Politics

(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader, is expected to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary race, sources with knowledge told ABC News. Vander Plaats’ support, which is set to be announced later on Tuesday, will come after DeSantis secured the backing of […]

(RICHMOND, Va.) — After winning full control of the state’s General Assembly two weeks ago, Virginia Democrats are wasting no time exercising their power. On Monday, the party introduced four bills including legislation to create a constitutional amendment that would codify abortion access in the state. “Virginia voters sent a message on Nov. 7 that they […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave the official presidential pardon to turkeys Liberty and Bell on the White House South Lawn on Monday — an event stuffed with jabs at Biden’s age and healthy sides of corny jokes. Hailing from Willmar, Minnesota, Liberty, weighing 42.5 pounds, and Bell, a svelte 42.1 pounds, escaped the “fowl” […]

(WASHINGTON) — The life of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 96, will be celebrated next week with memorial events and a funeral service in her home state of Georgia. The public will be able to pay their respects when the family motorcade carries her remains to Georgia Southwestern […]

(WASHINGTON) — A federal appellate panel narrowly ruled on Monday that a key provision in the Voting Rights Act (VRA) does not allow people outside the federal government to sue over alleged electoral discrimination based on race. The 2-1 opinion, if it stands, would sharply limit the ability for private citizens to challenge state voting […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Monday he believes a deal is near to free some of the more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Biden was participating in the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House when he was asked if an agreement was close. “I believe so, but I’m […]

(WASHINGTON) — The two men who seem likely, at this point, to face each other in a presidential election rematch next November spent their Sundays in different parts of the country doing the same thing: marking Thanksgiving with service members. President Joe Biden headed to Virginia on Sunday afternoon for a screening of the upcoming […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is celebrating his 81st birthday on Monday, as questions about age continue to dominate the 2024 election. Biden is the oldest commander in chief in U.S. history. If reelected, he will be 82 at the start of his second term and 86 when it ends. Former President Donald Trump, the […]

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a devoted advocate for mental health, died peacefully at home Sunday, the Carter Center announced. She was 96. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” Jimmy Carter said in a statement. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when […]

ABC News Hostage negotiations to free many of the 200-plus people believed to be held by extremists in Gaza have “reached a very sensitive stage” as some of the key areas of disagreement preventing a deal have “narrowed,” suggesting a breakthrough could be imminent but not certain, a top White House official said Sunday. “These […]