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State of the Union live updates and analysis: ‘Finish the job,’ Biden expected to say

Tuesday, February 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden delivers his second State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET, marking a pivotal moment as he lays out not only his accomplishments and agenda, but makes the case for his leadership ahead of an expected announcement on... Read More.

Democrats fend off headwinds from Biden and economy: Exit poll analysis

Wednesday, November 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats pushed back against historic trends in the 2022 midterms, overcoming broadly negative economic attitudes and Joe Biden’s unpopularity to hold more seats than typical in the face of such headwinds.Their competitiveness came down to a variety of factors -- support for... Read More.

Scientists pan analysis Florida’s surgeon general posted on COVID-19 vaccines

Wednesday, October 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Vaccine experts are pushing back on an analysis published by Florida's surgeon general that warns COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of cardiac-related deaths in young men, calling the study poorly designed and dangerously misleading.The warning against vaccines from Dr. Joseph Ladapo... Read More.

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases, deaths on the rise amid push for boosters: ABC News analysis

Thursday, June 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In the early months of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, breakthrough cases among fully-vaccinated people were a statistical anomaly.Preliminary clinical trial data offered an optimistic outlook for the months ahead, with many Americans hoping a vaccine would be their ticket to a... Read More.

Interstate highway shootings surged during pandemic, ABC News analysis shows

Wednesday, May 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the nation continues to grapple with mass shootings in New York and California this past weekend, a new analysis by ABC News and ABC's owned stations shows a startling rise in gun violence along interstate highways across the country over... Read More.

300,000 US COVID deaths could have been averted through vaccination, analysis finds

Tuesday, May 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccines could have prevented at least 318,000 virus-related deaths between January 2021 and April 2022, a new analysis found.The analysis used real-world data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The New York Times and was done... Read More.

Without COVID-19 vaccines, death toll would be much higher: Pfizer analysis

Monday, May 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths in the United States, a new analysis found that without vaccines, the virus would have likely claimed more than 100,000 additional lives in 2021.The analysis, sponsored by Pfizer,... Read More.

Secret Service stays secure amid scandal: ANALYSIS

Saturday, April 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two suspects have been charged with impersonating Homeland Security Investigations Agents (HSI). Authorities say they were able to dupe individuals, including Secret Service and HSI personnel who lived in the same apartment building with them, into believing their identities as federal agents for... Read More.

Judge Jackson takes empathetic approach to impartiality: ANALYSIS

Friday, March 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson never uttered the word 'empathy' in nearly 19 hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, but she effectively made clear it's a hallmark of her style and an asset to judicial credibility."My professional experiences,... Read More.

Five ways we’ll know COVID has become endemic: ANALYSIS

Sunday, March 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Recently, an update to the national COVID-19 strategy was released, designed to manage the virus so most Americans can return to daily life without disruption.The country is moving to a new phase in which the COVID-19 threat changes from "pandemic"... Read More.