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SCOTUS allows Trump’s fast-track removal of rejected asylum seekers

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

By DEVIN DWYER, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a win for President Donald Trump's immigration policy, affirming the government's ability to expedite removal of asylum seekers whose applications have been denied.The case involves a... Read More.

Trump heads to battleground state amid bad polls, worsening coronavirus pandemic

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

By ELIZABETH THOMAS, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will travel to Wisconsin Thursday, a key battleground state amid polls showing him losing ground to former Vice President Joe Biden and rising coronavirus cases across the country.Even though... Read More.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin weighs in on historic choices before Biden in veepstakes

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

By CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she would accept if asked to be 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden's running mate, she said on ABC's The View on Thursday morning."If he were to... Read More.

Political novice beats Trump’s pick in NC congressional primary runoff

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

By KELSEY WALSH and KENDALL KARSON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Millennial real estate investor Madison Cawthorn won a Republican primary runoff for a western North Carolina congressional seat upsetting President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate on Tuesday evening.Cawthorn defeated Lynda... Read More.

Trump on talk of taking down statues of Lincoln, Jesus: ‘Not gonna happen’

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

BY: LIBBY CATHEY, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — As protesters and others across the country call for removing statues of historical figures they say are racially offensive, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that many of those trying to take them down don't know what... Read More.

Democrats on track to elect first openly gay Black lawmakers to Congress

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

BY: BEGNJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Ritchie Torres said that fourteen years ago he was a teenager struggling with depression and his sexual identity. "I felt as if the world around me had collapsed," he said. "There were moments when I even... Read More.

Trump administration says it will no longer directly run COVID-19 testing sites

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

BY: ANNE FLAHERTY AND BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will no longer directly run virus testing sites, which it had been doing in hard-hit parts of the country, opting instead to "transition" control of the last... Read More.

Biden intends to accept nomination in-person, as Dems plan scaled-back convention

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

BY: KENDALL KARSON AND JOHN VERHOVEK, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Joe Biden intends to accept the party’s nomination in Milwaukee, as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is moving forward with plans to adjust its nominating convention format amid the COVID-19... Read More.

Trump says ‘probably’ will move troops from Germany to Poland, slams Berlin for owing ‘lot of money’ to NATO

Thursday, June 25 by ABC News

BY: BEN GITTLESON AND LIBBY CATHEY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As U.S. coronavirus cases neared their highest levels since April, President Donald Trump played statesman with the first visit of a foreign leader to the White House in the months since the... Read More.

High-stakes Kentucky Senate primary ‘1st test’ of national unrest over race: ‘Powerhouse Politics’ podcast

Wednesday, June 24 by ABC News

(LOUISVILLE) -- BY: KENDALL KARSONIn one of the most highly-anticipated contests of Tuesday night, Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot and 2018 congressional candidate, currently holds a single-digit lead over her progressive challenger, state Rep. Charles Booker, 35, the... Read More.

Senate Dems block GOP policing reform bill, dimming chances of legislation

Wednesday, June 24 by ABC News

By ALLISON PECORIN and TRISH TURNER, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats voted almost unanimously on Wednesday against a Republican policing reform proposal, effectively ending congressional efforts to rein in law enforcement as thousands of protesters continue to flood streets across... Read More.

DOJ whistleblowers argue department damaged by political interference from Barr, Trump

Wednesday, June 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- BY: ALEXANDER MALLIN and LUKE BARRTwo Justice Department whistleblowers appeared before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday to outline a series of allegations regarding what they described as political meddling in department affairs under President Donald Trump and Attorney... Read More.

SCOTUS allows Trump’s fast-track removal of rejected asylum seekers

Trump heads to battleground state amid bad polls, worsening coronavirus pandemic

Sen. Tammy Baldwin weighs in on historic choices before Biden in veepstakes

Political novice beats Trump’s pick in NC congressional primary runoff

Trump on talk of taking down statues of Lincoln, Jesus: ‘Not gonna happen’

Democrats on track to elect first openly gay Black lawmakers to Congress

Trump administration says it will no longer directly run COVID-19 testing sites

Biden intends to accept nomination in-person, as Dems plan scaled-back convention

Trump says ‘probably’ will move troops from Germany to Poland, slams Berlin for owing ‘lot of money’ to NATO

High-stakes Kentucky Senate primary ‘1st test’ of national unrest over race: ‘Powerhouse Politics’ podcast

Senate Dems block GOP policing reform bill, dimming chances of legislation

DOJ whistleblowers argue department damaged by political interference from Barr, Trump

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