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US voters widely opposed to taking Greenland by military force — even most Republicans

Friday, January 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A set of recent polls have highlighted American voters' opposition to taking over Greenland -- and even greater opposition to taking it over by military force.A Quinnipiac University poll found 55% of voters opposed to the United States trying to... Read More.

Democratic senator’s bill would prevent political appointees from serving as an IG

Friday, January 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth is introducing legislation Friday that would put restraints on the current and former political appointees to be nominated as inspectors general. The Inspector General's Independence Act would bar President Donald Trump and future presidents from nominating political appointees who... Read More.

What is the Insurrection Act that Trump is threatening to use against Minnesota protests?

Thursday, January 15 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send in federal troops as protests unfold in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations."If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from... Read More.

3 more Democratic lawmakers say they are under federal investigation over illegal orders social media video

Thursday, January 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Three House Democrats said they are under federal investigation for their participation in a November social media video telling military and intelligence service members that they can refuse illegal orders -- joining two Senate Democrats who are also facing the wrath of... Read More.

US seizes 6th tanker in the Caribbean

Thursday, January 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States seized another tanker in the Caribbean Thursday morning, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced -- saying in a social media post that the vessel was "operating in defiance of President Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in... Read More.

Tensions escalate as Trump threatens Insurrection Act, Blanche accuses Minnesota governor of ‘terrorism’

Thursday, January 15 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send in the U.S. military as tensions intensify in Minneapolis following a second shooting in a week involving a federal officer amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in... Read More.

Democratic Sen. Slotkin says she’s under federal investigation over illegal orders social media video

Wednesday, January 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, said on Wednesday that she is under federal investigation for a video that she and other Democratic lawmakers posted on social media last year that told military service members that they could refuse illegal orders."Last... Read More.

Supreme Court gives candidates more room to challenge election rules

Wednesday, January 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday significantly expanded the ability of candidates for political office to challenge rules governing an election, rolling back lower court decisions that had said a candidate needed to show concrete harm in order to bring a suit.The 7-2... Read More.

FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home for alleged classified information, newspaper says

Wednesday, January 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI conducted a search of a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday morning in search of alleged classified information, according to the newspaper.The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when FBI agents knocked on her door to... Read More.

House Republicans say they will hold Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

Wednesday, January 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Wednesday the panel plans to move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she defied a subpoena for a deposition as part of the panel's probe into... Read More.

US voters widely opposed to taking Greenland by military force — even most Republicans

Democratic senator’s bill would prevent political appointees from serving as an IG

What is the Insurrection Act that Trump is threatening to use against Minnesota protests?

US seizes 6th tanker in the Caribbean

Tensions escalate as Trump threatens Insurrection Act, Blanche accuses Minnesota governor of ‘terrorism’

Supreme Court gives candidates more room to challenge election rules

FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home for alleged classified information, newspaper says

House Republicans say they will hold Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

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