Special counsel raises more concerns over Trump’s attacks on witnesses Saturday, September 30 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office filed a reply Friday evening to former President Trump’s opposition to the prosecution's proposed gag order in Trump's federal election interference case.Smith's office raises new concerns about Trump's recent public statements attacking prosecutors and other potential witnesses and... Read More.
Convicted murderer’s escape raises questions about Pennsylvania county prison inspections Wednesday, September 13 by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- The capture of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante two weeks after he escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania has brought relief to the local community, but questions remain about security measures at county prisons in the state.When asked about concerns surrounding Cavalcante's escape from... Read More.
Special counsel raises new conflict of interest concerns for De Oliveira’s lawyer Thursday, August 17 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith raised new conflict of interest concerns Wednesday about another attorney representing one of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in his classified documents case in Florida, according to a court filing.Smith's office asked Judge Aileen Cannon to hold... Read More.
Harris raises alarm about abortion restrictions but has ‘faith in the people of America’ Monday, July 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Vice President Kamala Harris called out leaders in several states who she says have been diminishing the reproductive rights of women after last year's Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but she expressed some hope that the American public... Read More.
Fed raises interest rates 0.25%, intensifying inflation fight despite cooling prices Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate another 0.25% on Wednesday, reviving its inflation fight despite a significant cooldown of price increases in recent months.The rate hike brought the Fed's benchmark interest rate to a 22-year high of between 5.25% and 5.5%.Inflation... Read More.
Timeline of plane crash outside DC that scrambled fighter jets raises questions Tuesday, June 6 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The chain of events set off by an unresponsive plane that eventually crashed Sunday in Virginia continues to raise questions about what happened on board and how the incident was handled.Six fighter jets were scrambled on the afternoon of June 4 to try... Read More.
Ralph Yarl raises money for traumatic brain injuries following wrong house shooting Monday, May 29 by ABC News(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) -- Ralph Yarl, the teenager who was shot in the head when he mistakenly went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, is set to attend a walk/run event in Overland Park, Kansas on Memorial Day to help raise... Read More.
Fed raises interest rates 0.25%, escalating inflation fight amid banking woes Wednesday, May 3 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its short-term borrowing rate another 0.25%, escalating the central bank's attack on inflation just two days after the forced sale of First Republic Bank.The Fed’s 10th consecutive rate increase arrives less than a week after fresh government... Read More.
All nine Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: ‘Raises more questions,’ Senate chair says Friday, April 28 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- There's no conservative-liberal divide on the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to calls for a new, enforceable ethics code.All nine justices, in a rare step, on Tuesday released a joint statement reaffirming their voluntary adherence to a general code of conduct... Read More.
FBI raises alarm over ‘inflection point’ in transnational repression threats Wednesday, April 19 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Just a day after the Justice Department announced a series of indictments targeting the Chinese government's alleged efforts to intimidate dissidents living in the U.S., senior FBI officials on Wednesday raised alarm about what they described as an "inflection point" in authoritarian regimes... Read More.
