Politics

New legislation would require women, like men, to sign up for potential draft

Friday, July 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation that would, if enacted, require young women to register for Selective Service alongside men, and in the rare event of a war or other national emergency, be drafted for the first time in the nation’s... Read More.

Democrats demand answers about how FBI handled Brett Kavanaugh inquiry

Friday, July 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats are demanding answers after the FBI revealed just recently that it received more than 4,500 tips about Brett Kavanaugh when he was a Supreme Court nominee in 2018 and that only ones the agency deemed most "relevant" were referred to... Read More.

Rep. Hank Johnson among 10 demonstrators arrested at voting rights protest

Friday, July 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was among 10 demonstrators arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday in an orchestrated act of civil disobedience outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Johnson and voting rights advocates participating in Black Voters Matter Fund's "Brothers... Read More.

Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The state of Mississippi formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to uphold its ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that gave women the unfettered right to end a pregnancy before... Read More.

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer announces run for GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Iowa seat

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(IOWA) -- Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a one-term congresswoman who represented Iowa's 1st Congressional District until she was unseated by a Republican in 2020, announced Thursday she's running for Senate. In her announcement video, Finkenauer, who is also a former state representative, shares the news with... Read More.

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer announces run for Senate in Iowa

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(IOWA) -- Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a one-term congresswoman who represented Iowa's 1st Congressional District until she was unseated by a Republican in 2020, announced Thursday she's running for Senate. In her announcement video, Finkenauer, who is also a former state representative, shares the news with... Read More.

Pelosi says she won’t let GOP ‘antics’ distract from Jan. 6 committee investigation

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot back at House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday and said the Jan. 6 select committee is "deadly serious" after McCarthy accused Pelosi of an "egregious abuse of power." "It's my responsibility as speaker of the House, to... Read More.

Pelosi considering adding former GOP congressman as adviser to January 6 committee

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are considering inviting former House Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman to serve as an adviser to the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol assault, according to sources familiar with the deliberations. Riggleman, a former intelligence officer who... Read More.

New Commerce grants designed so ‘everyone’s included’ in pandemic recovery: Raimondo

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

Whether it is investing in a coal mining community, or in regional tourism, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says new "investing in America" grants being announced Thursday are designed so every community in America feels empowered and included to get back on their feet in... Read More.

Liz Cheney positioned as linchpin for credibility of January 6 findings

Thursday, July 22 by ABC News

The TAKE with Rick Klein The talk after Wednesday's flurry of activity around Jan. 6 investigations was about separate partisan inquiries covering the same subject -- a subject leaders of the two parties don't see, or don't claim to see, the same way at all. Then... Read More.

States, cities that expected to go bankrupt from pandemic now seeing cash surplus

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When the pandemic hit Alexandria, Virginia, the economic outlook was bleak. In April 2020, the city projected a budget shortfall of up to $100 million as businesses shut down and workers lost their jobs, eliminating key revenue from sales, tourism and income taxes. “Early... Read More.

Alabama council member who used racist slur faces calls to resign

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(TARRANT, Al.) -- An Alabama city council member is facing calls to resign after he used a racist slur while pointing toward a Black colleague during a meeting Monday night. John “Tommy” Bryant stood up and pointed at Black council member Veronica Freeman and said,... Read More.

New legislation would require women, like men, to sign up for potential draft

Democrats demand answers about how FBI handled Brett Kavanaugh inquiry

Rep. Hank Johnson among 10 demonstrators arrested at voting rights protest

Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer announces run for GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Iowa seat

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer announces run for Senate in Iowa

Pelosi says she won’t let GOP ‘antics’ distract from Jan. 6 committee investigation

Pelosi considering adding former GOP congressman as adviser to January 6 committee

New Commerce grants designed so ‘everyone’s included’ in pandemic recovery: Raimondo

Liz Cheney positioned as linchpin for credibility of January 6 findings

States, cities that expected to go bankrupt from pandemic now seeing cash surplus

Alabama council member who used racist slur faces calls to resign

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