Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley and Chris Christie all appear to have met the qualifications to attend the first GOP primary debate next month in Milwaukee, after having reached the polling thresholds set by the Republican National Committee and — the candidates say — the fundraising requirements, too. Missing […]

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has begun floating the possibility of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a sudden escalation as Republicans ramp up allegations of wrongdoing by the president and his family. During an appearance on Fox News Monday night, McCarthy leaned on testimony from two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers and an […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Tennessee on the way to an event, his campaign said. While a spokesman, Bryan Griffin, initially said DeSantis and his team were uninjured in the wreck, Chattanooga police later told ABC News that one female staffer received […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury that has been hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election has reconvened. Grand jurors were seen by ABC News arriving at the courthouse in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning. The grand jury has been meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays. Special counsel Jack Smith informed […]

(WASHINGTON) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff became the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa Monday, looking to underscore the Biden administration’s commitment to Pacific island nations in an effort to curb China’s influence in the region. “President Biden and Vice President Harris are committed to our partnership with Samoa. Our relationship has never been stronger. […]

(WASHINGTON) — During an ance on the Hugh Hewitt Show Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence fought back against accusations that the U.S. is “not [his] concern” amid the war in Ukraine and defended himself from “the sporting debate” that’s trolling his campaign. “Let me also say, you know, I had a sporting debate on […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice on Monday sued the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the installation of a barrier of buoys in the Rio Grande River intended to keep migrants from crossing into the U.S. The DOJ based its lawsuit on allegations that in building the buoy barrier, Texas violated the […]

(PARK CITY, Utah) — Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a two-day retreat in Park City, Utah, where, sources said, senior campaign staffers briefed top donors on the state of his campaign as he looks to reset his run for the Republican presidential nomination. There was an open discussion between donors and senior […]

Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks (WASHINGTON) — When second gentleman Doug Emhoff lands in Samoa on Monday he will announce the administration’s commitment to provide more funding from the United States to the Island. It will be the first time in U.S. history a senior White House official has ever visited Samoa. Emhoff […]

(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Setting the stage for another legal battle in their state, Alabama’s Republican-led Legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map with just one majority-Black district and a second district that has less than 50% Black residents — a move that state Democrats denounced as a shameless rejection of a recent U.S. Supreme Court […]