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Republicans in some battlegrounds left GOP after Capitol riot
uschools/iStockBy MEG CUNNINGHAM, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Some Republicans across the country are changing their party registrations following the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6.In Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Florida -- states which have made some ... Read More
Biden’s COVID relief package presents first test of his deal-making skills
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy BEN GITTLESON and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's embrace of bipartisanship has already faced its first test amid a tepid response from Republicans to his coronavirus relief proposals and the start of ... Read More
DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke wants to make the promise of ‘justice for all’ a reality
Courtesy Kristen Clarke By AVERI HARPER, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Just a day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, at the formal announcement of her nomination to assistant attorney general for civil rights, Kristen Clarke made it clear where ... Read More
Biden dogs set paws on White House grounds
Official White House photos by Adam Schultz By LIBBY CATHEY, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- For the first time in four years, presidential pets have paws back on White House grounds.Just as the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice ... Read More
Bernie Sanders turns mitten meme into official merchandise for charity
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Bernie Sanders' mittens were undeniably one of the most talked about fashion statements during and after the 2021 presidential inauguration.
The senator's hard-to-miss handwear featured a ... Read More
Dominion files defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani
ABC NewsBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dominion Voting Systems on Monday sued Rudy Giuliani, accusing former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney of carrying out “defamatory falsehoods” about Dominion in part to enrich himself through legal fees ... Read More
Biden lifts Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in military
Ivan Cholakov/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that lifts the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.
The controversial ban was announced by former President Donald Trump in ... Read More
Biden to replace White House doctor with long-time physician
TriggerPhoto/iStockBy MOLLY NAGLE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has commissioned Dr. Kevin O’Connor as his new White House physician, replacing Dr. Sean Conley in a role that became a source of controversy under former President Donald Trump’s ... Read More
Sen. Paul does not unequivocally say 2020 election wasn’t stolen
Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBY: JACK ARNHOLZ, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) — Days after President Joe Biden took office and the Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., would not unequivocally say Sunday that ... Read More
Biden’s first 100 days live updates: State Dept. condemns arrests, repression in Russia
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy LIBBY CATHEY, ADIA ROBINSON, JACK ARNHOLZ, MEREDITH DELISO, LAUREN KING, MICHELLE STODDART and CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- This is Day four of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala ... Read More
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