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Senate IVF bill fails again to advance on mostly party line vote
(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Tuesday failed for a second time to advance an in vitro fertilization (IVF) protection bill by a vote of 51-44.The legislation needed 60 votes to advance. Republican Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted in favor of the bill along with all Democrats.The…
‘It’s a crying shame:’ Harris pans ‘harmful’ attacks on Haitian migrants in NABJ interview
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris forcibly panned the recent "harmful" attacks on Springfield, Ohio's Haitian migrants during a National Association of Black Journalists panel in Philadelphia on Tuesday where she delivered her most extensive comments on those attacks and on race more largely, a topic she has shied away…
Trump Arlington cemetery incident still under investigation: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- Law enforcement officials at a Virginia military base are still actively investigating an August incident at Arlington National Cemetery involving what has been described as a confrontation between former President Donald Trump's campaign and a cemetery worker, even as the Army says it considers the matter closed, according…
Federal agency investigating RFK Jr. after severed whale’s head story resurfaces
(WASHINGTON) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the resurfacing of a decades-old incident in which Kennedy allegedly drove a dead whale’s head across state lines, a representative for the agency told ABC News.Kate Silverstein, a spokeswoman for NOAA Fisheries, told ABC News…
Judge denies Meadows’ request to move Arizona ‘fake elector’ case to federal court
(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Monday denied former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows' request to have the Arizona "fake elector" case against him moved to federal court from Arizona state court.Meadows, along with 17 others, was charged in Arizona with forgery and conspiracy over alleged efforts to…
Harris, Obama and Hillary Clinton set to hold Los Angeles fundraisers for the vice president this month
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a fundraiser in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, according to an invite obtained by ABC News -- just a few days after former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton host fundraisers for her in the same area.According to…
Trump says Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ to blame for Florida assassination attempt
(WEST PALM BEACH , Fla.) -- Former President Donald Trump on Monday blamed a polarized political environment and "rhetoric" from Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden for the second assassination attempt on his life over the weekend.He said that things Harris and Biden said caused the suspected gunman…
White House condemns ‘irresponsible’ Elon Musk post on assassination attempt
(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday decried a now-deleted post by Elon Musk on X as "irresponsible."In the Sunday night post -- which he made after the second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump -- Musk, who owns the platform, responded to a user who asked, “Why…
Biden says Secret Service ‘needs more help’ after apparent Trump assassination attempt
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said on Monday the Secret Service "needs more help" as he briefly addressed the apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump while departing the White House.Speaking to reporters before boarding Marine One, Biden said, "Thank God the president's OK.""One thing I want to make clear, the…
New Hampshire Libertarian Party slammed for ‘abhorrent’ post about Harris
(WASHINGTON) -- Libertarian Party nominee for president Chase Oliver condemned a reportedly now-deleted comment from the New Hampshire Libertarian Party on X that appeared to encourage violence against Vice President Kamala Harris.Oliver called the NHLP's post "abhorrent" in his statement shared on X Sunday."I 100% condemn the statement from LPNH…
