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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.

DHS announces termination of protected status for Somalis after group targeted by Trump

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in March, effectively forcing as many as 2,400 people out of the U.S., despite the president's remarks last month that Somalia was "barely a country."Somali migrants with TPS... Read More.

Trump turns focus to the economy with speech in Detroit

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(DETROIT) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday is turning his focus to the economy amid his administration's intense foreign policy push with a speech at the Detroit Economic Club.Trump's remarks come as many Americans remain concerned about high prices.A recent Quinnipiac University poll found... Read More.

After Bill Clinton fails to testify in Epstein probe, Chairman Comer announces intent to move ahead with contempt of Congress proceedings

Tuesday, January 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The chairman of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee said the panel will move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton after he failed to appear for a subpoenaed deposition on Tuesday as part of the panel's investigation into... Read More.

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

Trump turns focus to the economy with speech in Detroit

After Bill Clinton fails to testify in Epstein probe, Chairman Comer announces intent to move ahead with contempt of Congress proceedings

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