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How the Trump election subversion indictment changed after Supreme Court ruling
(WASHINGTON) -- The special counsel’s new indictment charging former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election made changes large and small to accommodate the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on presidential immunity.An indictment that once offered vivid details of Trump’s effort to enlist federal officials in his…
Harris and Walz embark on Georgia bus tour
(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 in a solo rally with…
2024 election updates: Vance responds to new Trump indictment
(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…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to fundraise for Trump in Atlanta on Thursday: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to headline a fundraiser for former President Donald Trump's reelection campaign in Atlanta on Thursday alongside first lady Marty Kemp and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, multiple sources told ABC News.It's a signal of how Kemp is working to reelect…
Harris campaign sues to block Georgia rule changes critics say could cause certification ‘chaos’
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is joining Georgia Democrats' efforts against the Republican-controlled Georgia state election board after it implemented a series of changes to give local officials more powers, which Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said would cause "11th-hour chaos" due to concerns about delays in…
Harris campaign sues to block Georgia rule changes critics say could cause certification ‘chaos’
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is joining Georgia Democrats' efforts against the Republican-controlled Georgia state election board after it implemented a series of changes to give local officials more powers, which Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said would cause "11th-hour chaos" due to concerns about delays in…
Biden administration throws cold water on prospect of renewed Iran nuclear talks
(WASHINGTON) -- After the supreme leader of Iran signaled a willingness to return to nuclear negotiations with the United States, the Biden administration cast doubt on the likelihood of resuming talks in the near future."We will judge Iran's leadership by their actions, not their words," a State Department spokesperson said…
Environmental group asks federal agency to investigate RFK Jr. for allegedly strapping severed whale head to roof of car in 1990s
(WASHINGTON) -- An environmental group is calling for a federal agency to investigate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who allegedly used a chainsaw to cut off the head of a dead whale, strapped it to the roof of his minivan, and drove it across state lines roughly three decades ago when…
As she hits campaign trail, Harris expected to face tough questions in first promised sit-down interview
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to soon face her first post-convention test when she sits for a formal interview airing in primetime Thursday.CNN announced Tuesday that Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz will be interviewed by anchor Dana Bash, marking the first sitdown with a…
The GOP has transitioned from climate denial to climate misrepresentation, experts say
(WASHINGTON) -- Climate change may not be a top concern for voters for the 2024 presidential election, but that hasn't stopped many Republicans from making misrepresentations about environmental and energy policy – a departure from the previous tactic of majority climate change denial, according to experts on environmental politics who…