Politics

ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — For nearly 20 years, as a son of Colombian immigrants, Miguel has been living out his American dream without any certainty he’ll be allowed to stay in America. Soon, he says, he’s calling it quits on the U.S. and moving to Canada instead. “I still consider myself a dreamer in the […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Saturday in Springfield, Ohio, marking the fourth rail incident in the state in the last couple of months, including the toxic crash in East Palestine, Ohio. Although the company said there were no hazardous materials in the latest incident, elected officials in the area […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate intends to move forward with a vote this week to revoke much-debated changes to Washington, D.C.’s criminal code even as the city council’s chairman sought Monday to withdraw the original legislation so that it could be revised and resubmitted. The latest episode in the evolving controversy over the […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is “well on his way to recovery” a little more than two weeks after he first checked himself into a Washington hospital “to receive treatment for clinical depression,” his chief of staff said on Monday. Adam Jentleson shared the health update in a tweet along with […]

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for New York Comic Con, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former “Boy Meets World” star Ben Savage is running for Congress in California’s 30th Congressional District, he announced on Monday. “I’m running for Congress because it’s time to restore faith in government by offering reasonable, innovative and compassionate solutions to our country’s most pressing […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to prevent the special counsel investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election from using testimony provided by former top White House lawyers to a federal grand jury, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. In recent weeks Trump’s attorneys have asked a court […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay the civil fraud case he faces in New York by several months. This timeframe would push the trial, currently scheduled for October, deeper into the 2024 presidential campaign. In a recent court filing, Trump’s attorneys said the delay they’re seeking is […]

Nick Kerr/ABC News (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Southern California on Sunday, taking swipes at Gov. Gavin Newsom in his own backyard amid a widening Republican Primary battle ahead of 2024. “I know you guys got a lot of problems out here, but your governor is very concerned about what we’re […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Self-help author and Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson told ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl that she doesn’t see her long-shot bid for the White House as a challenge to President Joe Biden — but as “challenging a system.” During an exclusive, wide-ranging interview for ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Williamson […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan on Sunday shared his concerns about recent headline-making safety issues for America’s rail and aviation systems, which he said underscored the need for congressional oversight. “We need to be proactive, not reactive, with regard to these kinds of public safety transportation issues,” Sullivan told ABC “This Week” […]