Politics

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a New York law limiting the concealed carry of handguns in public areas, there has been an increasing lack of clarity on gun restrictions, experts told ABC News. “The [New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen] decision really opens up a whole […]

To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. intelligence community said Thursday that the number of UFO reports involving U.S. military personnel is increasing, “enabling a greater awareness of the airspace and increased opportunity to resolve” what is actually being reported. Roughly half of the new incidents reported in the report […]

krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Brandon Presley, a distant cousin of Elvis Presley, announced on Twitter that he’s running for governor of Mississippi. Presley, a Democrat who currently serves on the Public Service Commission since 2007, hopes to take on Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who announced last week that he would seek reelection. In […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur to oversee the Department of Justice’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. Garland signed an order appointing Hur to serve as special counsel on Thursday, as the White House revealed that […]

Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Domestic extremists are “are often radicalized online and look to conduct attacks with easily accessible weapons,” an unclassified version of report done by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence found. The version of the congressionally mandated report, sent to both the Senate and House intelligence committees in […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on Wednesday, with votes at 220-210. If approved, the legislation would require health practitioners to care for an infant that is born alive after a failed abortion, according to the law. In order to become law, the bill would […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After flatly rejecting calls to step down, embattled Republican Rep. George Santos told reporters on Thursday, “If 142 people ask for me to resign, I’ll resign.” He later told ABC News that he meant “142,000 voters who voted for me” would have to ask for him to […]

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday continued to say that Congress has an obligation to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents and attempted to compare Biden’s handling of classified documents to former President Donald Trump’s. Referring to the new “weaponization of the federal government” subcommittee, McCarthy said, “I […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Last week, during the historic series of 15 votes for House speaker, Americans had a view of their elected lawmakers rarely seen on their TV and computer screens. Normally, what’s seen is tightly controlled by the party in power, with House cameras showing only a few […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday passed a bill to ban sales from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. The legislation passed with bipartisan support in a 331-97 vote, with 113 Democrats joining Republicans in backing the measure. Entitled the “Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act,” the bill would […]