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Some Republicans expected to join Arizona Democrats to pass repeal of 1864 abortion ban
(PHOENIX) -- Two Republican state senators are expected to join Democrats in Arizona on Wednesday to pass a bill to repeal the state's Civil War-era near-total abortion ban -- three weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled the law was enforceable and one week after the House passed its own…
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s moving ahead with effort to oust Speaker Johnson
(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday she will move ahead with her attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from the House's top job -- though her plan seems doomed to fail.The Georgia Republican, who first introduced a motion to vacate the speaker's chair in March, held a high-energy…
Trump to swing through two battleground states for first time since start of criminal hush money trial
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, hitting two battleground states Wednesday after severe weather and his legal calendar have prevented him from holding his traditional campaign stops for weeks.Trump will first campaign in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and then head to Freeland, Michigan, for an evening…
Kamala Harris travels to Florida as six-week abortion ban goes into effect
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, to focus on abortion access -- the same day the state's six-week abortion ban goes into effect.Harris' trip comes a little more than a week after President Joe Biden also traveled to the state for a campaign…
Justice Stephen Breyer’s blunt message to Supreme Court conservatives: ‘Slow down’
(WASHINGTON) -- Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retired from the high court in 2022 but isn't finished prodding his former conservative colleagues to abandon what he sees as an aggressive tack to the right in how they interpret the law."Slow down. Period," Breyer, 85, said bluntly of his message…
DEA plans to back reclassifying marijuana as less serious drug, sources say
(WASHINGTON) -- In a historic shift, the Drug Enforcement Administration supports recommending the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous drug, moving it from a Schedule 1 classification, alongside drugs like heroin and ecstasy, to a Schedule 3 drug, like ketamine, steroids and testosterone, sources told ABC News.A source confirmed…
DEA plans to back reclassifying marijuana as less serious drug, sources say
(WASHINGTON) -- In a historic shift, the Drug Enforcement Administration supports recommending the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous drug, moving it from a Schedule 1 classification, alongside drugs like heroin and ecstasy, to a Schedule 3 drug, like ketamine, steroids and testosterone, sources told ABC News.A source confirmed…
Trump says ‘it depends’ if there will be violence if he loses 2024 election to Biden
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is playing down but not ruling out the possibility of political violence if he loses the November election."I don't think we're going to have that. I think we're going to win," Trump told Time magazine in a cover story published on Tuesday.He had been…
Trump says ‘it depends’ if there will be violence if he loses 2024 election to Biden
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is playing down but not ruling out the possibility of political violence if he loses the November election."I don't think we're going to have that. I think we're going to win," Trump told Time magazine in a cover story published on Tuesday.He had been…
Netanyahu again vows military operation in Rafah, as Biden administration hopes for cease-fire in ‘coming days’
(JERUSALEM) -- As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday that Israel would proceed with a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah "with or without a deal," the Biden administration -- which has repeatedly warned against a Rafah offensive -- appears to be holding out hope for a…