Politics

Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign has gone through several internal and external challenges, but many of his donors say they are standing beside the “only candidate who can beat [former President Donald] Trump.” Over the past month, DeSantis’ campaign has dealt with many struggles: a recent campaign […]

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Special Counsel Jack Smith raised new conflict of interest concerns Wednesday about another attorney representing one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in his classified documents case in Florida, according to a court filing. Smith’s office asked Judge Aileen Cannon to hold a hearing on conflicts that could be posed […]

Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a week where former President Donald Trump was indicted for a fourth time, a majority (63%) of Americans say that the charges approved by a grand jury in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state are serious (47%) or […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is not meeting Friday, according to sources. Court security confirmed to ABC News that the jury will not convene Friday. Special counsel Jack Smith informed Trump by letter on Sunday that Trump […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday released a confidential FBI informant’s unverified claim that, years ago, the Biden family “pushed” a Ukrainian oligarch to pay them $10 million. The exceedingly rare step by Grassley, R-Iowa, further promulgates an allegation that Democratic critics warned against accepting at face value and […]

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The three separate criminal statutes that sources say are referenced in the target letter former President Donald Trump received over the weekend could offer hints as to what he could ultimately be charged with if special counsel Jack Smith moves forward with indicting him […]

Stockbyte/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Almost 72 hours after 23-year-old U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Travis King entered North Korea, American officials say they have not been able to gain clarity on his location or condition — and even the circumstances that led him to cross the border remain a mystery. The Pentagon announced on Thursday […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday appeared before a House subcommittee to testify at a hearing on censorship — but it was his past comments that drew sharp rebuke from Democrats as Kennedy sought to defend himself. Testifying in front of the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee […]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday — for the first time — voted to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics more stringent disclosure requirements and explain recusal decisions to the public. The vote was 11-10 along party lines, with all […]

Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy denied a report claiming he promised former President Donald Trump that the House will hold a vote before August recess on expunging Trump’s past impeachments. “There’s no deal, but I’ve been very clear from long before — when I voted against impeachments — that […]