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He said they would "try to finish out negotiations" as June 1 deadline looms. After three weeks of negotiations and eight days from a possible default, as of Wednesday there was still no breakthrough in talks to avert potential financial catastrophe as soon as June 1. Shortly before noon, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he was sending his House Republican bargaining team to the White House "to try to finish out negotiations." Lead GOP negotiator Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Caroline said he's "hopeful that we can get this resolved" as he left the Capitol, a notable shift from Tuesday night when he was clearly more frustrated. But he and his fellow negotiator Garrett Graves of Louisiana -acknowledged, there's little time left. The House is set to leave Washington Thursday for a week-long Memorial Day recess, although members have been warned they could be called back. "Look, you can start counting the days and there's no qu...

The judge overseeing Trump's federal case denied a request from prosecutors who want to keep the potential witness list under seal The judge overseeing Donald Trump's federal case on Monday denied a request from prosecutors who want to keep secret the names of 84 potential witnesses that the former president and his associate Walt Nauta would be barred from speaking to about the facts of their case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon suggested in her order that she wants more explanation from special counsel Jack Smith's office as to why the names must be filed under seal -- after a coalition of media organizations, including ABC News, objected to the names not being made available to the public. Cannon also faulted the government for not explaining why a partial sealing of the list wouldn't be acceptable and for not detailing the duration of their proposed sealing of the names. MORE: Trump, who told supporters 'I am your retribution,' now says, 'I...

Images of Israel's potential ground invasion into Gaza could serve as "a catalyst for various violent actors," Department of Homeland Security warned. Images of Israel's potential ground invasion into Gaza could serve as "a catalyst for various violent actors ," the Department of Homeland Security warned in an intelligence assessment on Sunday. The agency said it's "concerned about lone offenders inspired by or responding to the co NFL ict committing simple, unsophisticated attacks that are difficult to warn of in advance." "Attacks in other countries that are potentially related to the conflict could also motivate copycat or retaliatory attacks," DHS said in the assessment. MORE: Israel-Gaza live updates: Hundreds of Gaza targets struck overnight, Israel says The Israeli military has a "green light" to move into Gaza whenever it's ready, a member of the country’s security cabinet told ABC News. The Biden adminis...

Hamas and Hezbollah militants associated with the Israel-Hamas war “may potentially be encountered at the southwest border," U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned Militants associated with the Israel-Hamas war “may potentially be encountered at the southwest border ," U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in San Diego recently warned in an internal intelligence notice. "[I]ndividuals inspired by, or reacting to, the current Israel-Hamas conflict may attempt travel to or from the area of hostilities in the Middle east via circuituous transit across the Southwest border,” reads the notice, sent Friday, in part. MORE: Migrant crisis explained: What's behind the border surge The intel document shows various insignias worn by Hamas, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. It informs CBP personnel to be vigilant for Military -age men wearing Military gear and Travel ing alone at the border . CBP intelligence offices reg...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. is "concerned" the Israel-Hamas war could spill over into broader violence throughout the Middle East The U.S. is " concerned " that fighting between Israel and Hamas, in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, could spill over into a broader co NFL ict throughout the Middle East that would imperil American Military forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday. "We're concerned about potential escalation . In fact, what we're seeing is the prospect of a significant escalation of attacks on our troops and our people throughout the region," Austin told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. "And because of that, we're going to do what's necessary to make sure that our troops are in the right position, they're protected and that we have the ability to respond." Austin's comments come as Iranian proxies attack U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, ...

The White House, DeSantis, Pence and others pushed back on Trump after he labeled Israel's defense minister a "jerk" and also called Hezbollah "very smart" In a rare move, the White House on Thursday publicly pushed back against former President Donald Trump after he labeled Israel's defense minister a "jerk" and also called the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "very smart." Hamas, the Palestinian extremists who control Gaza next to southern Israel, launched a terror attack on the country over the weekend, killing more than 1,200 people, officials have said. Israel launched a war in response and has so far carried out a number of military strikes and operations on Gaza. More than 1,000 people have been killed in the territory, according to Palestinian officials. Hezbollah, based out of Lebanon to the north of Israel, has fought with Israel before, underlining the concern that it could open up another front in the conflict. A senior U.S....

Mike Pence said during a stop in Iowa that the potential federal indictment of Trump would be “extremely divisive” for the nation WAUKEE, Iowa -- At his first campaign event since announcing his bid for the White House, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday said the potential federal indictment of Donald Trump would be " extremely divisive" for the nation and that he hopes the Department of Justice only moves forward with " unprecedented " charges if they are certain in their case. "I think it would send a terrible message to the wider world," Pence said. "But again, let me be very clear: No one's above the law. And if the Department of Justice chooses to move forward with an indictment , I would hope that it would meet the very high threshold for the unprecedented action of a federal indictment against the former president." When asked if Trump, a candidate who is facing multiple criminal investigations -- while denying wrongdoin...

"People know Mike Pence, they just don't know him well," one co-chair said. As former Vice President Mike Pence enters the final weeks of considering whether to make a presidential run, a group of conservatives is launching a super PAC to support his potential candidacy, according to several sources familiar with its planning. The group, Committed to America, will be co-chaired by veteran GOP consultant Scott Reed, former Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, and Bobby Saparow, former campaign manager to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Michael Ricci, who ran communications for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, will run the PAC's communications. The co-chairs hope to in part reintroduce Pence to voters, who they believe don't have a full sense of who the former vice president is, and catch the attention of voters perhaps stuck on other candidates. "People know Mike Pence, they just don't know him well," Reed told a small group of reporters Friday that included ABC News. ...