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Diplomat who brought Brittney Griner home tells Paul Whelan: ‘We haven’t forgotten you’

Monday, December 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, the official who brought Brittney Griner back to the U.S., told ABC News' Good Morning America on Monday that he spoke to Paul Whelan just hours after landing in Texas with Griner."I... Read More.

Griner ‘in very good spirits’ but US isn’t doing ‘backflips’ over freeing Russian arms dealer: Kirby

Sunday, December 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Brittney Griner is doing well while recovering in Texas after being freed from Russian detention and returning to the U.S. last week, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday."She's [in] San Antonio at the Brooke Army Medical Center getting... Read More.

Rep. Kinzinger welcomes Griner’s release but worries prisoner swap could encourage more hostage-taking

Sunday, December 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday celebrated the release of Brittney Griner from Russia but said he was worried about the future "ramifications" from prisoner swaps like the one that earned Griner's freedom."We can be glad she's home, and we are, but also... Read More.

Jill Biden, Fauci urge seniors to get COVID booster before holidays: ‘Don’t wait’

Friday, December 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Friday urged older Americans to get their bivalent COVID-19 shots now in order to be protected in time for the holiday season."These moments seem even more precious now knowing what it's like to lose them to a deadly... Read More.

What Kyrsten Sinema’s party switch means for Senate Democrats

Friday, December 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats had barely a few days to enjoy their 51-seat majority in the Senate until Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday morning she was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent.The big question now: What does it mean for Democrats?The... Read More.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaving Democratic Party

Friday, December 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Friday made a bombshell announcement that she is leaving the Democratic Party and will be registering as a political independent.Democrats had held a 51-49 majority in the Senate following Raphael Warnock's victory over Herschel Walker in Georgia... Read More.

First Gen Zer elected to Congress details his trouble getting an apartment in DC

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As another Gen Zer, Olivia Rodrigo, famously said, "God, it's brutal out here" -- including for Washington, D.C.'s newest, youngest congressman-elect.Maxwell Frost, 25, the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress, wrote on Twitter on Thursday about his frustrations after he... Read More.

What Warnock’s runoff win means for his future and Georgia as a battleground state

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Raphael Warnock's reelection in Georgia's runoff on Tuesday clinched a 51st seat for his party, cemented battleground status for his home state and kick-started discussion about how he succeeded this year unlike any other Georgia Democrats.After Warnock defeated Republican rival Herschel... Read More.

Special counsel subpoenas secretaries of state in Michigan, Arizona

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has sent additional grand jury subpoenas to the secretary of state's offices in Michigan and Arizona -- swing states targeted by former President Donald Trump and his... Read More.

‘We want Paul home’: Family of former Marine held in Russia speaks out after Griner’s release

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In celebrating WNBA star Brittney Griner's release, President Joe Biden made a point on Thursday to say the prisoner swap was "not a choice" between Griner and Paul Whelan, the American former Marine who is still detained in Russia."We never forgot about... Read More.

DOJ asks federal judge to hold Trump team in contempt over classified documents

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice has urged a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to hold former President Trump’s team in contempt of court for failing to comply fully with a May subpoena for all documents with classification markings in his possession, sources familiar... Read More.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez under ethics investigation

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, its acting chairwoman and active ranking member said in a statement on Wednesday.Reps. Susan Wild, D-Pa., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., did not specify what the investigation entails but said the panel... Read More.

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