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House Democratic leaders announce they would save Johnson if threat to oust comes to floor
(WASHINGTON) -- House Democratic leadership announced on Tuesday that if a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is brought to the House floor for a vote, they would vote to table the effort -- effectively saving the speaker from ouster. Less than an hour later, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene…
Trump says it’s up to individual states whether they want to prosecute women for abortions
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump maintained in a new interview that he'd leave it up to individual states whether or not they want to monitor women's pregnancies to determine if someone gets an abortion after their state's legal ban and then prosecute them.Asked whether he's comfortable with states prosecuting…
‘Surprising’ and ‘disturbing’: Legal experts react to Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim
(WASHINGTON) -- When Donald Trump began to claim presidential immunity from criminal prosecution related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, many legal analysts ABC News spoke with considered it a weak argument.But last week, in nearly three hours of oral arguments, several Supreme Court justices seemed open…
Emerging AI technologies make it easier for bad actors to ‘conceptualize and conduct’ chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks: DHS
(WASHINGTON) -- Emerging technologies in artificial intelligence will make it easier for bad actors to "conceptualize and conduct" chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks, according to a report released by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday.Selected excerpts of the report to President Joe Biden were made public after he…
Trump and DeSantis meet to ‘bury the hatchet’ after 2024 primary fight: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump in Miami on Sunday morning, multiple sources tell ABC News, marking the latest development in the pair's rocky relationship following a contentious GOP primary in which Trump won out over DeSantis.DeSantis requested the meeting with Trump through…
Kristi Noem defends controversial decision to shoot her dog: ‘I can understand why some people are upset’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending a controversial account she shares in a new book about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in an incident she said was decades ago."I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs…
Amid college protests and arrests over Gaza, White House says: ‘We don’t want to see anybody hurt’
As protests over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and the treatment of civilians continue at dozens of colleges and universities across the country, the White House says that President Joe Biden respects the right of demonstrators to make their voices heard -- peacefully -- but "we don't want to…
Biden jokes about his past stumbles and digs at Trump during annual correspondents’ dinner
President Joe Biden tweaked the concerns over his fitness for office and dug at his 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, at the annual White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday night.Speaking at a ritzy Washington hotel to politicos and journalists alike, the 81-year-old commander in chief alluded to his past…
In a new book, Kristi Noem writes about shooting her dog
(NEW YORK) -- Kristi Noem is speculated to be among the leading contenders to be Donald Trump's choice of a running mate.In her new book, "No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," obtained by ABC News, South Dakota's Republican governor writes…
Maine Democrats threaten to switch to winner-take-all delegate system
(AUGUSTA, Maine) -- Democratic leaders in Maine are threatening to eliminate the state's split-vote system for allocating Electoral College delegates if Nebraska Republicans move forward with their plan to do the same.The two states are the only ones in the country to allocate some delegates proportionally by congressional district, which…