Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrat Jennifer McClellan will face off against Republican Leon Benjamin on Tuesday in a special election for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, where voters will decide who will fill the seat of the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin, who died in November. If McClellan pulls out a victory as she is […]

U.S. Department of Transportation (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday a multi-part push to hold the freight rail industry accountable in the wake of the East Palestine train derailment. In its announcement, the Department of Transportation set out proposals for the railroad industry, the DOT itself and Congress to follow to improve […]

Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, to reiterate America’s commitment for the war-torn country one year after Russia’s invasion. Biden’s previously unannounced trip adds him to the list of sitting U.S. presidents who visited a war zone — a list that includes […]

EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday, senior members of his administration detailed the security discussions that led up to the decision to go on the trip and the content of the meetings Biden had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams greeted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with a sarcastic tweet Monday morning ahead of the GOP star’s visit to the borough of Staten Island. Adams, a Democrat, has feuded with the Florida governor repeatedly over DeSantis sending migrants to the Northeast and the state’s […]

DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — President Joe Biden on Monday made an unannounced visit to war-torn Ukraine, arriving in Kyiv as the United States’ signals its ongoing support ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Biden planned to meet for extended discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials, he said in […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday pushed the Biden administration to provide more aid to Ukraine after Vice President Kamala Harris said Russia was committing “crimes against humanity” in its invasion. “I believe a decision will be imminent here when we get back to Washington that the administration will start training […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Over an hourlong conversation this weekend, the top diplomats from China and the U.S. zigzagged through an agenda filled with contentious topics, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken issuing blunt warnings to his counterpart regarding Beijing’s expansive spy balloon program and fears the country could step up its support for Russia’s […]

Johannes Simon/Getty Images (MUNICH) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday the U.S. has determined Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine during a speech in Munich in which she spoke of the need to stand up to authoritarian nations using “brute force.” “In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence, […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 100th judicial appointment by President Joe Biden and as of Thursday the chamber had confirmed 105 of his nominees, exceeding the pace set by predecessors George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Since the Trump administration, confirming judges has been a major focus of […]