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Vince Fong to take Kevin McCarthy’s seat in Congress, bolstering GOP majority
(WASHINGTON) -- ABC News reports that Vince Fong is projected to win the special general election in California’s 20th House district for the rest of the unexpired term.Fong will fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the former House speaker who was ousted from the position by…
Giuliani agrees to cease election fraud accusations against two former election workers
(WASHINGTON) -- Rudy Giuliani agreed to cease accusations of election fraud against Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million judgment after a judge found the former New York City mayor guilty of defaming the two women.On Tuesday, Giuliani "agreed to never…
Blinken calls ICC warrants ‘wrongheaded,’ says they complicate efforts for Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal
(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the International Criminal Court's application for arrest warrants for Israeli officials and Hamas operatives, saying the court prosecutor's actions make a "shameful equivalence" between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar."That decision ... on so many levels is totally…
Speaker Johnson moving ahead on Netanyahu invite to address Congress in wake of possible ICC warrant
(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that he's moving ahead with an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress despite an International Criminal Court prosecutor saying he would apply for a warrant to arrest Netanyahu for war crimes.Johnson said that an invitation hasn't been…
Harris, Democrats slam video on Trump site referencing ‘Unified Reich’ while Republicans
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday criticized Donald Trump for the since-deleted video reposted to his social media site Truth Social referencing a "Unified Reich" if reelected, calling it "appalling," but "unsurprising" coming from the former president."Just yesterday, the former president of the United States, who praises dictators,…
Fani Willis, judge in Trump’s Georgia election case face primaries
(ATLANTA) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee will face voters on Tuesday during the state's primary election -- both of whom have been key players in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies.Willis will face off against Atlanta attorney Christian…
Fani Willis, judge in Trump’s Georgia election case face primaries
(ATLANTA) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee will face voters on Tuesday during the state's primary election -- both of whom have been key players in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies.Willis will face off against Atlanta attorney Christian…
Trump deletes social media video about election victory referencing ‘Unified Reich’ after facing backlash
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media video that referenced the phrase "Unified Reich" after his critics said the phrase mirrors that of Nazi Germany.The phrase "Unified Reich" appears as a part of hypothetical news articles in the video that announce Trump's hypothetical victory in…
Austin says ‘expectation’ is Ukraine won’t use US weapons outside its territory, despite Russian advance
(WASHINGTON) -- The United States' top military leaders said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened "another front" in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, home to the country's second-largest city."Putin's forces have opened another front to seize sovereign Ukrainian territory, and the Kremlin's invaders are obliterating Ukrainian villages, killing…
With RFK Jr. seeking spot on debate stage, a look at the last independent candidate to make it
(WASHINGTON) -- In October 1992, businessman and independent presidential candidate Ross Perot stood at a podium to the left of Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush at the third presidential debate of the general election cycle.An independent candidate for president has not made it on the debate stage since.Three…