Politics

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Chris Christie said on Sunday that the “most amazing part” of the first Republican primary debate was seeing the majority of candidates say they would support Donald Trump as the party’s nominee even if the former president is criminally convicted — as Christie called that a recipe for “four more years of […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is not looking to make former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles central to his 2024 pitch, the co-chair of his reelection campaign said Sunday. “The president has said from the beginning that he wanted an independent Justice Department … so we’re not going to comment,” Cedric Richmond said […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s only grandchild was among those who gathered on the National Mall Saturday to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a prominent moment in the Civil Rights Movement that saw him deliver his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Yolanda Renee King, 15, told the […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — From Detroit to Albuquerque, Democratic members of Congress across the country have held events this summer about their party’s efforts to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” with more scheduled in the next few weeks. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the three-term congresswoman who represents a purple district in Michigan and is running for […]

MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (LAKE TAHOE, Calif.) — President Joe Biden on Friday weighed in on former President Donald Trump’s mug shot. Biden, who is vacationing in Lake Tahoe, chuckled when asked by reporters whether he’d seen the image yet. “I did see it on television,” Biden responded. When asked what he thought, Biden […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first Republican primary debate and a mug shot for the history books. It was a split-screen week for the GOP as eight presidential hopefuls gathered in Milwaukee on Wednesday night to spar on Ukraine, abortion and other issues. Absent from the stage but not the public eye was former […]

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump, one of 19 defendants charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, was processed and released from Fulton County Jail in Atlanta Thursday night. The remaining 18 defendants in the […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised over $1 million since the first GOP presidential primary debate, according to his campaign, as the Florida governor works to build momentum off of Wednesday’s contest. DeSantis entered the debate looking to make a renewed pitch to a national audience and his campaign […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, Wisc.) — With a show of hands Wednesday night, most Republican presidential hopefuls indicated they would back Donald Trump even if he’s a convicted criminal. Six candidates on the debate stage in Milwaukee raised their hands when asked if they would support Trump as the party’s nominee if he is found […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, Wisc.) — Many of the headlines from the first GOP primary debate focused on the candidates’ comments on key issues such as abortion, Ukraine and Jan. 6. But the two-hour debate included many other topics on voters’ minds such as climate change, the southern border, mental health and guns, and UFOs. […]