Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Concerned about the massive bureaucratic lift of restarting student loan payments this fall, some Senate Democrats are questioning whether loan servicers can smoothly transition out of a three-year-long payment pause. “With the resumption of payments now fast approaching, we are requesting updated information on your plans to ensure a smooth transition back into […]

(WASHINGTON) — No Labels, the bipartisan political organization, hosted an event Monday night that could preview a potential third-party presidential bid that would seek to court moderate voters in 2024. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., a Republican, rolled out the group’s new policy platform that they say is focused on […]

(WASHINGTON) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has actually received more support from Republican rather than Democratic donors, among those who gave him the most money in the first months of his 2024 White House bid, according to an ABC News analysis of his most recent financial filing with the Federal Election Commission. Kennedy […]

(WASHINGTON) — Democrats are salivating at their prospects to flip the House next year — but even as party operatives boast of having “the full recipe” for success, they acknowledge they’re still gathering all the needed ingredients. “Republicans are, for one reason or another, holding some seats that are really tenuous, and the math is pretty […]

(WASHINGTON) — Republican candidates for president and lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely fell in line, again, behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he was informed that he is a target in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The target letter indicates that Trump, who is already facing New […]

(LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan attorney general has announced charges against the state’s 16 “fake electors,” the office announced in a press release on Tuesday afternoon, for their alleged role in the scheme after the 2020 presidential election. Attorney General Dana Nessel charged each of the state’s electors with felonies including conspiracy to commit forgery, forgery […]

(WASHINGTON) — With sources saying special counsel Jack Smith has sent former President Donald Trump a “target letter,” what does that mean, as a general matter ? An official notice, a target letter, according to Justice Department guidelines and experts who spoke with ABC News, is typically the last step in an investigation before an individual […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday amid continued tension with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government. The meeting with Herzog, whose role as president is largely ceremonial, and Biden’s recent invite to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him in the United […]

(WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday tried to walk a fine line when asked about former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 — in light of the news that Trump has been told he is the target of the federal investigation into the insurrection and his efforts to overturn the 2020 […]

(WASHINGTON) — The controversy over Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s comments on Israel will continue Tuesday when the House votes on a Republican-led resolution to reaffirm the U.S. ally is not a racist state and condemn antisemitism — an effort designed to drive a wedge between Democrats as the party contends with differing stances within its ranks […]