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Conservative Supreme Court majority appears inclined to scale back abortion rights

Wednesday, December 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard historic arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with conservative justices openly raising the prospect of overturning decades of legal precedent since the Roe v. Wade decision... Read More.

Pelosi denounces faith-based attacks on Omar as ‘indecent’ and ‘dangerous’

Wednesday, December 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert's faith-based attacks on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is Muslim, are "indecent" and "dangerous" and suggested it is a publicity ploy."To see a member of Congress attacking another member is not... Read More.

Supreme Court hears historic case on fate of abortion rights

Wednesday, December 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and whether decades of legal precedent since Roe v. Wade should be overturned.Since the 1973 landmark Roe ruling and... Read More.

Muslim members of Congress condemn Islamophobia after bigoted remarks

Wednesday, December 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Andre Carson on Tuesday night forcefully condemned the anti-Muslim remarks made by their colleague, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, last week.Omar, Tlaib, and Carson are the only three Muslims in Congress."We may only be three among... Read More.

Roe v. Wade on the line as Supreme Court takes up Mississippi abortion rights case

Tuesday, November 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider a case that could fundamentally transform abortion rights in America by overturning Roe v. Wade and clearing the way for stringent new restrictions on abortion in roughly half the country."This is the most important... Read More.

Rep. Lauren Boebert refuses to publicly apologize to Rep. Ilhan Omar for anti-Muslim remark

Monday, November 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, said she had an "unproductive" call with Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Monday over her anti-Muslim remarks and claimed the Colorado Republican refused to publicly apologize for suggesting she was a terrorist.Instead, Omar claimed in a new statement... Read More.

Trump’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sues Defense Department over book redactions

Monday, November 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who served under former President Donald Trump until his firing in the wake of the 2020 election, has sued the Department of Defense over redactions they made to his upcoming book.Esper's memoir, set to be released... Read More.

Biden to address nation on omicron variant

Monday, November 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With the COVID-19 omicron variant sending shockwaves around the world, President Joe Biden is set to address the nation surrounding the new variant following a morning briefing from his White House COVID-19 Response Team.The president announced Friday that starting this week, the... Read More.

As inflation concerns mount, Republicans, Democrats still at odds over Build Back Better plan

Monday, November 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she’s confident President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan will be passed by Christmas, but Republicans, including Sen. Bill Cassidy, are still firmly opposed.Klobuchar, D-Minn., told "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that the Build Back Better... Read More.

Rep. Lauren Boebert issues apology for anti-Muslim remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar

Friday, November 26 by ABC News

(COLORADO) -- Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) issued an apology on Friday for remarks she made that used anti-Muslim tropes to refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democratic representative from Minnesota and one of only three Muslim members of Congress.Later on Friday, Omar sent a... Read More.

‘They make me proud’: Biden meets with Coast Guard after virtual meeting with service members

Thursday, November 25 by ABC News

(Nantucket, MA) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden spent the first part of their holiday hosting a virtual meeting with service members from around the world to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and thank them for their service.From Coast Guard Station... Read More.

$25 million awarded in case against white supremacists responsible for ‘Unite the Right’ in Charlottesville

Wednesday, November 24 by ABC News

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) -- Four years after "Unite the Right" was held in Charlottesville, Virginia, a federal jury has ordered the white nationalist leaders and organizations who backed the deadly rally to pay more than $25 million in damages to nine plaintiffs.The rally began as... Read More.

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Conservative Supreme Court majority appears inclined to scale back abortion rights

Pelosi denounces faith-based attacks on Omar as ‘indecent’ and ‘dangerous’

Supreme Court hears historic case on fate of abortion rights

Muslim members of Congress condemn Islamophobia after bigoted remarks

Roe v. Wade on the line as Supreme Court takes up Mississippi abortion rights case

Rep. Lauren Boebert refuses to publicly apologize to Rep. Ilhan Omar for anti-Muslim remark

Trump’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sues Defense Department over book redactions

Biden to address nation on omicron variant

As inflation concerns mount, Republicans, Democrats still at odds over Build Back Better plan

Rep. Lauren Boebert issues apology for anti-Muslim remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar

‘They make me proud’: Biden meets with Coast Guard after virtual meeting with service members

$25 million awarded in case against white supremacists responsible for ‘Unite the Right’ in Charlottesville

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