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Manchin appears to sink Biden agenda on climate and tax reform

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Joe Manchin appears to have torpedoed a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's economic agenda, telling Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday evening that he won't support moving forward on proposed tax hikes on wealthy Americans and corporations that would pay for ...
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House to vote on codifying abortion rights, travel protections

(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats will vote Friday on two measures to restore abortion rights after the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. The action comes as Democrats ramp up their political messaging on abortion ahead of the November midterm elections, hoping the issue will ...
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GOP’s Cornyn pushes Biden on whether PGA Tour probe tied to Saudi visit

(WASHINGTON) -- Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn wrote to President Joe Biden on Thursday raising questions about the timing of the Justice Department's antitrust probe into the PGA Tour. Earlier this week, a PGA Tour spokesperson told ABC News the organization was the subject of ...
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Secret Service deleted texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, after watchdog sought records

(WASHINGTON) -- The Secret Service deleted text messages from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, after an internal watchdog requested them as part of a review of the department’s handling of last year’s Capitol riot, the watchdog said this week. A letter sent Wednesday by the ...
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NY AG delays depositions of Trump, 2 of his children, following death of Ivana Trump

(NEW YORK) -- Depositions of former President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in connection with the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the family's businesses practices have been delayed, the New York Attorney General's Office said Friday. The AG's office said the ...
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Biden, under pressure from own party, fires back as 2024 questions persist

(WASHINGTON) -- As a slew of historic challenges pile up on Joe Biden's presidency, he faces increasing dissatisfaction from within his own party and questions about his electability just months before crucial midterm elections. Historic, global inflation and high gas prices have driven his popularity ...
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Republicans block bill to shield people who travel out of state for abortions

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill that would have both legally shielded the people who travel across states lines to receive an abortion and the providers who care for those patients. Senate Democrats needed the support of at least 10 Republicans to ...
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Texas AG sues Biden for telling doctors to perform abortions as needed in emergencies

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday filed the first legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s executive order on abortion -- accusing the administration of turning emergency health care providers into "walk-in abortion clinics" and kicking off what is expected to ...
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Jan. 6 witness Trump allegedly tried to call was White House support staff, sources say

(WASHINGTON) -- The person whom former President Donald Trump was accused of having contacted following the Jan. 6 hearing when former administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified was a member of the White House support staff, sources told ABC News. Trump's alleged contact with the individual ...
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As Democrats sour on Biden, Gavin Newsom sparks presidential-run chatter with attack on Ron DeSantis

(LOS ANGELES) -- Gavin Newsom has never been afraid to throw an elbow. During the surge of the COVID-19 delta variant, California's Democratic governor sat on the glossy sound stage of The Late Late Show with James Corden, surrounded by Christmas lights, and slammed Florida ...
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As Democrats sour on Biden, Gavin Newsom sparks presidential-run chatter with attack on Ron De

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Gavin Newsom has never been afraid to throw an elbow. During the surge of the delta variant, California's Democratic governor sat on the glossy sound stage of The Late Late Show  with James Corden, surrounded by Christmas lights, and slammed Florida GOP Gov. ...
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Seven things to watch for on Biden’s trip to Israel, Saudi Arabia

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday arrives in the Middle East for the first time as president, visiting Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia in a trip centered on encouraging the growing ties between Israel and Arab countries, while resetting his ...
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