Politics

GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday morning he is running for president, challenging Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Suarez told co-anchor George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on ABC News’ Good Morning America he represents “generational change,” but he repeatedly avoided answering about Trump’s indictment […]

(WASHINGTON) — Shortages of critical medication have plagued the country, according to a recent congressional report, and a bipartisan pair of senators is now looking for answers from federal agencies about the impact the shortfall could potentially have on national security. Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs […]

(WASHINGTON) — While the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow President Joe Biden to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt, the U.S. Department of Education has announced a broad timeline for when all borrowers should expect to restart their payments after a three-year pause for COVID-19. People with federal student loan […]

(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks after the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal criminal charges. Garland, taking questions at an event on combating violent crime, said he couldn’t discuss particulars of the case but offered general praise for special counsel Jack Smith and his team […]

(WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, if elected to the White House, would not pursue charges against Joe Biden over the current president’s handling of classified documents while out of office, Ramaswamy told ABC News on Wednesday. His comments stand in stark contrast to current GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who promised in a speech after […]

(WASHINGTON) — As much of the nation on Tuesday watched news coverage of former President Donald Trump’s historic arraignment at a Miami courthouse, a panel of Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill were being riveted by something else: the testimony of a mother whose 26-year-old son, working as an asset protection officer, was fatally shot in […]

(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he “cannot defend what is alleged” in the most recent indictment against former President Donald Trump, a seemingly tougher stance than he had previously taken regarding the Justice Department’s decision to charge his former running mate. Still, Pence, who said he read the 49-page document over […]

Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks on the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal criminal charges. Garland, taking questions at an event on combatting violent crime, said he couldn’t discuss particulars of the case but offered general praise for Smith […]

(WASHINGTON) — Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal indictment. Vivek Ramaswamy and Perry Johnson, both entrepreneurs and both polling in the back of the pack of GOP candidates, have promised to pardon Trump […]

(WASHINGTON) — A “unity” team running for the White House next year may sound farfetched — one Republican and one Democrat teaming up to share a platform and a presidential ticket — but some Democrats say they are worried that such a possibility could spoil Joe Biden’s reelection hopes. And they’re looking to stop it. […]