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Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not considered close contact, White House says

Thursday, April 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday.Pelosi, 82, is vaccinated and boosted and does not have any symptoms, he said. This positive test comes after testing negative earlier in the week,... Read More.

Senate poised to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court in historic vote

Thursday, April 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Senate is poised to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, paving the way for Jackson to become the first Black woman in history to sit on the nation's highest court."It will be a... Read More.

House votes to hold 2 Trump White House officials in contempt

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives has voted to hold Trump White House officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas for records and testimony from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attackThis is... Read More.

Russia fully withdraws from Kyiv region, Ukrainians get drone training in US: Pentagon update Day 42

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist.Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Wednesday on Day 42:All Russian troops withdrawn from around... Read More.

GOP lawmakers introduce version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Ohio

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ohio Republicans introduced a House bill on Monday prohibiting "divisive or inherently racist" curriculum and banning instruction that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. The proposal is now facing backlash from local LGBTQ advocates.The bill combines language from Florida's controversial Parental Rights... Read More.

Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for COVID-19

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 via antigen tests Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Justice said."He asked to be tested after learning that he may have been exposed," the DOJ said in a statement.The news comes hours after Garland participated... Read More.

Trump White House lawyer expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol attack, according to multiple sources familiar with his scheduled appearance.Herschmann and a committee spokesperson did not return ABC News' requests for comment... Read More.

AG Garland vows to hold those responsible for ‘atrocities in Ukraine’ accountable

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday expressed outrage over the "horrible images" of killed civilians in Ukraine and said the U.S. is working with international partners to identify those responsible."This Department has a long history of helping to hold accountable those who... Read More.

Republican candidates in battleground states skip debates

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Republican candidates are shying away from the debate stage as the midterm elections approach.Over a half dozen GOP candidates in crucial state and federal races have either skipped out on or not committed to primary debates.Joe Lombardo, a gubernatorial candidate in... Read More.

Public school coach asks Supreme Court to OK post-game prayers

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(BREMERTON, Wash.) -- A coach's personal act of prayer that grew into a public spectacle after Bremerton High School football games is now a major test of the First Amendment in a case this month before the U.S. Supreme Court.The coach, Joe Kennedy, who... Read More.

President Joe Biden to create interagency task force focused on long COVID

Tuesday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House is attempting to speed up the nation's response to long COVID by establishing a new task force to coordinate research efforts across the government.President Joe Biden appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra as the interagency task force... Read More.

Defense secretary, GOP congressman clash over alleged ‘wokeism’ in military

Tuesday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got into a fiery exchange with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing Tuesday, as Gaetz accused the Pentagon of strategic failures due to misplaced focus on alleged "wokeism."Gaetz began by asking Austin... Read More.

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