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House votes to grant statehood to District of Columbia

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

drnadig/iStockBy ALISA WIERSEMA and JOHN PARKINSON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives made history Friday, passing for the first time legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.The bill passed along party lines, 232-180.Though the bill... Read More.

Madison Cawthorn says team ‘kept all politics local’ to win primary

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

adamkaz/iStockBy KELSEY WALSH, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Millennial real estate investor Madison Cawthorn said, "You know we kept all politics local. We weren’t focused on D.C. Insiders," when asked about how he achieved his recent primary victory on ABC’s... Read More.

Michelle Obama gives young people a great reason to vote

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBy DANIELLE LONG, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Michelle Obama wants everyone to get out and vote. And for those who don't think it's important, she's got a super-relatable and logical explanation as to why it is.During an... Read More.

Retired Gen. Dunford is leading chair candidate for coronavirus relief oversight commission: Sources

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford is the leading candidate to be named chair of the Congressional Oversight Commission, two sources familiar with the... Read More.

House set to vote on DC statehood to create Washington, Douglass Commonwealth

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

drnadig/iStockBy ALISA WIERSEMA and JOHN PARKINSON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives is laying the groundwork for a potentially historic vote Friday that aims to grant the District of Columbia statehood, as Democrats say the district’s more than... Read More.

Amid pandemic, Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

JPecha/iStockBy DEVIN DWYER, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- In the midst of a pandemic and without an alternative health plan of its own, the Trump administration formally called on the U.S. Supreme Court to completely strike down the Affordable Care Act.The... Read More.

‘He’s like a child’: Biden slams Trump’s handling of coronavirus pandemic

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

ABC NewsBy MOLLY NAGLE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- In one of his sharpest rebukes of President Donald Trump to date, former Vice President Joe Biden lambasted the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, comparing Trump to a whining child."(Trump's) like... Read More.

DC delegate in showdown with Trump over removing Lincoln, Jackson statues

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

SeanPavonePhoto/iStockBy LIBBY CATHEY, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has said removing statues of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C., is "not gonna happen" while he's around -- but the delegate who represents the city in... Read More.

Country at war with COVID-19 sees rising concerns over virus: POLL

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

FilippoBacci/iStockBy KENDALL KARSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Spiking cases of COVID-19 have shifted sentiments around the pandemic in recent weeks, with the nation growing more concerned about becoming infected, generally more reticent to engage in normal activities than just... Read More.

Mothers of the Movement, Black female celebs urge Senate to act on voting rights

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

uschools/iStockBy DEENA ZARU, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Amid voting chaos in various primary elections around the country, the Mothers of the Movement, along with group of Black female celebrities, voiced their concerns about voting access in a letter to... Read More.

POLL: 89% of Americans wear masks in public as the coronavirus pandemic persists

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

ABC News/Ipsos PollBy KENDALL KARSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- An overwhelming majority of Americans say they've worn a face mask in public in the last week, as the coronavirus pandemic persists and infections reach new highs in more than... Read More.

House bill’s passage expected to force standoff with GOP over policing

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

ajansen/iStockBy MARIAM KHAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House has approved a historic, sweeping policing reform bill on Thursday, setting up a face-off with the Republican Senate where bipartisan talks have stalled.One day after senators blocked a GOP-led policing reform... Read More.

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House votes to grant statehood to District of Columbia

Madison Cawthorn says team ‘kept all politics local’ to win primary

Michelle Obama gives young people a great reason to vote

Retired Gen. Dunford is leading chair candidate for coronavirus relief oversight commission: Sources

House set to vote on DC statehood to create Washington, Douglass Commonwealth

Amid pandemic, Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare

‘He’s like a child’: Biden slams Trump’s handling of coronavirus pandemic

DC delegate in showdown with Trump over removing Lincoln, Jackson statues

Country at war with COVID-19 sees rising concerns over virus: POLL

Mothers of the Movement, Black female celebs urge Senate to act on voting rights

POLL: 89% of Americans wear masks in public as the coronavirus pandemic persists

House bill’s passage expected to force standoff with GOP over policing

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