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Trump administration pitches others to join new coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is seeking the participation of other countries to form an international coalition to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to an internal cable sent this week by the State Department to posts around the world.Dubbed the "Maritime... Read More.

Hegseth doubles down on attacking dissenters on Iran war as ‘biggest adversary’

Thursday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee on Thursday that dissent from the "cheap seats" in Congress sought to undermine the military's efforts in its war in Iran only two months into the campaign."Defeatists from the cheap seats who, two months... Read More.

Florida legislature approves new congressional map that could give Republicans 4 more seats

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(FLORIDA) -- Florida's state legislature passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that could allow Republicans to flip up to four seats.It now goes to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had proposed it earlier this week after teasing mid-decade redistricting for months. The... Read More.

New date set for Bondi deposition in House Oversight’s Epstein probe after Democrat threatens contempt

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After a top Democrat introduced a resolution to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in civil contempt, a GOP spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said Bondi will appear on May 29 for a deposition as part of the panel's Jeffrey Epstein... Read More.

Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender to authorities

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender today in the Eastern District of Virginia, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.A federal grand jury in North Carolina on Tuesday indicted Comey over a controversial Instagram post from last year... Read More.

Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana's congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and dealt a blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that has long prohibited election practices that have the effect of diluting the... Read More.

Alleged White House correspondents’ dinner suspect took photo before attack: Feds

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department released more images of alleged White House correspondents' dinner attack suspect Cole Allen just moments before the attack, and also laid out his alleged pre-attack plans in a new court filing on Wednesday.Investigators said that Allen was observed by... Read More.

Hegseth to face lawmakers for first time since Iran war started

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill Wednesday for what is formally billed as a routine hearing on the Pentagon's budget request.But the appearance -- the first before Congress for Hegseth since the war in Iran began in February --... Read More.

Supreme Court reviews Trump cancellation of Haitian, Syrian protected status

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday is considering whether the Trump administration unlawfully ordered hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the U.S. from Haiti and Syria to return home, abruptly cancelling their legal status out of alleged racial animus and without... Read More.

Trump’s attempt to remake the Kennedy Center faces key legal test

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's attempt to remake the Kennedy Center faces a critical legal test on Tuesday morning.A federal Judge in Washington, D.C., is set to hear arguments about an attempt by Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, to block the renaming, planned closure and... Read More.