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Why Louisiana is pushing to classify abortion pills in the same category as opioids
(BATON ROUGUE, La.) -- Louisiana is moving closer to classifying the abortion pill regimen -- mifepristone and misoprostol -- as a "controlled dangerous substance," putting them in the same category as opioids and other addictive medications.If a new bill becomes law, possession of the the medications without valid prescriptions or…
Garland calls Trump’s false claim of Biden DOJ plan to potentially assassinate him during FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search ‘extremely dangerous’
(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday slammed former President Donald Trump for insinuating President Joe Biden authorized his potential assassination during the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago resort in August 2022 for confidential government material, pointing out that a similar Justice Department memo on the use of deadly…
Biden campaign met with Haley voters to woo them following her pledge to vote for Trump
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's reelection campaign held a call with a group of supporters of former presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday night -- after Haley said she would vote for former President Donald Trump in November.ABC News has confirmed that Juan Peñalosa, the deputy political director of President…
Trump to hold rally in South Bronx in effort to court Black, Hispanic voters
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a rally in deep-blue South Bronx, New York, on Thursday evening as he looks to court the Hispanic and Black voters that make up a majority of the area's population.Several thousand Trump supporters are expected to head to Crotona…
Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll run to be next Senate Republican leader
(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Rick Scott has officially thrown his hat in the ring to become the next Senate Republican leader.Scott announced his plans to seek the top party leadership position in a letter to his Republican colleagues Wednesday afternoon."I believe that our voters want us to use this leadership election…
A closer look at Donald Trump’s 2024 vow to deport millions of migrants illegally living in US
(WASHINGTON) -- He said he would do it in his first term.Now, with immigration a top issue for voters in November, Donald Trump says, if elected again, he's determined to carry out his threat: to round up and deport millions of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.To do…
Nikki Haley says she ‘will be voting for Trump’
(WASHINGTON) -- Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she will vote for former President Donald Trump in November -- despite her disappointments with him.During a question and answer session after delivering a speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Haley was asked who she thinks…
Republicans strike top Democrat’s criticism of Trump from congressional record
(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives came to standstill on Wednesday as lawmakers quibbled about criticism of Donald Trump and his legal woes.Legislative business was paused on the floor for an hour as Republicans demanded the words of Rep. Jim McGovern, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, be…
Facing backlash, Trump walks back comments on restricting contraceptives
(WASHINGTON) -- Facing backlash, former President Donald Trump has tried to walk back comments he made suggesting he's open to restricting contraceptives.During an interview with Pittsburgh TV station KDKA-TV, Trump was asked if he supports any restrictions on a person's right to contraceptives."Well, we're looking at that and we're going…
Trump falsely claims Biden, FBI had plan to assassinate him during Mar-a-Lago search
(NEW YORK) -- The FBI has issued a rare statement after former President Donald Trump and several GOP lawmakers spread false claims suggesting President Joe Biden authorized his assassination during the search of his Mar-a-Lago resort in 2022.In a fundraising email responding to right-wing media reports that offered a distorted…