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Lindsey Graham ‘heartbroken, devastated’ over six hostages recovered in Gaza
(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he is "heartbroken, devastated, mad" over the six hostages whose bodies were recovered Saturday in Gaza.The hostages, which included 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, "were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them," Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari…
Columbia antisemitism task force finds school failed to stop hate against Jewish students
(NEW YORK) -- In a new report released as students return to campus, a Columbia University antisemitism task force has found the school failed to stop hate on campus and has not treated Jewish student concerns "with the standards of civility, respect, and fairness it promises," calling the problem "serious"…
US holds firm against Ukraine using American weapons to strike deep inside Russia
(WASHINGTON) -- The White House is expected to keep in place its restrictions on Ukraine's use of American long-range weapons deep inside Russia, despite pressure from a delegation of Ukrainian officials that arrived in Washington on Thursday, a U.S. official said.Ukrainian Defense Minister, Rustem Umerov, and Andriy Yermak, the head…
Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance
(LA CROSSE, Wis.) -- Former President Donald Trump introduced a new campaign platform on Thursday aimed at helping Americans with the cost of IVF.At a town hall moderated by his supporter, one-time Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, Trump said he and his team have been exploring ways to help those…
Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL
(NEW YORK) -- Most Americans say they and Kamala Harris alike are prepared to accept the outcome of the 2024 presidential election as legitimate. Donald Trump, not so much.Eighty-one percent of Americans in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll say that regardless of which candidate they support, they are prepared to…
‘Unfairly attacked’: Army defends Arlington National Cemetery employee involved in Trump incident
(WASHINGTON) -- The Arlington National Cemetery staffer who tried to stop the Trump campaign from filming a video among the graves of recently fallen service members has declined to press charges, according to a statement released Thursday by the Army that said the "employee and her professionalism was unfairly attacked."The…
2024 election updates: Harris continues Georgia bus tour
(WASHINGTON) -- With 70 days before Election Day as of Tuesday, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump get back to campaigning with Harris in Georgia on Wednesday and Trump in Wisconsin on Thursday.Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, campaigned in Michigan while Minnesota Gov. Tim…
Tulsi Gabbard’s transition from Democrat to high-profile role with Trump’s 2024 campaign team
(WASHINGTON) -- Tulsi Gabbard, who once ran for president as a Democrat, is taking on a prominent role as part of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign team.On Thursday, she will moderate what Trump's campaign is calling a "town hall" with him when he visits La Crosse in battleground Wisconsin.Gabbard…
Band and BBQ: Harris-Walz bus tour makes stops in southeast Georgia
(WASHINGTON) -- Coming off of a brief respite from the campaign trail after a star-studded week in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz are heading to Georgia for a two-day bus tour that ends with Harris holding a solo…
Trump posts campaign video of Arlington National Cemetery visit after ‘incident’
(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump campaign released a TikTok video of the former president's controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday where cemetery officials said, in a statement to ABC News, that a photography-related "incident" occurred, leading to a report being filed.While the cemetery did not immediately provide specifics, NPR…