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Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a decision that will allow emergency abortion access in Idaho, for now, despite the state’s strict ban on the procedure. Story developing… Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

President Joe Biden speaks at an event in the East Room at the White House, June 18, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has pardoned U.S. veterans who were convicted by the military under a regulation that allowed people to be kicked out for being gay. […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump — who has made harsh opposition to immigration a defining message of the GOP — last week pitched what would be one of the most significant expansions of U.S. immigration in decades. Speaking on a podcast hosted by tech businessmen, Trump announced his support for giving […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday “inadvertently and briefly” uploaded what it said was a “document” about a ruling in a yet-to-be-released, high-profile case over Idaho’s ban on abortions that reportedly indicates the court is poised to require the state allow emergency access — for now. “The Court’s Publications […]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a First Amendment challenge to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies in an effort to remove misinformation on the platforms about COVID-19 and the 2020 election. The 6-3 opinion was authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and […]

grandriver/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s executive action on asylum, which was rolled out three weeks ago, has decreased encounters along the border by 40%, the Biden administration said. The executive action established a rule to turn away migrants who are claiming asylum between ports of entry after there have been seven consecutive days […]

ilbusca/Getty Images (SAGINAW, Mich.) — For many in Saginaw, Michigan, a town less than two hours north of Detroit, the once-thriving hub for the auto industry is now a shell of itself. After several major factories closed in the county, the local economy has struggled to fully recover. “Some of the things that have plagued […]

Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With only days to go until he faces off against President Joe Biden in Thursday’s CNN debate, former President Donald Trump is escalating his demands that Biden take a pre-debate drug test, something the Biden campaign rejected as “desperate.” That’s in addition to a growing list of complaints […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three more states are holding congressional primaries on Tuesday. Voters in Colorado, New York and Utah will cast ballots. The Beehive State will also vote in a gubernatorial primary. Colorado Polls close at 9 p.m. ET. The last day to register to vote in the primary and receive a mail-in […]

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate in Cleveland, OH, Sep. 29, 2020. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump return to the debate stage Thursday for the first time in four years — but this time under a significant new set […]