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Gov. Youngkin makes final pitch to Virginia voters with education as top issue
Alex Wong/Getty Images(LEESBURG, Va.) -- On Election Day eve, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin made his final pitch to voters at a rally, telling the crowd, “We have to stand up for our kids.”...
Nov 07, 2023
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorses DeSantis, giving him a needed boost
Scott Olson/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed Ron DeSantis Monday night at a rally in downtown Des Moines, injecting the Florida governor’s presidential campaign ...
Nov 07, 2023
Special counsel pushes back on Trump's motions to dismiss Jan. 6 case
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Jack Smith's team filed a lengthy response Monday to former President Donald Trump's motions to dismiss his federal election interference case ...
Nov 07, 2023
Why Brandon Presley thinks he could pull off an upset win in the Mississippi governor's race
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Third-generation pitmaster Brian Jackson knows a few things for certain. He knows how to perfectly smoke fall-off-the bone ribs, the kind that are famous s...
Nov 07, 2023
Tim Scott is 2024's only Black Republican candidate, and he wants America to focus less on race
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the only Black candidate vying for the GOP's presidential nomination and while he has talked openly about race in America -- som...
Nov 06, 2023
'Nobody's hands are clean': Obama, some Democrats break with Biden on support for Israel
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic support for President Joe Biden is wavering when it comes to his backing of Israel amid its conflict with Hamas, with several members of his own ...
Nov 06, 2023
Biden team plays down poor poll numbers one year before Election Day, and more campaign takeaways
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While a major Republican event down in Florida saw boos and cheers, former President Donald Trump faced mounting legal challenges to his candidacy because of the 14...
Nov 06, 2023
After Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinians must have new political future, US official says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. believes the Middle East cannot return to the status quo and must agree on a new future for the Palestinians in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, which led Isra...
Nov 05, 2023
Virginia elections could allow 'reasonable' 15-week abortion ban with exceptions, Gov. Youngkin argues
ABC News(RICHMOND) -- With three days until Election Day in Virginia's pivotal legislative races, Gov. Glenn Youngkin believes the state can "lead" on rather than "fight" about abortion if enough of h...
Nov 05, 2023
Scalise defends IRS cuts in GOP's Israel aid bill, refuses to say 2020 election was legitimate
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Sunday defended Republicans seeking to send aid to Israel in its war with Hamas by cutting funding for the IRS to go after tax crimes, in...
Nov 05, 2023
