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Biden to challenge McCarthy to avoid default and release detailed budget in meeting, per White House memo

Tuesday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is expected to pose two questions to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a Wednesday meeting and will challenge the speaker to commit to avoiding a catastrophic default and unveil a specific, detailed and comprehensive budget, according to a White... Read More.

Biden to sign memo to combat conflict-related sexual violence

Monday, November 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is poised to sign a memorandum boosting the U.S. government's opposition to conflict-related sexual violence in an effort to further combat rape as a weapon of war. Biden is expected to sign the memo, which will clarify that an act... Read More.

DOJ releases memo behind Barr’s decision not to prosecute Trump for obstruction

Wednesday, August 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Under order from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department on Wednesday released a 2019 memo used by former Attorney General William Barr to justify his decision not to prosecute then-President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice arising from Robert... Read More.

Uvalde officials wanted a more favorable portrayal of police response to shooting, memo shows

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Days after Texas Public Safety Director Steve McCraw criticized the way law enforcement handled the Robb Elementary School shooting, Uvalde officials sought a more positive portrayal of the police response, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. The one-page memo, first... Read More.

Manhattan DA backtracks on prosecution memo perceived as soft on crime

Monday, February 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A month into his tenure, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday sought to clarify some of his prosecutorial policies that fueled criticism he is soft on crime. Bragg’s letter to his staff, obtained by ABC News, came the same week the... Read More.

Read the memo from Trump aide’s office making the case to fire Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Wednesday, November 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a memo never before made public, the Presidential Personnel Office under the direction of John McEntee, a favorite aide of former President Donald Trump, made a case for firing then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper three weeks before Esper was terminated, according... Read More.

Garland, under GOP attack, defends memo on violent threats against school board officials

Wednesday, October 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Senate hearing grew heated on Wednesday as Republicans repeatedly demanded Attorney General Merrick Garland retract and apologize for a memo he issued earlier this month aimed at addressing a rise in threats against school board officials around the country. In an oversight hearing... Read More.

Feds warned last spring of spike in violence and extremism during pandemic: Memo

Monday, July 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- While COVID-19's surge has ebbed, violence is on the rise across the United States. There has been a rash of gun violence in what President Joe Biden called an "epidemic," including several public mass shootings, increases in incidents in major metropolitan areas... Read More.

DOJ releases part of memo behind Barr’s decision not to charge Trump for obstructing Russia probe

Tuesday, May 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department late Monday notified a judge it would partially appeal an order that would have required it to release the full text of a memo used by former Attorney General William Barr to justify his decision not to prosecute former... Read More.

Biden White House memo reveals strategy to pressure Republicans on COVID relief

Wednesday, February 17 by ABC News

BY: MOLLY NAGLE, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — A new internal White House memo gives a behind-the-scenes look into the administration's strategy to up the pressure on Republicans to get on board with President Joe Biden’s costly COVID relief proposal, arguing GOP opposition to... Read More.

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