Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images (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 lookingRead More →

Michael Warren/Getty Images (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 reportsRead More →

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Capitol Police said they temporarily locked down the Republican National Committee’s Washington, D.C., headquarters on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two vials of blood was found. Officers arrived on the scene around 7:45 a.m. after the package was found,Read More →

Family of Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, 10, who died in the mass shooting, mourns during a candlelight vigil in Uvalde, Texas on May 30, 2022. Via CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Nineteen families whose loved ones were killed or hurt in the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting announced they’veRead More →

Continued severe weather threat on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Via ABC News (NEW YORK) — For the fourth straight day, residents of the Midwest and the Great Plains were bracing for dangerous tornado weather, a day after at least 20 twisters tore through three states, killing multiple people in Iowa,Read More →

ABC News (HOUSTON) — Many states are adopting a drastic approach to address what they judge to be under-performing schools. They’re assuming control of how the schools are run, including appointing new administrators. Texas did that this school year with the Houston Independent School District’s (HISD), when the Texas EducationRead More →

California State Assemblyman Vince Fong (Bakersfield) during a press conference about Chile’s continued status as a Visa Waiver Program Country in Santa Ana, CA, on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — ABC News reports that Vince Fong is projected to win theRead More →

Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event on Jan. 21, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Rudy Giuliani agreed to cease accusations of election fraud against Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss,Read More →

This weather map shows a sever weather threat for May 21, 2024. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Millions of people in states from the Great Plains to the Midwest were under the threat of tornadoes Tuesday, including Iowa, where several twisters touched down near Des Moines, causing major damage. ARead More →

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (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 soRead More →