WASHINGTON — As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jaime Harrison reflected on why his party lost to President Donald Trump and what might […]
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Court rules to allow 18-year-olds to buy handguns
A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down a longstanding federal ban that prevented the sale of handguns to Americans between the ages of 18 and 20 — a landmark gun control regulation in place since 1968. The conservative Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the federal law […]
Honolulu police have arrested 6 people in connection with deadly New Year’s fireworks blast
HONOLULU — Police arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve and confiscated 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of unused fireworks from the scene of the blast, authorities said Thursday. Police arrested two couples on Wednesday […]
Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump’s executive order
Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care. Denver Health in Colorado has stopped providing gender-affirming surgeries for people under age 19, a spokesperson […]
Tulsi Gabbard faces skeptical senators at hearing to be intel chief
If she is confirmed as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard would be the youngest-ever in that role, the first millennial, the first Asian American, and only the second woman to hold the position. But she is expected to face questions in her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee […]
Kash Patel hearing: FBI director nominee pressed on Jan. 6, conspiracy comments
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., grew irate as he repeatedly questioned Patel over his past vocal support for the “Jan. 6 choir.” Earlier in the hearing, Patel had sought to distance himself from the violent rioters who were a part of the choir, and claimed he had nothing to do with […]
Trump’s missing the point on DEI and meritocracy, experts say
Executive orders signed recently by President Donald Trump state that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs prioritize diversity over merit in hiring, claiming DEI efforts are an “immense public waste and shameful discrimination.” Some experts in the DEI field disagree, and several tell ABC News that diversity, equity and inclusion […]
DC plane crash victims: What we know about those on AA Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk
Dozens of people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation’s first major commercial airline crash since 2009. The aircraft went down in the frigid Potomac River, breaking into multiple pieces. The flight — which had […]
Gabbard avoids condemning government secrets leaker Snowden in confirmation hearing
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle gave director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard more than a half-dozen chances to withdraw her past support of Edward Snowden, the prolific leaker of government secrets, in her confirmation hearing Thursday, but she didn’t take them. Gabbard has in the past called […]
‘Shower of sparks’: Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River
While driving home Wednesday night on the George Washington Parkway near Ronald Reagan National Airport, Ari Shulman said a “spray of sparks” in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter unfold. Authorities […]