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With eye on 2024 election, Biden touts executive order on women’s health research
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday that he said marks the launch of "the first-ever White House initiative of women's health research to pioneer the next generation of scientific research and discovery of women's health."The order, he said, will direct the "most comprehensive set of executive…
Georgia’s Geoff Duncan says he won’t run with No Labels against Trump
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan now says that he will not join No Labels' potential third-party "unity" ticket in the 2024 presidential race."After careful deliberation, I have withdrawn my name from consideration for the No Labels presidential ticket," Duncan said in a statement to ABC News on…
Georgia’s Geoff Duncan says he won’t run with No Labels against Trump
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan now says that he will not join No Labels' potential third-party "unity" ticket in the 2024 presidential race."After careful deliberation, I have withdrawn my name from consideration for the No Labels presidential ticket," Duncan said in a statement to ABC News on…
Congress kicks off week without deal to avert partial government shutdown
(WASHINGTON) -- Congress is beginning the week without a deal to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday's deadline -- as funding for the Department of Homeland Security trips up negotiations.The Friday deadline is for the remaining six of 12 spending bills after Congress passed the first six earlier this…
Trump seeks to fundraise off ‘bloodbath’ controversy: What he actually said
(WASHINGTON) -- After former President Donald Trump warned, as he talked about the auto industry, that the country would face a broader "bloodbath" if he's not elected in November -- spurring countless headlines and criticism from rival Joe Biden -- Trump on Monday pushed back on the pushback and turned…
Trial to begin for Milwaukee election official accused of requesting mail-in ballots for fake military members
The trial for a former Wisconsin election official who allegedly requested mail-in ballots for three nonexistent military voters is scheduled to begin on Monday in a Milwaukee court.Kimberly D. Zapata, 47, who served as deputy director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, was charged in November 2022 with three…
Trump claims attacks on migrants help ‘stir debate,’ says he will ‘soon’ announce abortion position
As Donald Trump faced backlash for saying some immigrants who come to the U.S. are "not people" but "animals," the former president defended some of his divisive characterizations of people crossing the border, insisting that he has to use "certain rhetoric" to "stir debate.""It also gets people thinking about very…
Trump claims attacks on migrants help ‘stir debate,’ says he will ‘soon’ announce abortion position
As Donald Trump faced backlash for saying some immigrants who come to the U.S. are "not people" but "animals," the former president defended some of his divisive characterizations of people crossing the border, insisting that he has to use "certain rhetoric" to "stir debate.""It also gets people thinking about very…
White House wants TikTok’s parent company to divest: ‘We don’t want to see a ban’
The White House on Sunday reiterated support for a controversial bill meant to cut China's ties to TikTok by forcing the popular app's Chinese parent company to sell it -- or face a ban in the U.S.At the same time, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said on…
Rep. Khanna says potential TikTok ban won’t solve the problem, calls for ‘narrowly tailored law’
Rep. Ro Khanna said on Sunday that the TikTok bill the House of Representatives passed last week wouldn't actually protect Americans, instead pushing for other legislation that he says would better prevent foreign countries from obtaining private information.The bill in the House would force China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or…
