Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ novel way to kick off his 2024 presidential campaign — via a live Twitter event featuring one of the world’s most famous businessmen — was hamstrung on Wednesday night by the most ordinary of internet obstacles: spotty technology. DeSantis had planned to begin his appearance with Twitter […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Gen. “CQ” Brown, the current Air Force chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House said Wednesday, elevating the four-star general to be the senior military adviser to the president. Biden will […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — Unless Washington reaches a deal on the debt ceiling, government payments millions of Americans rely on each month could be in jeopardy in little more than a week. While the deadline politics play out in Washington, the uncertain timeline of exactly what happens next — both with […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, marking one year since the Uvalde school shooting, on Wednesday called on Republicans in Congress to act to end the “epidemic” of gun violence in the United States. Before delivering somber remarks, Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored the lives lost with a […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his first televised public remarks since the pandemic, Chief Justice John Roberts defended the integrity of the Supreme Court in the face of slumping public approval and growing political pressure after a recent barrage of misconduct allegations. “I want to assure people that I am committed to making certain […]

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After three weeks of negotiations and eight days from a possible default, as of Wednesday there was still no breakthrough in talks to avert a potential financial catastrophe as soon as June 1. Shortly before noon, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he was sending his House Republican bargaining team […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary race on Wednesday — setting the stage for a long awaited and potentially volatile contest between the Florida governor, who is a rising star in his party, and former President Donald Trump, who has so far dominated most polls […]

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has formally requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, amid fears from his attorneys that the coming weeks could bring a possible indictment of Trump regarding his alleged efforts to retain materials after leaving office and to obstruct the […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans on Wednesday to call on Republicans in Congress to act to end the “epidemic” of gun violence in the United States, the White House said. The remarks are expected during an afternoon speech marking a year since the deadly school shooting in […]

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is painting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as talking out of both sides of his mouth amid the debt ceiling standoff, criticizing him for being “beholden” to far-right Republicans while publicly voicing support for a bipartisan deal, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The […]