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Biden meets with Trudeau as US, Canada set to announce immigration agreement

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday are expected to announce a new migration deal as part of Biden's first visit to America's northern neighbor.The two leaders will hold a joint news conference after Biden addresses the Canadian... Read More.

House GOP passes Parents Bill of Rights Act

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans narrowly passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act on Friday, sending the proposal along to the Senate, where it is likely to fail.The House bill, which has few champions among Democrats and advocacy groups, passed in a 213-208... Read More.

House Republicans plan to tour DC jail where Jan. 6 defendants are held

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican members of the House Oversight Committee, including chairman James Comer, say they plan to tour a Washington, D.C., jail on Friday where some Jan. 6 defendants are being held.The congressional delegation is being led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., one... Read More.

Meadows, other top Trump aides ordered to testify in Jan. 6 probe as judge rejects claims of executive privilege

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege and has ordered Mark Meadows and other former top aides to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election leading up to the Jan.... Read More.

Trump campaign insists he won’t be deterred by possible indictment

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump's election team is downplaying the impact of a possible indictment on his campaign, insisting it will not force him cut back, including on his travel.At the same time, associates boast they're ready to launch a full-throated response... Read More.

Parkland victim’s dad seen pinned by Capitol Police, arrested after interrupting House hearing

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The father of a student killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting was pinned to the ground and briefly arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday afternoon after he loudly protested during a House hearing on what Republicans called... Read More.

Biden uses 13th anniversary of Affordable Care Act passage to hammer Republicans on health care

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden marked the 13th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act in the same room where he once whispered in President Obama's ear that enacting the legislation was a "big f------ deal."Biden cheekily recalled the hot-mic moment on... Read More.

House Republicans fail to override Biden’s 1st presidential veto

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican-led House failed on Thursday to override President Joe Biden's veto of a resolution that would have prevented retirement fund managers from accounting for certain social factors when making investment decisions.The vote was 219-200 in favor of overcoming the veto, but... Read More.

Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(CHEYENNE, Wyo.) -- A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked a state abortion ban, prohibiting the state and its employees from enforcing the ban. The temporary restraining order will remain in effect unless it is dissolved or modified by a court order, according to court documents.The... Read More.

House panel to focus not on Mexico border — but rising immigration at sea

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The fraught politics of immigration have largely focused on the land border between the U.S. and Mexico, but on Thursday afternoon a panel of lawmakers will turn to Florida's maritime border and what government data shows is a sharply rising wave of... Read More.

White House COVID team to wind down as public health emergency expires in May: Officials

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House COVID-19 team will wind down as the country moves out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, multiple administration officials confirmed to ABC News.The public health emergency is set to expire on May 11 after being in place since... Read More.

Supreme Court hears arguments on whiskey bottles, dog toys, pornography and poop

Wednesday, March 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Supreme Court debate Wednesday over parody and popular commercial brands was dominated by talk of whiskey bottles, dog toys, pornography and poop.For nearly two hours, in an argument punctuated by laughter, the justices wrestled with the intersection of freedom of speech and... Read More.

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