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Biden denounces antisemitism after Ye’s remarks praising Hitler

Saturday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday denounced antisemitism and urged other political leaders to do the same. "I just want to make a few things clear: The Holocaust happened," Biden tweeted. "Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political... Read More.

Georgia breaks early voting record again in Senate runoff

Saturday, December 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Georgians swarmed to the polls on the last day of early voting before next week's Senate runoff, setting a new record for single-day early in-person turnout. At least 352,953 people voted in person on Friday, bringing the total number of votes, either in... Read More.

Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone testifies before federal grand jury

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two top Trump White House lawyers testified Friday before a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Pat... Read More.

Biden signs bill aimed at averting rail strike, says nation avoided ‘catastrophe’

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation aimed at averting a nationwide rail strike while acknowledging that workers didn't get everything they wanted. Biden, speaking from the Roosevelt Room, said the bill "ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our nation avoid what... Read More.

E. Jean Carroll says Trump acted outside scope of presidency in allegedly defaming her

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll asked the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals Thursday evening to find that former President Donald Trump "acted outside the scope of his federal employment" when he allegedly defamed her in 2019. Trump has sought to have... Read More.

Biden plans to meet Prince William, Kate in Boston

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden plans to meet Prince William and Kate on Friday during their first visit to the U.S. in eight years. "The president intends to greet the Prince and Princess of Wales when he is in Boston," White House press secretary Karine... Read More.

Supreme Court will review legality of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it will review the legality of President Joe Biden's federal student loan debt relief plan, putting borrowers on track to get clarity on the fate of the program by next summer. The program, which would grant... Read More.

Obama stumps for Warnock with five days left to go in Georgia runoff

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Visiting Georgia on Thursday to campaign for Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, former President Barack Obama urged the crowd to turn out at the polls, laying out why the state's Tuesday runoff is significant despite a decided Senate majority, touting Democratic accomplishments and... Read More.

Obama to stump for Warnock with five days left to go in Georgia runoff

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- On Thursday, former President Barack Obama is set to stump for Sen. Raphael Warnock for a second time this campaign cycle -- five days before the Democratic incumbent runs for a full Senate term in next week's runoff against Republican Herschel Walker. Obama,... Read More.

Trump special master overturned by appeals court in Mar-a-Lago documents investigation

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A panel of judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday to overturn the appointment of a special master tasked with reviewing thousands of documents seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate this summer. The ruling... Read More.