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Senate votes to repeal decades-old measures that authorized Iraq, Gulf wars

Wednesday, March 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal two congressional authorizations from decades ago allowing the use of military force against Iraq, a country then falsely accused of stockpiling chemical and nuclear weapons and now a U.S. security partner in the Gulf region.The measure... Read More.

US reaches debt limit amid showdown and ‘extraordinary measures’

Thursday, January 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States on Thursday reached its borrowing limit, the Treasury Department said, teeing up a congressional showdown later this year with potentially devastating economic consequences.The federal government can pay most but not all of its bills with the tax and other... Read More.

Debt ceiling showdown looms as federal government shifts to ‘extraordinary measures’ to pay bills

Thursday, January 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sometime Thursday, the United States is expected to reach its borrowing limit, teeing up a congressional showdown later this year with potentially devastating economic consequences.The federal government can pay most but not all of its bills with the tax and other revenue... Read More.

Arizona town’s residents resort to drastic measures after water supply is cut off

Tuesday, January 17 by ABC News

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) -- Residents of one Arizona town are findings way to get creative when it comes to saving water after their supply was cut off.On New Year's Day, the city of Scottsdale stopped providing water to the roughly 1,000 people who live in... Read More.

House Republicans pass 2 anti-abortion measures

Wednesday, January 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Among their first priorities while serving in the House majority, Republicans voted Wednesday on two measures related to abortion -- a key issue for the party after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last summer.One of the bills, a resolution,... Read More.

IRS conducting ‘comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures’ amid threats to employees

Tuesday, August 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Internal Revenue Service said it is conducting a comprehensive review of its security systems amid recent threats against IRS employees.Some of the rhetoric comes after many Republican lawmakers and media figures claimed, without evidence, that the $78 billion being sent to... Read More.

Officials steer away from mask mandates and mitigation measures despite COVID rise

Friday, July 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence sweeping the nation, some top health officials are asking Americans to wear face masks again in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.Officials such as White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha and Centers for... Read More.

Experts say proposed federal gun safety measures might not have prevented Uvalde shooting

Monday, June 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The federal gun safety proposal announced last week by a bipartisan group of senators in response to the attack on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is "a step in the right direction," according to several authorities -- but the measures,... Read More.

What the numbers show on Americans’ opinions of gun control measures

Friday, May 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Gun control measures are once again being debated after one of the worst school mass shootings ever has shattered a Texas community.Nineteen children and two teachers were killed Tuesday when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde. The... Read More.

These are the security measures the Uvalde School District had in place

Thursday, May 26 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- The Texas school district where 19 children elementary school children and two adults were killed appeared to have security measures in place in the event of a school shooting, records show.Included in the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District preventative security measures... Read More.

Colorado voting officials adopt safety measures as state becomes target for election conspiracists

Monday, May 9 by ABC News

(DENVER) -- When Josh Zygielbaum left the Marine Corps more than ten years ago, he thought he would never have to wear body armor again. But now Zygielbaum is back to wearing a bulletproof vest as a Colorado county clerk -- one of the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: measures

Senate votes to repeal decades-old measures that authorized Iraq, Gulf wars

US reaches debt limit amid showdown and ‘extraordinary measures’

Debt ceiling showdown looms as federal government shifts to ‘extraordinary measures’ to pay bills

Arizona town’s residents resort to drastic measures after water supply is cut off

House Republicans pass 2 anti-abortion measures

IRS conducting ‘comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures’ amid threats to employees

Officials steer away from mask mandates and mitigation measures despite COVID rise

Experts say proposed federal gun safety measures might not have prevented Uvalde shooting

What the numbers show on Americans’ opinions of gun control measures

These are the security measures the Uvalde School District had in place

Colorado voting officials adopt safety measures as state becomes target for election conspiracists

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