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Jackson city council member speaks out on Mississippi’s water crisis
Jackson city councilman Aaron Banks discusses the city’s history of water crises, as major flooding has created an emergency, leaving thousands without running water. #mississippi…
Environmentalist on need for climate change legislation l ABCNL
President and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Manish Bapna, joins ABC News Live to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on…
New witnesses for Jan. 6 committee
The panel will hear Thursday from former deputy White House press secretary Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger, a former member of the National Security Council….
Biden says US won’t ‘walk away’ from Middle East
Speaking at the Gulf Cooperation Council in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, President Joe Biden said that the U.S. will continue to remain engaged with the…
‘It can happen within an instant’: Texas council member on human smuggling | ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with San Antonio council member Adriana Rocha Garcia on the human smuggling crisis, the police presence in the area and…
US increases military presence in Eastern Europe
John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, discusses the Biden administration’s announcement of a stronger military presence in Eastern Europe. source
Uvalde school district police chief to resign from city council: Officials
Pete Arredondo served as incident commander during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24. SUBSCRIBE to ABC News: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP WATCH MORE on…
Environmental activists react to Supreme Court climate ruling
Vickie Patton, who serves as the Environmental Defense Fund’s General Council and leads its U.S. Clean Air Program, reacts to the landmark Supreme Court climate…
Biden has ‘a series of steps to seek to lower gas prices’: White House adviser l ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey about President Joe Biden’s call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline…
Criticism resurfaces after UN Security Council’s inaction on Ukraine
The Ukrainian government has heavily criticized the Security Council for not taking action to stop the war. source
Brooklyn community ‘devastated’ and ‘traumatized’: councilmember l ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif about the subway shooting in Brooklyn impacting her community, and what the…
How Russia could be held accountable for alleged war crimes l GMA
Retired Col. Steve Ganyard discusses what the apparent war crimes in Bucha could tell us about the Russian military. LEARN MORE: Russia-Ukraine live updates: https://abcn.ws/3CHArf9…
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy details allegations of Russian atrocities in Bucha
Zelenskyy spoke virtually to the U.N. Security Council. source
Global leaders express outrage over images of Russian atrocities l WNT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the atrocities he said were committed by Russian forces in Bucha during a meeting with the U.N. Security Council on…
United Nations suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The U.N. vote comes amid recent atrocities in Ukraine, including the massacre of over 400 civilians in Bucha. WATCH the ABC News Livestream: https://bit.ly/3rzBHum SUBSCRIBE…
ABC News Live: UN set to vote on suspending Russia from Human Rights Council I ABCNL
Plus, the Senate is expected to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and western nations are working to step up pressure on Vladimir…
Biden set to deliver major address in Warsaw
Special adviser for communications at the White House National Security Council, Matthew Miller, reports from Warsaw to discuss the president’s trip and crisis in Ukraine….
U.S. ambassador criticizes Russia’s disinformation
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield criticizes Russia ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting. source
Will Putin face prosecution for committing war crimes? l ABCNL
Council of Foreign Relations Senior member John Bellinger says that it would need to be proven that Russian President Vladimir Putin intended to harm civilians…
War in Ukraine: March 4, 2022
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session after Russian forces attacked Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. source
