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DHS Sec. Mayorkas calls impeachment against him 'baseless'
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas called the impeachment proceedings against him “baseless” and the accusations ...
Jan 30, 2024
Iranian, two Canadians indicted in murder-for-hire plot targeting Iran critics: DOJ
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Monday indicted an Iranian man and two Canadian nationals in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme that targeted dissidents and...
Jan 29, 2024
As Biden vows retaliation after drone strike kills US troops, Republicans push for bigger response
quavondo/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional leaders on Sunday mourned three American service members killed in a drone strike in Jordan and called for retaliation against the Iran-backed milita...
Jan 29, 2024
House Republicans release impeachment articles against Mayorkas amid push to remove him over the border
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas -- accusing him of "willful and sy...
Jan 28, 2024
Newsom argues consequences of Trump reelection would be 'profound and pronounced'
ABC News(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a new interview that Democrats are right to fear the possible reelection of former President Donald Trump as he and other allies o...
Jan 28, 2024
Tim Scott insists voters don't care about Trump's defamation loss, plays down 'provocative' Haley attacks
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is playing down the potential political fallout from former president Donald Trump's latest legal setback -- after the 2024 candidate was ordered ...
Jan 28, 2024
ABC News exclusive: Gen. CQ Brown, America's top military official, talks Iran, Israel, Trump and more
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the country's top military officer, is an experienced U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who has surmounted many challenges in his nearly 40-year career, incl...
Jan 28, 2024
ABC News Exclusive: Joint Chiefs chairman says US goal in Red Sea is to deter Iran-backed Houthis
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S.-led retaliatory strikes launched against Iranian-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea are intended to prevent future conflict, and the U.S. does not want to "go...
Jan 27, 2024
Michigan Muslim, Arab leaders cancel meeting with Biden campaign over Israel-Hamas response
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Muslim and Arab American leaders in Michigan canceled a meeting with President Joe Biden's campaign team amid increasing opposition to his administration's ...
Jan 26, 2024
Trump's grip on congressional Republicans casts doubt on possible border deal
Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With Republican and Democratic senators closing in on a rare bipartisan deal on tough new border security, the fate of any agreement appeared in doubt Fri...
Jan 26, 2024
