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In ‘monumental’ voting rights case, Supreme Court weighs use of race in redistricting

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When a federal court concluded Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters, the state legislature created a new map with a second majority-Black district to comply with the law.In a blockbuster case that could be... Read More.

North Carolina is the next state to take up partisan redrawing of congressional maps

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- North Carolina's GOP statehouse leaders say the legislature will meet next week to consider redrawing the state's congressional districts, saying they want to bolster President Donald Trump as the White House continues to encourage Republicans to redistrict mid-decade ahead of next... Read More.

‘I don’t have any strategy’: Speaker Johnson still backs GOP’s clean CR as shutdown drags into 3rd week

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed the possibility he could change his strategy to end the government shutdown by negotiating legislative changes with Democrats, telling reporters on Tuesday that he doesn't "have any strategy" to end the impasse in place of the GOP’s lackluster... Read More.

Mental health, substance abuse staffers fired amid government shutdown: Sources

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were laid off in the wave of government shutdown firings last week, multiple sources told ABC News. Best known for overseeing the rollout of the 988 suicide prevention hotline, SAMHSA works... Read More.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgement

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal from conservative commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.The court did... Read More.

Trump set to posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to posthumously award conservative activist Charlie Kirk the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Kirk was fatally shot on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University on the first stop of his... Read More.

Trump touts ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset speech

Monday, October 13 by ABC News

In a speech to Israel's parliament on a day when the country's living 20 hostages were released as part of a ceasefire agreement he helped broker, President Donald Trump told the Knesset, "This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.""This will be... Read More.

Vance confirms to ABC that Hamas has 20 living hostages, expected release in next 24 hours

Sunday, October 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President JD Vance confirmed to ABC "This Week" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos that Hamas has said they are holding 20 living hostages, and that those hostages are expected to be released in the next 24 hours as President Donald Trump was headed... Read More.

Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment

Saturday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News."As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,"... Read More.

Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on China, triggering stock market sell-off

Friday, October 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Friday voiced frustration with what he called China's "trade hostility," threatening to respond with large tariffs on China and to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.The comments triggered a stock selloff. The Dow Jones Industrial... Read More.

In ‘monumental’ voting rights case, Supreme Court weighs use of race in redistricting

North Carolina is the next state to take up partisan redrawing of congressional maps

‘I don’t have any strategy’: Speaker Johnson still backs GOP’s clean CR as shutdown drags into 3rd week

Mental health, substance abuse staffers fired amid government shutdown: Sources

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgement

Trump set to posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Trump touts ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset speech

Vance confirms to ABC that Hamas has 20 living hostages, expected release in next 24 hours

Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment

Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on China, triggering stock market sell-off

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