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White House avoids weighing in on possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack
(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday carefully avoided weighing in on any possible Israeli response to Iran's attack over the weekend but also stressed the U.S. didn’t want to see further escalation in the region."This is an Israeli decision to make -- whether and how they'll respond to what…
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors
(BOISE, Id.) -- A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to proceed with enforcement of a new law aimed at prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors.The decision overrides two lower federal courts that had upheld an injunction against the law as litigation over the merits continues.The decision was backed by…
Harris heads to Nevada to focus on abortion, still front-and-center in neighboring Arizona
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Las Vegas on Monday afternoon to rally support for a ballot measure to enshrine abortion access in the Nevada Constitution as President Joe Biden's reelection campaign continues to spotlight her as one of their leading voices on abortion rights -- an…
Rudy Giuliani loses bid to dismiss $148 million defamation judgment in Georgia election workers case
(ATLANTA, Ga.) -- Rudy Giuliani has lost his bid to dismiss the $148 million defamation judgment against him from late last year. The judgment was won by former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss."Giuliani's renewed motion urging this Court to reverse its prior findings and rulings and…
Chris Sununu now says Trump shouldn’t drop out if convicted but stands by his past criticism
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump in the 2024 general election while standing by some -- but not all -- of his past criticism of the former president.In an interview on ABC News' "This Week," Sununu, a Republican who endorsed former South Carolina…
On eve of Trump’s New York hush money trial, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg touts drop in violent crime
Alvin Bragg had a problem.It was August 2022, and the Manhattan district attorney had just found out two people had been shot -- including a bystander who had been shot in the head -- during an attempted robbery in the borough's Washington Heights neighborhood.In a city struggling through the post-pandemic…
Top Democrat slams Trump’s latest abortion position: ‘Women are not going to be conned’
A top Democrat on Sunday slammed former President Donald Trump after he sought to clarify his view on abortion bans as a state issue and said the various local laws were working "very brilliantly.""American women are not going to be conned by Donald Trump," Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith told ABC…
White House touts ‘extraordinary success’ against Iran’s Israel attack but doesn’t want ‘wider’ war
White House spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday praised the "extraordinary success" of Israel's defense against a massive drone and missile attack unleashed by Iran on Saturday night but said that the U.S. does not want to see further escalation between the two nations or a broadening battle in the Middle…
White House touts ‘extraordinary success’ against Iran’s Israel attack but doesn’t want ‘wider’ war
White House spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday praised the "extraordinary success" of Israel's defense against a massive drone and missile attack unleashed by Iran on Saturday night but said that the U.S. does not want to see further escalation between the two nations or a broadening battle in the Middle…
Major media organizations urge Biden and Trump to debate
ABC News is among a unified grouping of the five chief broadcast and cable news networks, along with major wire, print and radio organizations, that have penned an open letter asking presidential candidates to publicly commit to taking part in televised debates ahead of the general election.In addition to ABC…