Politics

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid concerns over a looming immigration surge at the southern U.S. border, Biden administration officials have revealed what they described as a “comprehensive, multi-agency, multi-country plan” to “humanely manage the border” when a Trump-era policy known as Title 42 lifts this week. The officials acknowledged that the policy placed […]

Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been indicted on 13 counts, including seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District […]

Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump, a twice-impeached former president facing multiple criminal investigations and charges in one — as he denies wrongdoing and says he is being politically persecuted — has solidified a very early lead in the 2024 Republican primary polls. The support for his comeback bid appears to […]

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after being found liable for battery and defamation, former President Donald Trump is set to participate in a prime-time town hall on CNN on Wednesday — after years of bitter battle with the cable network over its sharply critical coverage. It’s the first time […]

Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A day after Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, the embattled congressman could make his first court appearance as soon as Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the matter. While the charges remain sealed, sources have previously […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a nearly three-month absence, an aide for the California Democrat confirmed to ABC News. News of her return was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Feinstein, 89, is set to return after she was hospitalized in February with a […]

Robert Perry/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday set a hearing next month to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed to move his criminal case from State Supreme Court in Manhattan to federal court. Judge Alvin Hellerstein set the hearing for June 27. “In the meantime, proceedings […]

Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. The group, Floridians Protecting Freedom, is proposing asking voters if they support a constitutional amendment that would allow a woman to […]

Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Jewish Federations of North America, a major umbrella group of Jewish communal organizations around the United States, published an open letter Monday calling for the release of Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich, who’s been jailed in Russia for espionage charges. Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A high-stakes meeting Tuesday between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on the debt ceiling ended with no solution as the nation barrels toward a June 1 deadline to reach a deal or risk default. “Everybody in this meeting reiterated the positions they were at. I didn’t see any new movement,” […]