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Jeffries says he’s ‘hopeful’ a government shutdown can be avoided

Sunday, September 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday he is "hopeful" a government shutdown can be avoided as Congress lurches toward its Tuesday deadline to reach a spending agreement.Jeffries' comments come after President Donald Trump canceled a meeting last week with Jeffries... Read More.

Trump’s H1-B changes raise concerns about US tech economy’s future, ability to recruit specialty talent

Saturday, September 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's executive order strapping a six-figure fee to the H1-B visa has created confusion for tech firms and the tens of thousands of foreign employees that the companies have depended on for their growth, according to immigration and business... Read More.

‘Constitutional crisis’: Democrats hit Trump administration, DOJ over James Comey indictment

Friday, September 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Word of former FBI Director James Comey's federal indictment sent anger and shockwaves around Congress, with several prominent Democrats sounding off on what they called a politically motivated attack by President Donald Trump's Justice Department.Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called Comey's indictment --... Read More.

Justice Clarence Thomas says legal precedents are not ‘the gospel’

Friday, September 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent, saying decided cases are not "the gospel" and suggesting some may have been based on "something somebody dreamt up and others went along with."Thomas made the... Read More.

Netanyahu speech at United Nations begins with walkout from many delegates

Friday, September 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- After being repeatedly condemned as a war criminal by other world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly's current meeting in New York, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now having his turn speaking on the world stage on Friday.Many delegates... Read More.

Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admirals

Thursday, September 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked a large number of general officers and admirals to gather next Tuesday at the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, according to five U.S. officials. Two of them told ABC News they don't know what prompted this... Read More.

Federal probe into James Comey centers around 2020 Senate testimony: Sources

Thursday, September 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A key Senate hearing from five years ago is the center of the federal probe into former FBI Director James Comey, sources told ABC News Thursday.At least two exchanges he had with lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee in September of 2020... Read More.

Trump, Vance direct blame at Democrats for Dallas ICE shooting

Thursday, September 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance blamed Democrats after a sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in Texas -- as questions remain about the motive behind the attack and the intended target."This violence is the result of the Radical Left... Read More.

Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources

Wednesday, September 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury in the coming days to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, despite prosecutors and investigators determining there was insufficient evidence to charge him,... Read More.

First lawsuit over DC plane crash blames the airline, the FAA and the Army

Wednesday, September 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Family members of one of those killed on American Airlines Flight 5342 announced the first federal lawsuit filed Wednesday over the January midair collision between a regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington Reagan National Airport.The lawsuit filed in... Read More.

Jeffries says he’s ‘hopeful’ a government shutdown can be avoided

Trump’s H1-B changes raise concerns about US tech economy’s future, ability to recruit specialty talent

‘Constitutional crisis’: Democrats hit Trump administration, DOJ over James Comey indictment

Justice Clarence Thomas says legal precedents are not ‘the gospel’

Netanyahu speech at United Nations begins with walkout from many delegates

Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admirals

Federal probe into James Comey centers around 2020 Senate testimony: Sources

Trump, Vance direct blame at Democrats for Dallas ICE shooting

Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources

First lawsuit over DC plane crash blames the airline, the FAA and the Army

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