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(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday expressed sympathy after dozens of civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah over the weekend, but signaled it would wait for a full Israeli investigation to play out before taking any action."You've all seen the images, they're heartbreaking, they're horrific. There…

(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional Republicans are demanding information from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on what they call a "highly questionable" high-speed rail project in California, according to a letter first obtained by ABC News.The ambitious plan aims to build a lengthy high-speed rail corridor that would ultimately connect Sacramento, San Francisco,…

(WASHINGTON) -- The Democratic National Committee will move to conduct virtual proceedings to certify President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominees before Ohio's Aug. 7 ballot certification deadline, and before their in-person convention beginning Aug. 19, the party confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday.This…

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- As Ohio lawmakers convened on Tuesday for a special session to address President Joe Biden's ability to appear on their general election ballot in November, the Democratic National Committee said it would move to conduct virtual party proceedings to certify Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as…

(NEW YORK) -- With prosecutors and defense gearing up for the end of trial in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan hush money case, legal observers said, in their opinion, prosecutors appear to have made a strong case, but a lot is riding on closing arguments and jury instructions.Both sides have…

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Bob Good is learning that lack of complete loyalty has consequences in Donald Trump's political world.The former president on Tuesday endorsed the Virginia Republican's primary challenger, state legislator John McGuire, creating an uphill battle for the House Freedom Caucus chair who hopes to keep his seat."Bob Good…

(NEW YORK) -- The Biden campaign on Tuesday dispatched actor Robert De Niro and two former police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 -- Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone -- to convey the threat they argued former President Donald Trump poses to the country.Speaking to reporters near…

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump claimed he would have "absolutely" gotten the Libertarian Party convention nomination for president, if not for already being the presumptive GOP nominee.In a statement on Sunday, following an appearance at the party's convention on Saturday, Trump noted the "enthusiasm" of the crowd, where…

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump made a heavy-handed appeal to Libertarian members at their party's frenzied nominating convention on Saturday in Washington, D.C., telling the hostile voting bloc that he would support a number of their key issues and put a Libertarian in his cabinet and more in senior…

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has returned home following his "non-surgical medical procedure" on Friday, and his since resumed his duties, said Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon's top spokesman.Austin underwent the two-and-a-half hour procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, during which his authorities were temporarily transferred…