Justice Democrats-backed candidate drops NY primary bid after redistricting
Rana Abdelhamid, a Justice Democrats-backed candidate, suspended her bid for New York’s 12th Congressional District, citing the state’s newly drawn House map. “Today, I am formally ending my bid for Congress after the court’s undemocratic map removed me and my community from #NY12,” Abdelhamid wrote in a statement. Abdelhamid, a millennial Muslim activist, was challenging Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.), the latest in a series of Democratic primaries by progressive
Read MoreWill new evidence force Biden to admit that the Iran nuclear deal is dead?
The Biden administration remains unable or unwilling to admit failure in its humiliating pursuit of America rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Nonetheless, dramatic news coverage may force its hand. The Wall Street Journal reported exclusively last week that: “Iran secured access to secret United Nations atomic agency reports almost two decades ago and circulated the documents among top officials
Read MoreWhoopi Goldberg tells NRA that AR-15s have 'got to go'
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg argued on Tuesday that the AR-15 should be banned nationwide following a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this month that left more than a dozen children and two adults dead. "Listen, this AR-15's got to go," Goldberg said during a discussion on gun control during Tuesday's show. "I don't care, NRA. You've got to give that gun up. You can have your other yeehaw guns, whatever you want. But the AR-15 is not a hunting gun. It is not a gun where you're go
Lia Thomas: ‘Trans women are not a threat to women’s sports’
Story at a glance Lia Thomas, a transgender woman and former University of Pennsylvania swimmer, told ABC News in an interview on Tuesday that she doesn’t need “permission” to live and compete as her authentic self. She said critics accusing her of transitioning to gain a competitive advantage in the pool are sorely mistaken. In anoth
Read MoreThe Hill’s 12:30 Report — Biden’s plan to resuscitate his polling
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