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Rep. Clyburn says GOP redistricting push is part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort

Monday, May 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, the longtime Black representative from South Carolina whose seat could be at stake in mid-decade congressional redistricting, told... Read More.

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy faces Trump-backed challenger Julia Letlow in closely watched Louisiana primary

Saturday, May 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's grip on the GOP and the potential political fallout for his perceived enemies will face another test on... Read More.

Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire in aftermath of redistricting

Friday, May 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Steve Cohen, a longtime Tennessee Democrat, announced Friday he will not seek reelection and instead retire at the end of his... Read More.

A third of the Congressional Black Caucus could lose seats amid redistricting fight

Friday, May 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Almost a third of the membership of the Congressional Black Caucus -- 19 of its 62 members -- are at risk of... Read More.

Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping feel ‘very similar on Iran’

Friday, May 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping feel "very similar on Iran" in wanting the war to... Read More.

Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is stepping down

Thursday, May 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Michael Banks, the head of U.S. Border Patrol, is stepping down, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott confirmed on Thursday.This... Read More.

RFK Jr. spokesman resigns over fruit-flavored e-cigarette concerns, letter says

Thursday, May 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- One of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s top public affairs spokespeople resigned from his post over the FDA's fruit-flavored e-cigarettes authorization... Read More.

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi amid US war with Iran

Wednesday, May 13 by ABC News

(BEIJING, China) -- President Donald Trump arrived on Wednesday in Beijing for a multi-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which he said... Read More.

Senate advances legislation to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns

Wednesday, May 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In an unanimous 99-0 vote, the Senate on Wednesday advanced a resolution to withhold pay from senators during a government shutdown.Republican Sen.... Read More.

Breakdown of $1 billion request for Trump’s White House ballroom project

Wednesday, May 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- ABC News has obtained a one-page breakdown of how the White House says it intends to spend the $1 billion that some... Read More.

Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars

Wednesday, May 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Army is grappling with a sudden budget crunch and scrambling to slash training costs across broad swaths of the force, according... Read More.

California mayor charged with acting as illegal agent for China

Tuesday, May 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, was charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China, the Justice Department announced... Read More.

Rep. Clyburn says GOP redistricting push is part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy faces Trump-backed challenger Julia Letlow in closely watched Louisiana primary

Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire in aftermath of redistricting

A third of the Congressional Black Caucus could lose seats amid redistricting fight

Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping feel ‘very similar on Iran’

Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is stepping down

RFK Jr. spokesman resigns over fruit-flavored e-cigarette concerns, letter says

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi amid US war with Iran

Senate advances legislation to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns

Breakdown of $1 billion request for Trump’s White House ballroom project

Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars

California mayor charged with acting as illegal agent for China

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