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Progressive lawmakers urge extension of eviction moratorium
Bill Oxford/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Several leading progressive Democrats on Capitol Hill have urged the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to extend and strengthen a federal...
Jun 22, 2021
New Yorkers cast ballots in mayoral primary, using ranked-choice voting for first time
Moussa81/iStock(NEW YORK) -- New Yorkers are gearing up to make a choice in the mayoral primary -- the first step in determining who will lead the nation's largest city at a critical juncture -- amid ...
Jun 22, 2021
National security adviser defends Biden's wait-and-see approach with Putin
mashabuba/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday defended the president's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Biden heard s...
Jun 20, 2021
US to 'keep our eye on the ball' in nuclear talks after Iran election: Sullivan
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of Iran's presidential election, where ally of the country's supreme leader, the conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, emerged as the new president...
Jun 20, 2021
Texas woman faces jail time after being convicted of voting illegally while on supervised release in 2016
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(NEW YORK) -- This story is in conjunction with a special edition of ABC News' "Start Here." http://apple.co/2HPocUL Crystal Mason tried voting in the 2016 presidential election...
Jun 19, 2021
Arizona 'audit' becomes far-right campaign stop, fuels conspiracy that election can be overturned
adamkaz/iStock(PHOENIX) -- The so-called "audit" in Arizona of Maricopa County's 2020 general election ballots started as a court battle between the state Senate and the county board of supervisors. S...
Jun 19, 2021
Judge sides with Florida in cruise lawsuit, says CDC overstepped authority
Kuzma/iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A federal judge ruled in favor of Florida in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the agency overstepped its authority. Judg...
Jun 18, 2021
At risk of falling short on vaccine goal, Biden marks new milestone: 300M shots under his watch
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Still struggling to reach his goal of 70% of Americans getting at least one vaccine dose by the Fourth of July, President Joe Biden on Friday marked a new milestone ...
Jun 18, 2021
Rep. Jim Clyburn says new Juneteenth federal holiday gives him 'hope'
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn said on Friday that new legislation to mark Juneteenth as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United Sta...
Jun 18, 2021
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday
OlegAlbinksy/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States -- just in time for Saturday's J...
Jun 17, 2021
