Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a potential vice presidential contender, has emerged among labor unions as a popular pick to join Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket, four union officials and a political consultant told ABC News. Walz, a former public school teacher and union member, has drawn support for his record of pro-labor […]

(NEW YORK) — As former President Donald Trump’s new running mate, JD Vance, faces renewed scrutiny over his previous comments criticizing childless individuals, an unearthed 2021 interview shows the Ohio senator advocating for higher taxes on Americans without children. The comments came in a 2021 episode of The Charlie Kirk Show podcast, where Kirk, the […]

(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ replacement of President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket could keep the electoral battlefield confined to the typical handful of swing states after the electoral map appeared to be mushrooming in Republicans’ favor. After Biden’s ruinous debate performance last month, Republicans boasted and Democrats feared that blue and blue-leaning […]

(WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday to be the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee. Obama was one of the only high-profile Democrats who had yet to endorse Harris, who quickly secured enough delegate support to clinch the nomination so long as the delegates do not change their mind […]

(WASHINGTON) — A Justice Department watchdog on Thursday found that former Attorney General Bill Barr and a Trump-appointed former U.S. Attorney ran afoul of Justice Department policy in their “unusual” handling of a criminal investigation of mail-in ballots during the 2020 election. Trump later amplified the investigation to support his baseless claims of widespread voter […]

(LAS VEGAS) — A Nevada man has been arrested after he threatened several government officials, including the New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial and the prosecutor who brought the case, according to an indictment unsealed in Las Vegas. Spencer Gear, 32, allegedly made phone calls and sent emails […]

(NEW YORK) — The New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial on Thursday denied an attempt to kick him off the case. Trump had tried to get Judge Arthur Engoron kicked off the case, alleging violations of the rules governing how judges are supposed to behave. Trump’s attorneys said Engoron […]

(WASHINGTON) — A group of prominent Black Democratic leaders on Thursday unveiled Project FREEDOM, a new plan aimed at countering Project 2025, a controversial 922-page plan to overhaul the federal government led by a conservative Washington think tank and other politically aligned organizations. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly warn in campaign […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave an Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday night to explain why he dropped out of the presidential race and outline what he hopes to do in his remaining six months in office. Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing ahead with campaigning for president days after Biden’s decision. With […]

(WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson will make a trip out West late Thursday to visit the southern border shared with California and Mexico — an effort to take criticisms of the Biden administration’s border policies outside Washington, D.C. The visit will include a press conference along a border fence called “Whiskey 8” in San Ysidro, […]