Politics

President Joe Biden checks a cell phone while walking to Marine One from the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign released it first-ever TikTok on Sunday, during the Super Bowl, announcing it had […]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to stay last week’s appeals court decision that rejected his claim to absolute immunity from prosecution in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case. Trump, who in August pleaded not guilty to charges […]

Caspar Benson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some of former President Donald Trump’s closest Senate allies were out in force on Monday defending his comments over the weekend that even further call into question Trump’s commitments to the United States’ NATO allies. Multiple Republican senators backed Trump’s remarks on Saturday that he’d “encourage” Russia to “do whatever […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON0 — House Republicans will seek testimony from special counsel Robert Hur in addition to requests made Monday for documents, including transcripts and audio recordings, stemming from Hur’s report released last week on the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, multiple sources told ABC News. On […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York’s 3rd Congressional District is hosting the first closely watched contest of 2024, with political experts saying that the results of Tuesday’s special election could offer some early signs of how swing-seat suburban voters are feeling as the presidential race begins to ramp up. Former Rep. Tom Suozzi, a […]

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about security during a news conference ahead of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 7, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise plans to return to Capitol Hill this week in time to help his fellow […]

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, setting up a showdown in the House of Representatives where Republican leaders have resisted such legislation. The Senate voted 70-29 to approve the bill early Tuesday, with 22 Republican senators supporting […]

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Eric and Lara Trump during his primary night rally at the Sheraton on Jan. 23, 2024 in Nashua, N.H. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Michael Whatley for Republican National Committee chair and his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, for […]

pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a trip to Brussels this week following his hospitalization due to “an emergent bladder issue,” a U.S. defense official said Monday. The Pentagon had announced last week that Austin would be traveling to Brussels to attend a monthly meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican candidate Nikki Haley on Monday released a new digital ad attack against rival and former President Donald Trump, reviving his past comments mocking military veterans. The digital spot, shared exclusively with ABC News, is part of a $4 million ad buy from Haley’s campaign and highlights comments made […]