Politics

ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — It had been less than 48 hours since the attempted assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and for four Wisconsin voters, it was yet another sign of how divided the nation has become. Valori Schmidt, a Republican living in Milwaukee, described the shooting at the former president’s Pennsylvania rally […]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge’s decision Monday to dismiss Donald Trump’s classified documents case elevated a widely disputed theory about the legitimacy of special counsels to derail one of the most serious legal threats faced by the former president, legal experts told ABC News. Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack […]

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, a report released this week by a Senate committee claims the two-day promotional event is a “major cause of injuries” for workers at the retailer’s warehouses. The interim report from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) accuses […]

Adam Gray/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sen. Bob Menendez having been found guilty by a jury, calls for him to resign are coming from the highest levels, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. But Menendez, at least for the time being, continues to hold his position as New Jersey’s senior senator. Here’s what we know […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service in recent weeks had increased Donald Trump’s security detail due to intelligence indicating there was an Iranian threat to assassinate the former president, according to three officials familiar with the matter. There is no indication the plot was related to the assassination attempt against the former […]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images The second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee gets underway Tuesday afternoon after a dramatic appearance Monday night by the party’s new nominee — former President Donald Trump — wearing a bandage on his ear where he was wounded in an assassination attempt two days before. Among the […]

Andrea Renault/Star Max/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial. Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and more in exchange for the […]

Andrea Renault/Star Max/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial. Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and more in exchange for the […]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images The second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee gets underway Tuesday afternoon after a dramatic appearance Monday night by the party’s new nominee — former President Donald Trump — wearing a bandage on his ear where he was wounded in an assassination attempt two days before. Among the […]

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said the assassination attempt on his life over the weekend has left an impact. In a phone call with ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl on Monday as the Republican National Convention kicked off, Karl asked the former president if the close call with the […]