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belterz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House will announce a new “major sanctions” package on Friday “to hold Russia accountable” for the death of Alexei Navalny, the longtime Russian opposition politician and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby. “Whatever story the Russian government decides to tell the world, […]

Isaac Brekken/Getty Images, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — An American MQ-9 Reaper flying near Yemen has been shot down by Houthi militants, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News and the Pentagon later said on Tuesday. The Houthis said they had targeted the Reaper as well as two American ships in the Gulf of Aden in a […]

Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images, FILE (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — Texas is building a new military base for National Guard members deployed to the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas — where state and federal authorities have been in a tense conflict over dealing with immigration — Gov. Greg Abbott said. At a news […]

Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — During a South Carolina speech Tuesday where former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley vowed to stay in the 2024 Republican primary race, she grew emotional speaking about her husband — recently the subject of jabs from former President Donald Trump — who is deployed to Africa with the South Carolina Army […]

Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — American diplomats are preparing to present a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza in exchange for the release of all hostages held inside the enclave and making several other demands related to the impact of Israel’s campaign on Palestinian civilians, […]

belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The White House will announce a new “major sanctions” package on Friday “to hold Russia accountable” in response to Alexei Navalny’s death, said National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Supreme Court will allow one of the nation’s top public schools to move forward with a new admissions policy that critics say has “racial balancing” at its core. The closely watched case from Fairfax County in northern Virginia involves Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. For […]

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate-passed national security supplemental, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new proposal late last week to provide defense-only aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and funds for the U.S. southern border — however, it’s not yet clear if GOP leadership […]

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on February 17, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan. CREDIT: Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday used his first direct comment on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death to complain about the alleged political persecution he claims he’s […]

President Biden. CREDIT: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden, in the wake of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said congressional Republicans are “making a big mistake” by not passing additional aid to Ukraine. Biden, returning to the White House on Monday, was asked by a […]