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(WASHINGTON) -- With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, a report released this week by a Senate committee claims the two-day promotional event is a "major cause of injuries" for workers at the retailer’s warehouses.The interim report from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) accuses Amazon…

(NEW YORK) -- Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial.Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and more in exchange for the…

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge's decision Monday to dismiss Donald Trump's classified documents case elevated a widely disputed theory about the legitimacy of special counsels to derail one of the most serious legal threats faced by the former president, legal experts told ABC News.Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that special…

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump said the assassination attempt on his life over the weekend has left an impact.In a phone call with ABC News' Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl on Monday as the Republican National Convention kicked off, Karl asked the former president if the close call with…

MILWUAKEE --  The first day of the Republican National Convention came with a big reveal: J.D. Vance is Donald Trump's choice to be his running mate in the 2024 election.The 39-year-old senator was met with rousing cheers as he walked onto the convention floor, where he stopped for selfies and…

(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) -- In a surprising ruling Monday, the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump was dismissed by the federal judge overseeing the case.The ruling dismisses one of the two cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith, who is also overseeing the election interference case against the…

(MILWAUKEE) -- The Republican National Convention is set to kick off in Milwaukee on Monday -- just two days after Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday evening.Despite the shooting, the gathering of more than 50,000 attendees, including an expected 2,400 Republican delegates,…

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Secret Service has faced mounting scrutiny for its failure to prevent the attack.Much of the criticism has been aimed at the agency's director, Kimberly Cheatle. Cheatle, who was appointed to the role by President…

(MILWAUKEE) -- Former President Donald Trump has picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, placing a young, ideological ally alongside him on the Republican 2024 ticket.Trump announced Vance would be his running mate on Monday, writing on Truth Social that the Ohio Republican is "the person best suited…

(WASHINGTON) -- In the aftermath of his being shot at his political rally -- an attack that left one spectator dead and two others critically wounded -- former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for unity – even as some of his vice presidential hopefuls and allies right after the…