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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, 15 others

Thursday, July 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday will award 17 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.The medal is given to those who made "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world... Read More.

FBI director calls China ‘biggest’ US threat; authorities warn of North Korean cyber attacks

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaking alongside his British counterpart in London on Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray called China the "biggest long-term threat" to both the U.S. and the U.K."The Chinese government is set on stealing your technology -- whatever it is that makes your industry... Read More.

North Carolina governor signs executive order to protect abortion rights in the state

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order to strengthen access to reproductive health care in the state on Wednesday.The order takes several steps to defend the existing services in North Carolina, including to state that patients who receive abortions... Read More.

Democrats Schumer and Manchin strike deal to cut costs for seniors

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats have reached agreement on a key portion of a revised domestic policy bill, once known as Build Back Better, which would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, according to a source familiar with the matter.Democrats have worked for years... Read More.

Biden’s communications director Kate Bedingfield leaving the White House in coming weeks

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- White House communications director Kate Bedingfield plans to depart in late July, according to administration officials.Bedingfield is a longtime top aide to President Joe Biden: She was his communications director when he served as vice president under Barack Obama and became his... Read More.

Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield held in contempt for not turning over Trump documents

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield is being held in contempt of court for refusing to comply with subpoenas for information related to its business relationship with the Trump Organization, a judge in New York has ruled.The subpoenas were issued by... Read More.

Former White House lawyer Pat Cipollone agrees to transcribed interview with Jan. 6 committee: Sources

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has reached a deal with the Jan. 6 committee to testify in a transcribed interview Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter.The deal comes after the committee issued a subpoena to Cipollone last week after... Read More.

Kamala Harris makes unscheduled trip to Highland Park after parade shooting: ‘We should stand together’

Wednesday, July 6 by ABC News

(HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) -- Vice President Kamala Harris made a previously unscheduled trip on Tuesday night to Highland Park, Illinois -- the site of a deadly mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade the previous day.There, she expressed her grief at what the... Read More.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs sweeping gun bills into law

Tuesday, July 5 by ABC News

(TRENTON, N.J.) -- New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy signed new gun legislation into law on Tuesday, making it harder for residents in the state to get a handgun license and high-capacity rifles.The new laws come a day after a gunman opened fire at a... Read More.

Dems stress message discipline on abortion ahead of midterms, while GOP hopes to avoid blunders

Tuesday, July 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats are working to ensure their incumbents and midterm candidates maintain message discipline around a simple pitch to the public on abortion while the party looks to use the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade to help persuade and motivate voters... Read More.

House’s Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date; expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob

Tuesday, July 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House's Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date; expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob Tal Axelrod and Adam Carlson, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 on Tuesday announced its next hearing: July 12 beginning at... Read More.

Justice Department sues Arizona for requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections

Tuesday, July 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has filed suit against Arizona challenging its recently enacted voting law that requires proof of citizenship in order to vote in presidential elections.The lawsuit contends that certain restrictions in Arizona's House Bill 2492 directly violate Section 6 of the... Read More.

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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, 15 others

FBI director calls China ‘biggest’ US threat; authorities warn of North Korean cyber attacks

North Carolina governor signs executive order to protect abortion rights in the state

Democrats Schumer and Manchin strike deal to cut costs for seniors

Biden’s communications director Kate Bedingfield leaving the White House in coming weeks

Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield held in contempt for not turning over Trump documents

Former White House lawyer Pat Cipollone agrees to transcribed interview with Jan. 6 committee: Sources

Kamala Harris makes unscheduled trip to Highland Park after parade shooting: ‘We should stand together’

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs sweeping gun bills into law

Dems stress message discipline on abortion ahead of midterms, while GOP hopes to avoid blunders

House’s Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date; expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob

Justice Department sues Arizona for requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections

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