Politics

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected next week to file paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his candidacy for president in 2024, which would formally enter him in the race for the White House, two sources familiar with the plans told ABC News. DeSantis, a Republican, is likely to […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein suffered complications from shingles that included Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, her office confirmed on Thursday. Feinstein, a Democrat, was diagnosed with shingles in February and was away from the Senate while recovering at home for some three months. The New […]

Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Secret Service officer was recalled from Bulgaria after there was “an off-duty altercation with hotel staff,” according to an agency spokesperson. Former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to visit Bulgaria this month “for a convening of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI),” the Clinton Foundation announced last month. “On […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, accepted the State Department’s latest offer to review a classified communication sent by American diplomats during the final days of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, at least temporarily ending a standoff where he threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed his most positive view yet on debt ceiling talks, a group of hardline conservatives on Thursday urged Republicans to stop negotiating altogether. McCarthy said that while no deal has been reached, they’re in a “much better place” than a week […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with social media giants in a case brought by families of victims in a terrorist attack in Turkey. The court unanimously ruled that Twitter and other platforms won’t have to face accusations they aided and abetted the Islamic State by failing to remove or […]

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to file papers with the Federal Election Commission declaring his candidacy next week, which would formally enter DeSantis into the 2024 presidential race, two sources familiar with the plans told ABC News. The development would come as top donors gather in Miami next week. […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI has revoked the security clearances of three agents for issues related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a letter from the bureau to congressional investigators obtained by ABC News. One of the agents was among the pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol, according […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In another sign that he’ll soon make his presidential bid official, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is slated to join other 2024 Republican hopefuls at Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual “Roast and Ride” in Des Moines on June 3. Scott’s RSVP comes ahead of a “special announcement” on Monday — […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid intensifying pressure from House Republicans, the State Department said Wednesday it will allow select members of Congress to review a classified communication sent by American diplomats during the final days of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, marking a significant reversal in the Biden administration’s position. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman […]