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What child care costs mean for the 2024 election

Skyrocketing child care costs show how inflation could impact 2024 election.
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Skyrocketing child care costs show how inflation could impact 2024 election.
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How the child care crisis impacts the election

With inflation, families are finding it increasingly harder to afford high-quality child care, while facilities are faced with the inability to pay its workers a livable wage.
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Families are finding it increasingly harder to afford high-quality child care, while facilities are faced with the inability to pay its workers a livable wage.
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Senate GOP blocks contraceptive access bill as Democrats force election-year vote

Schumer's promised several votes on reproductive rights in the coming weeks.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference to discuss reproductive rights legislation, the Right to Contraception Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, June 5, 2024.
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Defense Secretary Austin's chief of staff steps down

Officials say the resignation is not tied to Austin's hospitalization scandal.
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Kelly Magsamen serves as the Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III.
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Trump team asks VP contenders Burgum, Vance, Rubio for documents

The initial ask for documents reflect who tops Trump's list at this point.
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Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
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Witness testimony underway in Hunter Biden gun trial

Hunter Biden's former girlfriend Zoe Kestan took the stand while prosecutors added new pictures of Hunter Biden into evidence. ABC News' Olivia Rubin reports.
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VIDEO: Witness testimony underway in Hunter Biden trial
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Democrats risk boxing themselves in on filibuster in 2024: Sources

"I just see a lot of danger here," one Democrat said.
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The United States Capitol is seen on Capitol Hill on Aug. 6, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Sen. Laphonza Butler on being the only Black woman in Senate

She says she will give up her seat to spend more time with her daughter.
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VIDEO: Sen. Butler: 'It is imperative' for Black women to be represented within government
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Latest primary results show warning signs for both Biden and Trump

In some the final primary elections of 2024, a decent percentage of voters preferred someone other than Trump or Biden.
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VIDEO: Latest primary results show warning signs for both Biden and Trump
June 05

Hallie Biden called as witness in Hunter Biden felony gun trial

Hallie Biden was married to Hunter’s brother Beau until his death in 2015 and was Hunter’s romantic partner in 2018 when he made the gun purchase at the center of the case.
June 05
VIDEO: Hallie Biden called as witness in Hunter Biden felony gun trial
June 05

Biden in France: President to commemorate D-Day, visit American cemetery

Biden will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday in Normandy.
June 05
President Joe Biden arrives in Paris, June 5, 2024.
June 05

DHS Secretary Mayorkas explains Biden's executive action on immigration

Alejandro Mayorkas spoke about the changes to Brad Mielke on ABC News' “Start Here” podcast.
June 05
Alejandro Mayorkas spoke about the changes to Brad Mielke on ABC’s “Start Here” podcast.
June 05

Biden, Trump projected to win 2024 presidential primary

Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, D.C., cast ballots on Tuesday in the 2024 presidential primary.
June 05
Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, D.C., cast ballots on Tuesday in the 2024 presidential primary.
June 04
A voter walks to a Michigan primary election location in Dearborn, Mich., Feb. 27, 2024.
June 04

NRSC tells GOP candidates to support birth control ahead of contraception bill vote

The memo comes one day ahead of the Right to Contraceptive Act vote.
June 04
A gynecologist gives a patient the contraceptive pill in her gynecologist's office. (Photo by Stefan Puchner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
June 04
Montana State Capital Building in Helena, Mont.
June 04

New Jersey 2024 primary results: Trump GOP Senate candidate falls to Christie's

The state is reliably Democratic in the general election.
June 04
State Capitol Building Statehouse  in Trenton N.J,
June 04

Sen. Butler: 'It is imperative' for Black women to be represented within government

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Sen. Laphonza Butler about being the only Black woman in the Senate, the current state of democracy and why she chose not to run in this upcoming election.
June 04
VIDEO: Sen. Butler: 'It is imperative' for Black women to be represented within government
June 04

New Mexico 2024 primary results: Biden, Trump projected to win

Biden and Trump were the only major candidates still running.
June 04
State Capitol of New Mexico in Santa Fe, N.M.
June 04

South Dakota 2024 primary results: Biden projected to win

Polls closed at 7 p.m. on June 4.
June 04
South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, S.D.
June 04

Washington, DC, 2024 Democratic primary results: President Joe Biden projected to win

Biden clinched the party's nomination earlier this year.
June 04
A voter walks to a Michigan primary election location in Dearborn, Mich., Feb. 27, 2024.
June 04

US Attorney General testifies before House

There was chaos on Capitol Hill Tuesday as Attorney General Merrick Garland went before the House Judiciary Committee. Our panel reacts to Garland’s testimony and the response from GOP lawmakers.
June 04
VIDEO: US Attorney General testifies before House
June 04

President Biden signs executive action to address migrant crisis

TThe executive action bans asylum-seekers from entering the U.S. after access has been given to 2,500 migrants for seven consecutive days. Tom Perez, senior adviser to the president, joins the show.
June 04
VIDEO: President Biden signs executive action to address migrant crisis
June 04

Praise, but some trepidation, among Democrats after Biden's border actions

Biden is facing opposition from within his own party.
June 04
President Joe Biden speaks about an executive order in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2024.
June 04

House passes GOP bill to sanction ICC as it seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The ICC's top prosecutor sought warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas.
June 04
House Speaker Mike Johnson, flanked by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol June 4, 2024.
June 04

AG Garland spars with Congressman Matt Gaetz

Attorney General Merrick Garland says that Republican members of the committee are attacking him and the Justice Department for political reasons.
June 04
VIDEO: AG Garland spars with Congressman Matt Gaetz
June 04

Garland blasts conspiracy theories about Trump criminal case and FBI

Garland is speaking before the House Judiciary committee on Tuesday.
June 04
Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, on June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C.
June 04

Biden speaks on new immigration actions restricting asylum

The election-year move comes as Biden faces political headwinds on the issue.
June 04
President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2024.
June 04

Heated exchange between AG Garland and Rep. Matt Gaetz

Gaetz pressed the attorney general about the Justice Department's interactions with the offices of Manhattan District Attorney in their investigation of Donald Trump which led to his conviction.
June 04
VIDEO: Heated exchange between Garland and Rep. Matt Gaetz
June 04

Voters head to polls for primaries in 5 states

Congressional primaries are underway in New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico, Iowa and South Dakota
June 04
VIDEO: Voters head to polls for primaries in 5 states
June 04

What to know about Biden's executive action on immigration

The rule caps how many migrants can claim asylum between ports of entry.
June 04
President Joe Biden waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., June 3, 2024.
June 04

AG Garland defends Justice Department in testimony

Attorney General Merrick Garland faced questions from lawmakers and defended the Justice Department from attacks. ABC News' Jay O'Brien gives his analysis.
June 04
VIDEO: AG Garland defends Justice Department in testimony
June 04

Biden to sign executive order on immigration as early as this week: Sources

Republican lawmakers criticized the expected order as "too little too late."
June 04
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East in the State Dining room at the White House in Washington, May 31, 2024.
June 04

Opening statements underway in Hunter Biden gun charges trial

President Joe Biden’s son is facing three felony charges related to his efforts to obtain a firearm in 2018 while allegedly addicted to drugs.
June 04
VIDEO: Opening statements underway in Hunter Biden gun charges trial
June 04

Biden expected to sign executive order on immigration

The order would limit the number of migrants that would be allowed to claim asylum at the southern U.S. border.
June 04
VIDEO: Biden expected to sign executive order on immigration
June 04

Merrick Garland defiant in opening statement to House Judiciary Committee

House Republicans have moved to hold Garland in contempt for the Biden administration's refusal to hand over audio of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
June 04
VIDEO: Merrick Garland defiant in opening statement to House Judiciary Committee
June 04

What Trump's VP hopefuls have to say about accepting the 2024 election results

Many hopefuls said they will accept the results of a "free and fair" election.
June 04
Senator Marco Rubio appears at his midterm election night gathering after winning his race in Miami, Florida, Nov. 8, 2022.
June 04

Key races to watch in primaries in New Jersey, DC, Montana, South Dakota, New Mexico

These are some of the last primary elections and caucuses of the 2024 cycle.
June 04
A voter casts a ballot on election day at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, Nov. 8, 2022.
June 03

Bob Menendez files as independent Senate candidate

The senator said in March he wouldn't seek another term as a Democrat.
June 03
Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, departs Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on May 14, 2024.
June 03

Biden says only Hamas stands in way of cease-fire, but questions about Israel remain

The U.S. is pushing both sides to implement an Israeli-authored deal.
June 03
President Joe Biden announces a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, DC, May 31, 2024.
June 03

Capitol Hill reacts to historic Trump criminal trial verdict

Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail following last week’s guilty verdict in his NYC criminal hush money trial. Our panel discusses the reactions on Capitol Hill and beyond.
June 03
VIDEO: Capitol Hill reacts to historic Trump criminal trial verdict
June 03

Trump conviction makes its way into top Senate races

Republicans running in Ohio and Montana released attack ads over the verdict.
June 03
Split image featuring Bernie Moreno, Republican Senate candidate for Ohio, during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, DC, May 15, 2024, and Tim Sheehy, founder and chief executive officer of Bridger Aerospace and Republican Senate candidate for Montana, at the Bridger hangar in Bozeman, Montana, Jan. 18, 2024.
June 03

President Biden ramps up reelection efforts

Adrienne Elrod, senior spokesperson for the Biden-Harris campaign, joins the show to discuss their latest moves.
June 03
VIDEO: President Biden ramps up reelection efforts
June 03

Key takeaways: Fauci defends against GOP claims on COVID origins, response

Fauci called some assertions "seriously distorted" in public testimony.
June 03
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, takes his seat as he arrives for a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, June 3, 2024.
June 03

Majority of independents and 'double haters' think Trump should end campaign: POLL

The voting blocs could be critical in November in the expected razor-thin race.
June 03
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after he was convicted in his criminal trial in New York,. May 30, 2024.
June 03

Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden gun charges trial

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is on trial in Delaware on three felony charges related to his efforts to obtain a firearm in 2018 while allegedly addicted to drugs.
June 03
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is on trial in Delaware on three felony charges related to his efforts to obtain a firearm in 2018 while allegedly addicted to drugs.
June 03

Biden campaign slams Trump for warning of supporters' 'breaking point' if he's jailed

"I don't think the public would stand for it," Trump said if he were jailed.
June 03
Former President Donald Trump arrives back at Trump Tower after being convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, May 30, 2024.
June 03

Trump appeal in Georgia case set for October, likely pushing trial past election

Trump is appealing the ruling that led DA Fani Willis stay on his election case.
June 03
Former President Donald Trump attends UFC 302 at Prudential Center on June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J.
June 03

Senate conservatives vow to halt upper chamber in protest of Trump verdict

Lawmakers returned to Congress following Donald Trump's conviction, with Senate conservatives threatening to bring the upper chamber to a halt in protest of the verdict.
June 03
VIDEO: Senate conservatives vow to halt upper chamber in protest of Trump verdict
June 03

Fauci grilled at House subcommittee hearing

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci voluntarily testified about the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 03
Dr. Anthony Fauci voluntarily testified about the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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