Supreme Court gavels in 2023 with major decisions ahead
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is back in action for 2023 and staring down a long list of blockbuster decisions due for release in the weeks ahead.
The justices, who convened Monday for oral arguments for the first time…
White House announces new agreements ahead of ‘Three Amigos’ Summit
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) — The White House announced new agreements between the United States, Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, just hours before the countries’ leaders — the so-called “Three Amigos” — meet for trilateral talks…
Ethiopians abroad celebrate Christmas with hope and angst after November cease-fire in Tigray
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) — On the eve of Ethiopian Christmas, the family of Sarah Kidane, 26, gathered at their home in North London as per family tradition; starting traditional food preparations, sharing laughter and doing their best to k…
Following Brazil’s far-right uprising, Biden will bring Lula to the White House
Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of a violent uprising on Sunday by supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president, President Joe Biden on Monday spoke with the nation’s newly inaugurated leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Sil…
House Republicans pass legislation trying to block new IRS funding
Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Monday night made good on a campaign promise by approving a bill that would zero-out funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is intended to dramatically increase the IRS’ enf…
Bipartisan group of senators renew call for immigration reform during border trip
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden made the same trip, a bipartisan group of senators on Monday visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, as they work to craft an elusive legislative …
What the House Republicans’ new rules change, from speaker power to spending
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Monday approved news rules for the chamber for the next two years, in the first major legislative action after the chaotic and historic process of electing Kevin McCarthy spe…
DOJ reviewing as Biden lawyer says classified docs found in his old office
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has launched a preliminary review into classified documents found at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., sources told ABC News.
In a statement, an att…
Investigation launched into top-ranked high schools accused of withholding student’s national merit awards
Stella/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — State officials have launched an investigation into multiple high schools in Northern Virginia for allegedly “withholding merit awards” after protests from parents of high-achieving students, Virginia Attorney General J…
After McCarthy’s deal to become speaker, House GOP takes up new rules
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — To secure the House speakership, California Republican Kevin McCarthy cut a sweeping deal with some of the most conservative members of his conference that included concessions he had not only vowed would be a …