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New York City could wait weeks for ranked choice mayoral primary results
adamkaz/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With only ten days until early voting begins, eight Democratic candidates vying to be New York City's chief executive will take the debate stage in person for the first tim...
Averi Harper, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

Blowout in New Mexico special election a hopeful sign for Democrats
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Democrat Melanie Stansbury won the special election in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday night, cinching a landslide victory for her par...
Alisa Wiersema, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

Biden announces 'all-of-America sprint' to get more vaccinated by July Fourth
Hector Pertuz/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared June a "national month of action" to mobilize even more Americans to get vaccinated by July Fourth, in order to enjoy...
Libby Cathey, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

Trump shuts down short-lived blog section of his website
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Almost a month after it was first announced, former President Donald Trump has shuttered a section on his website that he used to post statements after being ban...
Will Steakin, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

Pride flag taken down from Pennsylvania Capitol balcony hours after it's raised
nktwentythree/iStock(HARRISBURG, Pa.) -- Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman hung an LGBTQ Pride flag on the balcony of his state Capitol office, but it was removed after flying for just a few hours....
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

DHS formally rescinds 'remain in Mexico' policy for migrants seeking asylum
Photo Beto/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has formally terminated the Migrant Protection Policy (MPP), also known as the "remain in Mexico" policy, ...
Luke Barr, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

Voting rights legislation sits in Congress while states move ahead with reforms
hermosawave/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats repeated calls for Congress to pass sweeping voting rights legislation after efforts to pass election reform in Texas led to a walkout by House Democrats ov...
Michelle Stoddart, Rachel Scott and Alisa Wiersema, ABC News Jun 02, 2021

Florida governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes on 1st day of Pride Month
felixmizioznikov/iStock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that would bar transgender female athletes from playing on girls' and women's sports teams at public schoo...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jun 01, 2021

West Virginia's COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery to includes guns, trucks, cash prizes
Office of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice(CHARLESTON, W. Va) -- West Virginia Governor Jim Justice offered details on Tuesday of his state's COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery, which will run throu...
Louis Milman, ABC News Jun 01, 2021

Latin America reels from pandemic, desperate for vaccines as Blinken makes first trip to region
US Department of State(San José, Costa Rica) -- Days before Vice President Kamala Harris heads south to Central America, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making a similar trip focused on mi...
ABC Audio Jun 01, 2021
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