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White House bashes ‘dishonest’ Republican criticism of Biden’s transgender proclamation on Easter
The White House is pushing back against top Republicans' misleading criticism of President Joe Biden for issuing a proclamation in support of transgender people on the same day as Easter.A spokesman for the president rejected the attacks from the House speaker and others that Biden's message for the Transgender Day…
Netanyahu ‘continues to essentially give the finger’ to Biden over Gaza, Sen. Van Hollen says
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday tore into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what Van Hollen said was Netanyahu's refusal to acquiesce to President Joe Biden's requests for more humanitarian action in Gaza amid the war with Hamas.Appearing on ABC News' "This Week," Van Hollen, a Maryland lawmaker…
Former top general warns of ‘inevitable’ threats to US from Islamic State in wake of Moscow attack
The Islamic State terror group has a "strong desire" to attack the U.S. and other foreign powers, the former head of U.S. Central Command warned on Sunday, calling it a threat that is only growing."We should believe them when they say that. They're going to try to do it," retired…
Trump must ‘immediately desist’ from targeting judge’s daughter, prosecutors say
(NEW YORK) -- Two days after former President Donald Trump targeted the daughter of the judge overseeing his New York hush money case on social media, lawyers for the Manhattan district attorney have asked Judge Juan Merchan to clarify the case's limited gag order and "direct that defendant immediately desist…
Marianne Williamson, still in Democratic presidential bid, says campaign isn’t about winning: ‘There’s more than the horse race’
(NEW YORK) -- Marianne Williamson, the author and spiritualist who has been one of President Joe Biden's few primary challengers in the 2024 presidential race, suspended and unsuspended her campaign last month -- and now that she's back in the race, she told ABC News that her focus is not…
Trump appeals ruling that allowed DA Fani Willis to stay on Georgia election interference case
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants on Friday filed their appeal of the disqualification ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the Georgia election interference case.The motion from Trump and others to the Georgia Court of Appeals argues that…
‘One of one’: Democratic leaders honor Lieberman at funeral
(NEW YORK) -- Several Democratic leaders who honored the life and legacy of former Sen. Joe Lieberman at his funeral Friday remembered the man who represented Connecticut for over two decades as a calming presence and commended his approach to holding public office in contrast to today's division.The prominent Jewish…
‘One of one’: Democratic leaders honor Lieberman at funeral
(NEW YORK) -- Several Democratic leaders who honored the life and legacy of former Sen. Joe Lieberman at his funeral Friday remembered the man who represented Connecticut for over two decades as a calming presence and commended his approach to holding public office in contrast to today's division.The prominent Jewish…
Biden, top lawmakers denounce Russia’s yearlong detention of Evan Gershkovich
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, top lawmakers and administration officials are condemning Russia's wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and reiterating their commitment to bringing him home.Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has now spent one year in Moscow's Lefortovo Prison on espionage charges his newspaper and the U.S. government…
Biden, top lawmakers denounce Russia’s yearlong detention of Evan Gershkovich
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, top lawmakers and administration officials are condemning Russia's wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and reiterating their commitment to bringing him home.Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has now spent one year in Moscow's Lefortovo Prison on espionage charges his newspaper and the U.S. government…