Politics

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — House Republicans on Monday launched an inquiry into the Justice Department’s plea deal with Hunter Biden, which was put on hold after falling apart in court last week. Three Republican-led House committees — the Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means panels — sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding information […]

(OHIO) — Ohioans next week will vote in a special election to determine whether to raise the threshold required to amend the state constitution — and then, three months after that, voters will either approve or reject a ballot measure to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution. A “yes” vote in Ohio’s Aug. 8 […]

(WASHINGTON) — Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, met with lawmakers behind closed doors Monday to testify about the younger Biden’s business dealings and what, if any, involvement his father had with them. Archer and his attorney Matthew Schwartz were on Capitol Hill for several hours for a closed-door interview with the Republican-led […]

(ROCHESTER, N.H.) — As his presidential campaign embarks on a strategic reset, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a broad economic agenda aimed at, among other things, severing the United States’ business ties with China, ending “reckless” federal spending and fighting “woke” policies that he argues have infiltrated America’s financial systems. The Republican presidential […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In another blow to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stymie Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into his conduct after the 2020 presidential election, a judge on Monday denied a motion filed in March by Trump’s legal team seeking to disqualify Willis and quash the findings of a special […]

(MIAMI) — The newest defendant charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump made his initial appearance in Miami federal court Monday morning on the charges against him — but was not arraigned because he does not have local counsel. Carlos De Oliveira, the […]

(NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris called out leaders in several states who she says have been diminishing the reproductive rights of women after last year’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but she expressed some hope that the American public will push back. Harris sat down with ABC News Live Prime […]

(MIAMI) — The newest defendant to be charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning, marking the latest development in the high-profile case that is set to go to trial next May. Carlos De Oliveira, a […]

(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s team is launching a legal defense fund aimed at helping to handle the onslaught of legal bills the former president and his allies face as the investigations into him mount, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. On Sunday, ABC News reported that a super PAC supporting Trump […]

(WASHINGTON) — A political group that supports Donald Trump spent more than $40 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former president, his advisers and others, sources familiar with a filing detailing the costs confirmed to ABC News. That number spent by the Save America leadership PAC, Trump’s main fundraising […]