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(NEW YORK) -- A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's effort to throw out the limited gag order in his New York criminal "hush money" case.A panel of five judges from New York's mid-level appeals court rejected Trump's argument the gag order was no longer…

(WASHINGTON) -- A virtual voting process kicks off on Thursday morning to formally designate Vice President Kamala Harris the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.Harris was already deemed the presumptive nominee by the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday after she emerged from a process, laid out by the party's…

(WASHINGTON) -- Three of the five 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo Bay -- including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.Gary B. Sowards, the lead attorney Mohammed, confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday evening that the agreement does not…

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, some Democrats feared the party would lose his "Scranton Joe" appeal to Rust Belt voters. But early signs indicate Vice President Kamala Harris, the likeliest candidate to replace him, remains competitive in the key region.Biden had particularly strong…

(CHICAGO) -- Former President Donald Trump's interview on Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago kicked off with a contentious start where he refused to answer his previous comments and why Black voters should trust him -- and included moments where he questioned Vice President…

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department's top watchdog issued a report Wednesday criticizing former Attorney General Bill Barr's management of the aggressive law enforcement response to protests in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2020 that turned violent in the wake the murder of George Floyd.While DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz…

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education will send an email to Americans with student debt on Wednesday, laying out options for how roughly 25 million could have some, or all, of their debt canceled this fall.The email is the first step of the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed rule announced in April…

(WASHINGTON) -- Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Katie Britt, R-Ala., unveiled a bipartisan package of bills Wednesday morning aimed at making child care more available and affordable for low- and middle-income families.Their proposal would modify existing tax credits to help working parents afford child care. And it would implement a…

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2024 election, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Tuesday night.Harris was the only candidate to qualify for the Democratic party's presidential nominating ballot, the party said.Across the country, 3,923 delegates petitioned to make Harris the Democratic nominee,…

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have now kicked off their ad war with both of their campaigns launching major eight-figure ad campaigns targeting each other in key battleground states.The Harris campaign this week is launching a $50 million three-week ad blitz through the Democratic…