Four people were killed early Sunday in a shooting outside a self-serve car wash in a rural western Pennsylvania town when a man wearing body armor and wielding three guns, including an AR 15 semiautomatic assault rifle, opened fire on them, according to Pennsylvania authorities. The shooting in Melcroft in […]
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‘Dreamers’ reject White House proposal for restricting family-based migration
On the heels of a three-day government shutdown over immigration, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and “This Week” Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz traveled through four states along the U.S.-Mexico border to take the pulse of some people who will be directly impacted by changes in immigration policy. Raddatz interviewed immigrants […]
GOP senators: Trump needs to show restraint in Russia probe
Two Republican senators said Sunday that President Donald Trump would be wise to keep a public silence on an independent investigation into his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia in the wake of news reports that he sought to fire the special counsel. The senators, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and […]
Russian billionaire tangled in Mueller probe throws lavish bash in Davos
DAVOS — No one throws a party quite like an oligarch. Oleg Deripaska, whose dealings with key figures in the ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election are under scrutiny, hosted an extravagant party on Friday night at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, featuring boats […]
Koch political advocacy group to ramp up spending in midterms, fight for Dreamers
Republican megadonor Charles Koch’s political network of lobbyists and activists will spend between $300 million and $400 million in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections — a 60 percent increase compared to what the organization spent in the 2016 elections. “It is going to be a very challenging environment at both […]
#MeToo movement starting to show generational divides
Where there has been solidarity and safety in numbers in the #MeToo movement, there is now also an increasingly apparent generational divide. And it’s not just among women. Compared to their elders, younger women are seen as generally more willing to speak out about being sexually harassed, and bring a […]
Trump can ask for special counsel ‘to be fired for any reason’
The former independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton said President Donald Trump can fire special counsel Robert Mueller “for any reason.” “He can ask for Mueller to be fired for any reason,” Ken Starr told ABC News’ “This Week” Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday. “The president’s power is extremely […]
A look at 3 GOP governors thriving in Democratic states
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker loves taking selfies — with schoolchildren, Statehouse visitors, police, and even a zoo elephant. It’s all part of a charm offensive that has helped propel the Republican to high popularity in one of the most liberal states. He’s one of a number of […]
Five people shot dead in western Pennsylvania
At least five people were killed early Sunday morning in a shooting outside a self-serve car wash in a rural western Pennsylvania town, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The shooting in Melcroft in Fayette County, about 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, occurred about 2:40 a.m., state police said. Four […]
‘You don’t need $25 billion for a wall,’: Republican Sen. Graham says
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said “You don’t need $25 billion for a wall” on the U.S.-Mexico border. Graham talked to ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday about a White House immigration framework that would include $20 billion for a border wall plus another $5 […]