Politics

(NEW YORK) — An appellate court in New York on Tuesday upheld a $110,000 fine imposed on former President Donald Trump over his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the New York Attorney General’s office as part of its civil investigation of Trump and his family business. “The court correctly determined, based on […]

(WASHINGTON) — White House spokesperson John Kirby said Tuesday the intelligence community is “considering as a leading explanation” that the three objects shot down over the weekend “could just be balloons tied to some commercial or benign purpose.” But Kirby told reporters the U.S. is still not able to call them anything other than “objects” […]

(WASHINGTON) — For the third year in a row, the first lady is playing Cupid. President Joe Biden woke up at the White House on Tuesday to find his wife, once again, had the White House decorated overnight for Valentine’s Day. This year’s annual “Valentine to the Country” features the handprints of military children from […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to fight special counsel Jack Smith’s grand jury subpoena, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The subpoena requested documents and testimony related to the failed attempt by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election and followed […]

WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has announced her presidential bid in a new video released on Tuesday, a day ahead of her formal campaign kick-off in Charleston, South Carolina. “I was the proud daughter of Indian immigrants — not Black, not white. I was different,” she says as […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday fired the U.S. Capitol’s top manager after lawmakers in both parties called for the scandal-plagued architect’s ouster. Brett Blanton, the architect of the Capitol, was terminated at Biden’s direction, a White House official confirmed. The official said the administration did its due diligence in the case after a […]

(WASHINGTON) — Amid all the mystery about the unidentified objects flying over the United States and Canada, White House officials made a point of saying Monday there is no evidence to suggest aliens are involved. The U.S. military shot down three unidentified objects on Friday and over the weekend, in addition to the suspected Chinese […]

(WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. military shoots unidentified objects out the sky at a surprisingly fast clip, President Joe Biden has remained largely silent about the most recent takedowns, balancing political headwinds with concerns over public safety and America’s relationship with China. U.S. fighter jets took down three objects flying over Alaska, Canada and the […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Portions of a report submitted by the Georgia grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election will be released later this week, a Georgia judge ruled Monday. The majority of the long-anticipated report, however, will remain sealed, Fulton […]

(WASHINGTON) — Organizations across the globe may be largely flying blind in responding to cybersecurity threats, according to a new report from cyber intelligence experts. A survey of cybersecurity leaders from both public and private sectors found that 79% of them worked at organizations that made security decisions without insights into who may be targeting […]