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DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday that the U.S. will begin training Ukrainian forces on American-made Abrams tanks in the coming weeks. “The M1s that the Ukrainians will use for training will arrive here in Germany in the next few weeks,” Austin said, […]

Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A supervisor at the IRS has told lawmakers that he has information that suggests the Biden administration could be mishandling the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. In a letter to lawmakers obtained by ABC News, the lawyer for the IRS […]

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Thursday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking the deposition of Mark Pomerantz by the House Judiciary Committee less than two hours before it was set to begin. The subpoena of Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office, is part of an investigation […]

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s aides have told allies they could be ready to announce a run for reelection as soon as next week. Next Tuesday is seen as a likely target as it would be the four year anniversary of his 2020 announcement. Democratic donors are being invited to Washington, […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dick Durbin, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify at a hearing about Supreme Court ethics. Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, sent a letter to Roberts inviting him or “another Justice whom you designate” to appear before the committee on […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — Opposition to Julie Su as President Joe Biden’s next labor secretary, and the reluctance of some Democrats to back her, has put her nomination in doubt as she faces a confirmation hearing Thursday. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana are Democratic […]

Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While there is much to learn about the alleged Pentagon leaker, reports have indicated suspect Jack Teixeira was driven by a desire to impress friends he made on the social media platform Discord. Will that make a difference as the case moves forward? Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request to block a congressional subpoena for a former prosecutor in Bragg’s office who investigated former President Donald Trump. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday declined to enjoin the subpoena for testimony about Trump’s indictment, clearing the way for Mark […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images, FILE (BOSTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and attorney from the famed political Kennedy family, announced on Wednesday that he is running for president in 2024 as a Democrat. Son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, the 69-year-old launched his […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday was expected to decide whether to wade into a legal challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill, a case that could restrict access to the drug mifepristone nationwide — even in states where abortion is legal. If the Supreme Court […]