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Obama hits campaign trail ahead of gubernatorial elections in Virginia, New Jersey

Saturday, October 23 by ABC News

(VIRGINIA) -- With just over a week to go until the last day of voting in Virginia and New Jersey, former President Barack Obama is joining each state's Democratic nominee for governor on the campaign trail Saturday, hoping to motivate the party's base to... Read More.

Former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas found guilty of unlawful campaign donations

Friday, October 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Soviet-born businessman Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was found guilty Friday of making unlawful campaign donations totaling more than $350,000 to two pro-Trump super PACs and a GOP congressman in 2018, acting as a straw donor for a... Read More.

Supreme Court to take up Texas abortion law but declines to block it

Friday, October 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court will take up the Texas abortion law on the merits next month in a rare highly-expedited case that could definitively resolve the fate of its six-week ban and unprecedented enforcement mechanism. SB8 will remain in effect for the near future... Read More.

In push to get deal, Biden pulls back curtain on spending negotiations with Democrats

Friday, October 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For reporters in Washington, it’s a frequent refrain from President Joe Biden on the status of negotiations with lawmakers on his domestic agenda: "I won’t negotiate in the press." But Thursday evening marked a shift from the strategy of playing his cards close... Read More.

DOJ adds two top prosecutors to Matt Gaetz investigation, sources say

Friday, October 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two top prosecutors in the Justice Department were added several months ago to the ongoing federal probe examining sex trafficking allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. The Washington-based prosecutors, one with expertise in child... Read More.

Why can’t congressional Democrats deliver more on their promises? It’s complicated.

Thursday, October 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) — In January, when President Joe Biden took office and Democrats secured both chambers of Congress, millions of Americans had high hopes that the laundry list of causes touted on the campaign trail would become reality. They had promised action on voting, elections... Read More.

House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt

Thursday, October 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted to hold Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena by the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. The vote fell largely along party lines. The... Read More.

GOP senator seeks to block controversial proposed bank account monitoring

Thursday, October 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of a controversial proposal by the Treasury Department and Senate Democrats to direct collection of additional data on Americans' bank accounts, Senate Republicans -- led by South Carolina’s Tim Scott -- introduced a bill Thursday to prevent the... Read More.

Garland: DOJ will follow ‘facts and the law’ in Bannon contempt referral

Thursday, October 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Thursday that the Justice Department will follow "the facts and the law" if the House of Representatives votes to refer former President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon for criminal prosecution for defying a congressional subpoena. "I... Read More.

Clinton shares first update on recovery following hospitalization: ‘I’m really glad to be back home’

Thursday, October 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Bill Clinton spoke out for the first time following his hospitalization. In a video posted on Twitter Wednesday night, Clinton, 75, said he's feeling better, and is "on the road to recovery." "Hi everyone, I was so touched by the outpouring... Read More.

Pete Buttigieg defends paternity leave, says supply chain issues have ‘no easy fix’

Wednesday, October 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke on "The View" about the criticism he's been met with over his paternity leave amid Congress' pending approval of the Biden administration's infrastructure bill. Buttigieg and husband Chasten welcomed twins Joseph August and Penelope... Read More.

Senate Republicans once again block voting rights reform bill

Wednesday, October 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans have stopped -- for the second time this year -- a Democratic measure aimed at enacting sweeping federal election law changes, a move that is certain to increase pressure on the majority to change the chamber's filibuster rule. Every Senate Republican opposed... Read More.

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