Politics

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., would not commit on Sunday to recusing himself from a possible House GOP investigation of the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation, even though federal investigators have looked at his role in the larger effort leading up to the insurrection and previously seized his cell phone.  “Why should […]

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration last week announced a significant new crackdown on unauthorized migration at the border while opening new legal pathways for some people to enter the U.S At issue once again is Title 42, a decades-old public health law that was first used by the Trump administration […]

Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will visit the U.S.- Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip since taking office, with a stop in El Paso, Texas, before he arrives in Mexico City ahead of the North American leaders’ summit. According to a White House official, Biden is expected to […]

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House […]

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the nation marked the second anniversary to the Jan. 6 attack, a split-screen moment played out Friday on Capitol Hill. On the House floor, some Republican lawmakers who either supported the rioters or helped breathe life into former President Donald Trump’s “big lie” about the 2020 […]

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is stretching into a fourth day Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the House […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images Two years after the attack Jan. 6 attack, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger on Friday called the events that transpired that day a “serious attack on our democracy.” “It was one of the worst days in the history of our country, in my opinion,” Chief Manger told ABC News’ Diane Macedo […]

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff will stretch into a fourth day on Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the […]

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff will stretch into a fourth day on Friday after 11 failed votes so far to decide on a speaker over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is being stymied by a small group of hardliners. They are demanding concessions, to reshape how the […]