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South Korea’s Yoon to address joint meeting of Congress amid state visit

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will address a joint meeting of Congress Thursday as he continues a weeklong state visit to Washington.Yoon's trip comes as the U.S. and South Korea mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance, forged in the aftermath... Read More.

DeSantis plans to launch 2024 exploratory committee as early as May: Sources

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to take a major step closer to announcing that he's running for president in 2024, with plans in the works to launch an exploratory committee as early as mid-May, sources familiar tell ABC News.DeSantis’ official announcement... Read More.

Judges reject Trump appeal of order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal appeals panel on Wednesday rejected an effort from former President Donald Trump to prevent former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying before the special counsel investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.The order from a three-judge panel at the... Read More.

Republicans grill teachers’ union head on COVID classroom closures

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A divided House panel on Wednesday alternately questioned and defended American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for her role in the closing and reopening of schools at the height of COVID-19 -- an issue that became increasingly politically charged as the... Read More.

Supreme Court weighs ‘equity theft’ claim after state seized 94-year-old’s home

Thursday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to the appeal of a 94-year-old Minnesota woman who got no compensation when the government seized her home over a small unpaid tax bill -- and pocketed the profit.Many justices suggested the practice, which... Read More.

House GOP narrowly passes bill to raise debt limit and cut spending; White House called it ‘ransom’

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- House Republicans on Wednesday narrowly passed a bill to increase the nation's debt ceiling while cutting federal government spending -- and while the legislation has no prospect of becoming law, GOP leaders hope it will help force negotiations with Democrats.The proposal,... Read More.

Transgender lawmaker censured by Montana House Republicans

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(HELENA, Mont.) -- The Montana House voted on Wednesday to censure the state’s first openly transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr, who called for her colleagues to vote against a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth.The House voted 68-32 to censure Zephyr, who is barred from participating... Read More.

Biden addresses concerns about age, says he would be running even if Trump wasn’t

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he respects Americans taking a "hard look" at whether his age is a factor and to decide if he's fit to serve as he seeks a second term.Biden, 80, made his 2024 bid official Tuesday when... Read More.

Transgender lawmaker faces expulsion by Montana House Republicans

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(HELENA, Mont.) -- Montana’s first openly transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr faces expulsion or censure after calling for her colleagues to vote against a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth.Zephyr told conservative lawmakers they would have “blood on their hands” during debate on SB99, which would... Read More.

House Republicans voting on their debt ceiling plan after McCarthy caves on last-minute compromise

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans began voting Wednesday on legislation that would raise the nation's debt limit while cutting federal government spending -- an effort intended to force Democrats into negotiations even as the bill has scant chance of becoming law."This week we will pass a... Read More.

Why Asa Hutchinson looked forward (and didn’t mention Trump) in campaign kickoff

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(BENTONVILLE, Ark.) -- Former Arkansas GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson, on Wednesday formally announced he's running for the White House -- going back to his hometown of Bentonville to kick off his campaign."I have been a consistent conservative through my time as leader of the... Read More.

Taliban unaware it killed alleged planner of Kabul airport bombing that left 13 Americans dead: US official

Wednesday, April 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- ABC News on Wednesday obtained new details after major questions were left unanswered when Biden administration officials on Tuesday said the Taliban had killed the terrorist allegedly responsible for planning the 2021 Kabul, Afghanistan, airport bombing.The attack took the lives of 13... Read More.

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