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House approves bill to fund DHS, ending record-long partial shutdown

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After months of resistance, the House on Thursday passed the Senate-backed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which funds all agencies inside DHS except immigration enforcement operations.There was no recorded vote requested.The measure now heads to President Donald Trump's desk now for... Read More.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspends her U.S. Senate campaign

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday morning that she is suspending her U.S. Senate campaign, leaving Graham Platner as the likely Democratic nominee to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.Mills cited financial resources as a reason for suspending her... Read More.

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Louisiana’s congressional primaries delayed in light of SCOTUS map decision

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on Thursday said that the Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday against the state's congressional map means that the planned May 16 congressional primaries won't proceed as scheduled as lawmakers consider drawing a... Read More.

Trump doubles down on ’86’ as mob term for murder after Comey indictment over alleged threat

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that the term "86" is a "mob term" for a killing as former FBI Director James Comey faces a federal indictment over a social media post of seashells arranged to read "86 47.""'86' is... Read More.

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House Republicans narrowly approve blueprint to fund ICE, CBP

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After drama and delay, House Republicans narrowly approved a blueprint for legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies, the first step in the GOP's plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security.The party-line vote, which was held open for more than five hours,... Read More.

Alleged White House correspondents’ dinner suspect took photo before attack: Feds

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department released more images of alleged White House correspondents' dinner attack suspect Cole Allen just moments before the attack, and also laid out his alleged pre-attack plans in a new court filing on Wednesday.Investigators said that Allen was observed by... Read More.

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Florida legislature approves new congressional map that could give Republicans 4 more seats

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(FLORIDA) -- Florida's state legislature passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that could allow Republicans to flip up to four seats.It now goes to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had proposed it earlier this week after teasing mid-decade redistricting for months. The... Read More.

Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender to authorities

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender today in the Eastern District of Virginia, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.A federal grand jury in North Carolina on Tuesday indicted Comey over a controversial Instagram post from last year... Read More.

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Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana's 2022 congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and dealt a blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that has long prohibited election practices that have the effect of diluting... Read More.

New date set for Bondi deposition in House Oversight’s Epstein probe after Democrat threatens contempt

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After a top Democrat introduced a resolution to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in civil contempt, a GOP spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said Bondi will appear on May 29 for a deposition as part of the panel's Jeffrey Epstein... Read More.

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Supreme Court reviews Trump cancellation of Haitian, Syrian protected status

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday is considering whether the Trump administration unlawfully ordered hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S. from Haiti and Syria to return home, abruptly cancelling their legal status out of alleged racial animus and without... Read More.

Hegseth to face lawmakers for first time since Iran war started

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill Wednesday for what is formally billed as a routine hearing on the Pentagon's budget request.But the appearance -- the first before Congress for Hegseth since the war in Iran began in February --... Read More.

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