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Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani weighs in on the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey.

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks with ABC News Live about the ongoing government shutdown and the partisan politics leading the impasse.

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and GOP's Lawler had a hallway confrontation.

Democrat Jackie Sherrill leads in polling over Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

The judge set a trial date of Jan. 5 in the case against the former FBI head.

It's been 20 years since a Pennsylvania justice has lost a retention vote.

A generational clash looms in Tennessee’s only Democratic seat.

Trump hasn't endorsed Winsome Earle-Sears in the race.

Some staffers say their replies were hijacked to make a political point.

The case could clear the way for more challenges ahead of the midterm elections.

"This is your legacy ... You have fundamentally transformed the Justice Department and left an enormous stain in American history," Sen. Dick Durbin tells Attorney General Pam Bondi.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., to discuss day six of the government shutdown, and the senator’s views on replacing the combined MMR vaccine.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon on the move from the Trump administration to deploy the National Guard and the ongoing Government shutdown.

The justices are weighing free speech rights against medical regulation.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., the only Republican representing New York City in Congress, said "money will continue to flow" to New York City transit projects after the government shutdown ends.

He has been discussing and his allies have been talking about insurrection.

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions from lawmakers during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York, the first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress, discusses the debate over Medicaid amid the ongoing government shutdown.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ people violate First Amendment rights.

President Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday.

The hearing follows a tumultuous summer for the Department of Justice.

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met at the White House on Tuesday amid the trade war between the neighboring nations.

Attorney General Pam Bondi continued to hit back at Sen. Dick Durbin, who questioned her about the deployment of federal law enforcement to Illinois.

Half the states restrict efforts to change a person's identity in treatment.

ABC News' Alex Mallin reports on the Senate hearing for Attorney General Pam Bondi, which follows a tumultuous summer for the Department of Justice.

As the government shutdown continues, air traffic controllers are beginning to call out in greater numbers, and the situation is changing quickly in certain areas of the country.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, is set to hear arguments that state laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ people impinges on First Amendment rights.

Trump asked the Georgia secretary of state to "find 11,780 votes" in 2021.

Rep. Matt Hall shares how the ongoing shutdown is affecting Michigan and what’s top of mind for state leaders as the standoff continues.

President Donald Trump fielded questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Monday's top issues, noting that he's open to making a deal with Democrats to end the shutdown.

Asked if he would consider a pardon, Trump says he'd have to talk to DOJ.

The Trump administration has proposed a 24% cut to NASA's budget.

A White House economic adviser says the shutdown will cost the U.S. $15 billion a week in lost GDP. ABC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Jay O’Brien has the latest.

Cuomo said he's is the last person the president wants as mayor.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on "The View" Monday to talk about the race to be New York City's next mayor.

Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., says Democrat lawmakers are disrupting an "economic comeback."

Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, says that many of his constituents' lives were upended because President Donald Trump "indiscriminately fired them."

Ghislaine Maxwell was contesting her prosecution and conviction on grounds that the government had violated a non-prosecution agreement made with Jeffrey Epstein before his death.

During a speech at Naval Station Norfolk President Donald Trump said U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday.

The president visits aircraft carrier to celebrate the Navy's 250th anniversary.

The president's top economic adviser put the onus on Democrats.

The mission will include 300 Guardsmen, according to the official.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said the shutdown standoff is a "tsunami of Donald Trump's creation.”

Democrat tells "This Week" "It's really a moment of health care crisis."

But he cautions, "there's a lot of pitfalls along the way."

The justices are set to hear cases on tariffs, voting rights and trans athletes

This is a rush transcript of "This Week" airing Sunday, October 5.

A draft image of the coin features Trump image from his near assassination.

The Senate's next votes will likely be Monday.

James Kirwan, counsel to the chair of the National Labor Relations Board talks about the challengers he and fellow federal workers face during the government shutdown.