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What do swing state voters want to hear from Biden and Trump at the presidential debate?
(WASHINGTON) -- As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare to take the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday night, voters across the key swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania spoke with ABC News about how they're feeling during an election where they feel unhappy with…
How much is Jamaal Bowman’s loss a warning for progressives?
(WASHINGTON) -- Progressive Democrats undeniably suffered their most significant defeat of the 2024 election cycle Tuesday when Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost his New York 16th Congressional District's Democratic primary. What it means for the movement he belongs to, however, is less clear.Bowman's defeat at the hands of Westchester County Executive…
Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shields Sackler family of liability
(WASHINGTON) -- A narrowly divided Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision struck down a hard-fought bankruptcy plan for OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma that would have awarded $6 billion to state and local governments to fight opioid addiction and payouts to more than 100,000 victims of opioid overdoses while also extending…
‘This is not a time for applause’: Advocates on both sides of abortion issue slam SCOTUS ruling
(WASHINGTON) -- Despite the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a decision allowing emergency abortions in Idaho, many pro-abortion groups criticized Thursday's ruling and said it was far from a win for abortion rights."This is not a time for applause for the way that the court has functioned," Fatima Goss Graves, the…
How might the earliest presidential debate ever affect the election?
(WASHINGTON) -- The first presidential debate of the 2024 election will be the first ever to feature two former presidents, but that isn't the only thing that makes it unprecedented: It's also the earliest general election debate ever.When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump take the stage at…
Potential Trump VP contenders at Atlanta debate to spin his performance, make their case
(WASHINGTON) -- As former President Donald Trump and his team continue to tease his vice presidential pick, his potential VP contenders were gathering in Atlanta Thursday to support the former president around the debate and make a case that they're the best choice to be his running mate.Potential vice presidential…
Supreme Court poised to issue major rulings on presidential immunity, Jan. 6
(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court, nearing the end of its term, is poised to soon deliver rulings in high-profile cases on everything from presidential power to abortion access.The justices is releasing opinions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. It will mark the first time in at least a decade…
Supreme Court allows emergency abortion access in Idaho for now
(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that will allow emergency abortion access in Idaho, for now, despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure.The court dismissed the case without considering the core issues, instead sending it back to the lower courts for further proceedings.The move reinstates…
Where Biden and Trump stand on key 2024 issues heading into the first debate
(WASHINGTON) -- The presidential debate on Thursday will showcase Joe Biden and Donald Trump going toe-to-toe on policy for the first time this election cycle.The matchup is the only time a sitting president has squared off with a former president, meaning each candidate will have a record to defend and…
Millions will watch the presidential debate. Prosecutors in Trump’s Jan. 6 case may be tuning in, too
(WASHINGTON) -- When former President Donald Trump takes the debate stage against President Joe Biden Thursday night, among those monitoring his performance could be the federal prosecutors seeking to take Trump to trial on criminal charges of attempting to subvert the last presidential election.In previous filings in their case against…