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In a post-Roe world, Democrats want to protect digital health data from abortion punishments

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Among the priorities for congressional Democrats after the demise of Roe v. Wade are bills to protect someone's digital health data from being subpoenaed for civil and criminal court cases as a dozen states -- and counting -- impose widespread restrictions and... Read More.

Trump, Pence to host dueling campaign events in Arizona governor’s race

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a dramatic midterm split-screen, former President Donald Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence will hold dueling campaign events this weekend in Arizona as Trump seeks revenge in the battleground he narrowly lost to President Joe Biden, a state that... Read More.

Biden ‘hoping’ inflation cools as gas prices fall daily for more than a month

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday tried to counter bad news on soaring inflation by highlighting that a key driver of rising prices -- the cost of gasoline -- has been going down steadily for more than a month.The average American driver is... Read More.

Manchin shrugs off Sanders’ climate rebuke as Dems make peace with health care-only bill

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With Joe Manchin's stamp of approval in the closely divided Senate, President Joe Biden and Democratic Party leaders are ready for the chamber to move forward before the next recess on a slimmed-down spending bill that focuses on health care. But not... Read More.

House to vote Tuesday on bill to protect same-sex marriages

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House is set to vote on a bill Tuesday that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law -- the move coming in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, after which Justice Clarence Thomas... Read More.

Louisiana abortion ban case to be heard before judge

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- The legal battle over Louisiana's statewide abortion ban rages on with a court hearing slated for Monday.Since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, declaring there's no federal constitutional right to end a pregnancy, Louisiana's abortion... Read More.

Jury selection set to begin in contempt trial of Trump ally Steve Bannon

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of former President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon over his defiance of a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Bannon, who previously served as... Read More.

Joe Manchin is ‘intentionally sabotaging the president’s agenda’: Bernie Sanders

Sunday, July 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday castigated Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t support legislation focused on climate change and tax changes, citing his concerns over high inflation.Manchin is "intentionally sabotaging the president’s agenda, what the American people... Read More.

Jan. 6 committee expects more information soon from Secret Service amid deleted Jan. 6 messages

Sunday, July 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of Thursday's hearing by the House's Jan. 6 committee, investigators anticipate receiving more information from the Secret Service "to get the full picture" of what occurred before and during the Capitol insurrection last year, including as it related to text messages... Read More.

Biden pledges U.S. won’t ‘walk away’ from Middle East

Saturday, July 16 by ABC News

(JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia) -- President Joe Biden wrapped up his first trip to the Middle East on Saturday by pledging that the United States will continue to be an engaged partner in the region.Speaking at the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Biden said... Read More.

Biden is weighing a public health emergency over abortion, but experts are skeptical

Saturday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has said he is looking into declaring a public health emergency over abortion, nearly a month after the Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade -- landmark legislation that established federal protections for a woman's right to abortion.The... Read More.

Case of 10-year-old rape victim challenges anti-abortion rights movement

Saturday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a House hearing on Capitol Hill this week, an anti-abortion rights advocate said ending a pregnancy isn't an abortion when it involves a 10-year-old rape victim.The comment stunned the Democratic lawmaker questioning her.The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists defines abortion as... Read More.

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In a post-Roe world, Democrats want to protect digital health data from abortion punishments

Trump, Pence to host dueling campaign events in Arizona governor’s race

Biden ‘hoping’ inflation cools as gas prices fall daily for more than a month

Manchin shrugs off Sanders’ climate rebuke as Dems make peace with health care-only bill

House to vote Tuesday on bill to protect same-sex marriages

Louisiana abortion ban case to be heard before judge

Jury selection set to begin in contempt trial of Trump ally Steve Bannon

Joe Manchin is ‘intentionally sabotaging the president’s agenda’: Bernie Sanders

Jan. 6 committee expects more information soon from Secret Service amid deleted Jan. 6 messages

Biden pledges U.S. won’t ‘walk away’ from Middle East

Biden is weighing a public health emergency over abortion, but experts are skeptical

Case of 10-year-old rape victim challenges anti-abortion rights movement

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