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(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies released findings that Iranian hackers have continued efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, with "stolen" information from former President Donald Trump's campaign being sent to individuals associated with President Joe Biden's campaign before he left the race."Iranian malicious cyber actors…

(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's government funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present.The measure failed by a 202-222-2 margin. Three Democrats voted for the bill.Johnson said after the vote that he was "disappointed that it didn't pass," but…

(WASHINGTON) -- An aide to Ohio Sen. JD Vance was informed by a top Springfield, Ohio, official earlier this month that claims about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs were false but the vice presidential nominee went ahead with spreading the rumor anyway, according to a new report from the…

(WASHINGTON) -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the most prominent and influential unions in the country, said Wednesday it will not endorse any presidential candidate this year.The 1.3-million-member union has historically thrown its weight around in presidential cycles and endorsed Democratic presidential candidates in recent cycles, with 1988…

(WASHINGTON) -- When former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear at a campaign rally in July, he made an initial pitch for unity. It didn't last long.And he's taken a decidedly different tack after a second apparent assassination attempt Sunday at his Florida golf club.Less than 24 hours…

(FLINT, Mich.) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris' family life, saying the presidential candidate "doesn't have anything keeping her humble."The governor said during a rally for former President Donald Trump that her children are a "permanent reminder of what’s important" and…

(NEW YORK) -- The FBI and Postal Service are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder substance that was sent to election offices in at least 16 states this week, according to an ABC News canvass of the country.None of the mail has been deemed hazardous so far -- and…

(NEW YORK) -- The United States is dealing with a "heightened threat environment," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says, as the FBI is investigating an apparent second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.It's not only the "historic threat of foreign terrorists" that persists, but also home-grown extremists, Mayorkas said…

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the Secret Service for stopping an apparent assassination attempt Sunday, speaking in a phone interview with ABC News."I'm fine. The Secret Service did a good job, actually," he said.A Secret Service agent fired several shots at Ryan Wesley Routh, who was…

(WASHINGTON) -- Against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol at dusk, freed American Paul Whelan, who just completed a government resettlement program in Texas following his return from wrongful detainment in Russia, thanked the lawmakers who worked to help secure his release.Whelan praised a "bipartisan effort that brought me home"…