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Susie Wiles calls out Bondi, Vance and Trump in Vanity Fair

Tuesday, December 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In candid interviews with Vanity Fair, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles opened up about President Donald Trump and his Cabinet over the first year of Trump's second term.Wiles took part in 11 interviews that occurred in real time. Two parts... Read More.

Russia-Ukraine peace deal could be closer than ever, US officials signal

Monday, December 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. administration officials signaled Monday a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever. "We believe that we probably solved ... 90%, literally 90% of the issues between Ukraine and Russia, but there's some more things that have... Read More.

Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides

Monday, December 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that as they focus on trying to win control of the House of Representatives, they should not get caught up in ideological differences within the party and... Read More.

House Republicans unveil health care package that does not extend ACA subsidies ahead of next week’s vote

Saturday, December 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans -- led by Speaker Mike Johnson -- unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.The GOP proposal -- which will receive a vote on... Read More.

Munition used in Sept. 2 boat strike was intended to kill people, top Democrat says

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters on Friday that the type of munitions used by the military in a Sept. 2 boat strike -- including on survivors in a second strike -- were... Read More.

National Trust for Historic Preservation sues to try to stop White House ballroom construction

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the privately funded nonprofit designated by Congress to protect historic sites, is suing in an attempt to stop the construction of the White House ballroom.In a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for DC,... Read More.

Trump claims to pardon jailed Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, but state officials contend it’s unconstitutional

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump claimed that he is granting a "full pardon" to Tina Peters, a former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk who was sentenced to nine years on state-level charges for election interference during the 2020 election.However, the president does not have jurisdiction... Read More.

Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies — defying Speaker Johnson

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As House Speaker Mike Johnson eyes a vote next week on a to-be-announced health care package, a growing number of House Republicans are revolting against leadership by trying to force a vote on extending the expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies.Nearly a... Read More.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found herself in the hot seat on Capitol Hill on Thursday, defending herself from Democrats who sharply questioned the Trump administration's hardline immigration actions.In one notable exchange, Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., asked Noem if DHS... Read More.

Indiana lawmakers slated to vote on congressional redistricting as Trump rachets up pressure

Thursday, December 11 by ABC News

(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Indiana is the latest of several states redrawing congressional lines as its state Senate is set to convene Thursday to continue considering a bill that would give the state a new Republican-friendly congressional map, and may vote later in the day on... Read More.