Pelosi rejects GOP threat to censure Rep. Maxine Waters for 'inciting violence'
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (LONDON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday rejected GOP claims Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was “inciting violence” when she said in Minnesota over the weekend that protesters need “to get more confrontational.” House
Russia moves troops near Ukraine: Analysts explain what's behind the buildup
200mm/iStock (MOSCOW) — For weeks, Russia has been massing troops close to Ukraine in a military buildup on a scale not seen since its invasion in 2014. Analysts, as well as Ukrainian and Western officials, have struggled
Police officer died of 'natural' causes day after Capitol riot: Medical examiner
Demetrius Freeman- Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of “natural” causes one day after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner announced on Monday.
Hirono: Anti-Asian hate bill chance for Senate to 'take a stand'
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the Senate prepares to take up her anti-Asian hate crime bill this week, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said Monday the bill represents a chance for lawmakers to “take a stand” against
Union accuses Amazon of interfering in closely-watched Alabama warehouse vote
4kodiak/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The union that sought to represent Amazon workers in Alabama has accused the e-commerce giant of interfering in the vote that resulted in warehouse employees not forming a labor union. The Retail, Wholesale and
ICE to stop using the term 'illegal alien' referring to immigrants
ozgurdonmaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — U.S. immigration enforcement agencies will no longer use the term “illegal alien” in official communications to refer to immigrants in the country, according to two federal government memos distributed on Monday and obtained by
CDC examining 'handful' of additional severe cases possibly linked to J&J vaccine
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is looking into additional cases of severe side effects possibly linked to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle
Tulsa race massacre and OKC bombing products 'of the same kind of hatred': AG Garland
Luke Barr/ABC News (TULSA, Okla.) —In his first trip as the nation’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Merrick Garland visited the sites of two of the worst domestic terrorist attacks in U.S. history — an effort
Twelve-year-old boy charged with murder in fatal shooting of 13-year-old: Police
kali9/iStock (PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md.) — A 12-year-old boy from Washington, D.C., has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy, police announced Monday. The 12-year-old, who is charged as a juvenile,
Attorney General Garland remembers OKC bombing, points to threat of domestic terror
ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas speaks with Attorney General Merrick Garland in Tulsa, OK. – (Luke Barr/ABC News) (TULSA, Okla.) — Attorney General Merrick Garland struck a solemn tone in remarks at the Oklahoma City