump would not attack to stay in office, book claims
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's senior military adviser took secret precautions to prevent Trump from being able to launch a nuclear weapon or taking military action ...
Sep 15, 2021
