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Gun control groups hail Supreme Court decision upholding gun ban for domestic abusers
(WASHINGTON) -- Gun control advocates and domestic abuse victims' rights groups on Friday praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a federal ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns.The 8-1 decision in U.S. v. Rahimi, which ruled that federal and state laws that prevent domestic abusers…
Trump’s attorneys seek to invalidate appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith
(WASHINGTON) -- Lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued Friday that Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel in Trump's classified documents case gives the U.S. attorney general the authority to "set up a shadow government" by giving Smith the authority to serve in government without being confirmed by the Senate."That…
Trump expects Biden to be a ‘worthy debater’ after spending months attacking his mental fitness
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is raising his debate expectations for President Joe Biden a week ahead of the two men facing off, and after spending months describing him as a weak, mentally unfit leader."I assume he's gonna be somebody that will be a worthy debater. ... I don't…
Republican women are more motivated than Democratic women to vote in 2024: Survey
(WASHINGTON) -- A smaller number of the women voters who cast ballots for President Joe Biden in 2020 said they'd vote for him again in 2024 than the share of women voters who supported former President Donald Trump in 2020 who said they'd do so again this year, according to…
US bans Russian cybersecurity software amid threat of influence operation
(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is issuing a total ban on the use of a Russian-backed cybersecurity software in the United States due to the Russian government's alleged influence operations over the software, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Thursday.Kaspersky Lab's software has been a concern of U.S. government officials…
On campaign trail, RFK Jr. pushes ‘bonkers’ theory about CIA’s ‘takeover of the American press’
(WASHINGTON) -- Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. has received intense public scrutiny for promoting an array of unconventional theories, from claiming that vaccines are behind an "epidemic" of diseases in America to insisting that the CIA was directly involved in the assassination of his uncle, former President John F.…
Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign earnings
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Trump-era tax on U.S. shareholders of some American-controlled foreign corporations, preserving a major source of government revenue while sidestepping the more controversial question of the constitutionality of the taxation of wealth.In a 7-2 decision, the court said a 2017 law…
Trump meets with advisers, policy experts ahead of next week’s debate with Biden
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is getting ready for next week's highly anticipated debate with President Joe Biden by holding policy meetings with advisers and congressional allies and favoring town hall events over mock debates, according to sources familiar with his preparations.Ahead of the June 27 standoff in Atlanta,…
Biden heads to Camp David to prepare for first presidential debate with Trump
(WASHINGTON) -- With a week to go until the first presidential debate, President Joe Biden heads to Camp David on Thursday to prepare for his critical matchup with former President Donald Trump.The famous rustic retreat in the Maryland mountains has hosted many debate boot camps during election years, and Biden…
Top Israel officials to meet with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan Thursday
(NEW YORK) -- Senior administration officials tell ABC News that top Netanyahu advisers -- Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer -- were traveling from Israel to Washington to meet with national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House on Thursday.The move comes…
