Virus bill blocked in U.S. Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday, saying the measure shortchanged too many…
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Microsoft says the same Russian military agency that hacked Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is imposing sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential…
Continue Reading Justice Department charges Russian national in plot to sow distrust in American political process
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is imposing sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court orders no absentee ballots be mailed until Green Party presidential candidate’s status decided
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered that no absentee ballots be mailed until it gives the go-ahead…
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Justice Dept. push into Trump case could prompt dismissal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended the Justice Department’s move to intervene in a defamation lawsuit…
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‘Play it down’: Trump admits to concealing the true threat of virus in new Bob Woodward book
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed U.S. coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous,…
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Trump says Ted Cruz on short list of potential Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon named U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as a potential nominee to the U.S. Supreme…
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Whistleblower says Trump’s Homeland Security chiefs censored Russia, white supremacist intel
WASHINGTON, DC — The former chief of intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security said in a whistle-blower complaint released Wednesday that…
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Pence to attend Trump campaign event hosted by QAnon backers
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence and top officials from President Donald Trump’s campaign are slated to attend a Montana fundraiser…
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Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, retire amid outrage over handling of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the the suffocation…
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Trump says he is expanding offshore drilling moratorium to Florida’s Atlantic coast, Georgia and South Carolina
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on…
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GOP Senate Leader McConnell proposes ‘targeted’ virus aid, Dems say not enough
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief…
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US officials: Israel, UAE to sign historic normalization deal on September 15 at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House…
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Wake of other boats in a pro-Trump parade on a Texas lake caused 5 boats to sink
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — The wake generated by other boats caused five boats to sink on a Texas lake during a boat parade in support of President…
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Boats participating in Trump support parade sink on Texas lake
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Several boats taking part in a Trump support parade on Lake Travis in Texas sunk on Saturday, officials said. Kristen…
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Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after bigoted, conspiracy theory tweets surface
AUSTIN, Texas — An assistant attorney general in Texas who ran for Congress this year has lost his job after reports surfaced showing social media…
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Ex-NRA insider speaks out to ABC News: Gun owners would be ‘horrified’
NEW YORK, NY — A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book…
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Biden slams Trump as ‘unfit’ over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead; President denies claims
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency on Friday, delivering an…
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Biden meets with Blake family in Wisconsin, has community meeting
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Former Vice President Joe Biden made one of his most aggressive campaign trips in months, visiting with the family of Jacob…
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Russia is ‘amplifying’ claims of mail-in voter fraud, warns intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News
WASHINGTON, DC — Russia has sought to “amplify” concerns over the integrity of U.S. elections by promoting allegations that mail-in voting will…
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ABC News uncovers blocked intelligence bulletin warning of Russian plot against Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in July withheld an intelligence bulletin warning of a Russian plot to spread…
Continue Reading Biden calls schools’ struggles to open ‘a national emergency’
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of a planned trip to Wisconsin,…
Continue Reading Federal budget deficit to hit record $3.3 trillion due to Covid-19 costs, recession
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion due to COVID-19 costs and the recession. That’s more…
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Joe Kennedy loses Senate primary to Markey, ending undefeated run for storied dynasty
BOSTON, Massachusetts — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has defeated challenger U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary,…
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Trump visits Kenosha after comparing police who shoot people to golfers who ‘choke’
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — President Donald Trump toured damaged businesses and met with law enforcement in Kenosha on Tuesday after claiming that the…
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Bannon, 3 others plead not guilty & get trial dates set in alleged ‘We Build the Wall’ scam
NEW YORK, NY — A May 2021 trial date was set Monday for Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, on charges that he…
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Biden blames Trump for violence in Pittsburgh speech
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance Monday…
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Appeals court keeps Michael Flynn prosecution alive, won’t order dismissal
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal appeals court in Washington on Monday declined to order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution, permitting…
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Torres Small, Herrell unload dueling gun ads in congressional race
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and Republican challenger Yvette Herrell have released dueling ads — with guns…
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ABC News poll finds RNC didn’t boost Trump’s lagging favorability numbers
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s efforts to build his appeal and define his opponent at the Republican National Convention, using pageantry…
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