Politics

ABC News/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York ruled Monday that the trial will begin on April 15, rejecting Trump’s request for an additional delay. The case, which was initially scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday, was adjourned for 30 days by […]

ABC News Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to accomplish the impossible. If Trump and his adult sons are unable to pay or secure a bond for the $464 million judgment in his civil fraud case — which their lawyers have called a “practical impossibility” — New York Attorney General Letitia James could […]

ABC News/Google Earth Former President Donald Trump is expected back in court on Monday for what is likely the final hearing before his New York hush money criminal case goes to trial. The case, which was initially scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday, was adjourned for 30 days by Judge Juan Merchan — effectively […]

ABC News In a wide-ranging new interview with ABC News, Vice President Kamala Harris suggested there could be “consequences” for Israel if it moves ahead with a planned invasion of Rafah in its pursuit of Hamas fighters. The city, on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, is thought to currently have some 1.4 million people in […]

ABC News In a new interview with ABC News, Vice President Kamala Harris deflected on why President Joe Biden’s campaign has a TikTok account and encourages Americans to follow it given the White House’s security concerns with the platform — and support for legislation that could lead to it being banned in the U.S. if […]

ABC News Florida’s Marco Rubio, a top Senate Republican, on Sunday largely defended Donald Trump’s claims of immunity against prosecution as the former president faces multiple criminal trials heading into the 2024 election. Rubio, who is reported to be one of the people under consideration to be Trump’s running mate this year, seemed to walk […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump, in his third run for the White House, has made “retribution” central to his agenda if elected. “For hard-working Americans, Nov. 5 will be our new Liberation Day,” Trump said as he headlined this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. “But for the liars, and cheaters, and fraudsters, […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s social media company Truth Social completed a merger Friday morning that could net the former president over $3 billion. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corporation — a special purpose acquisition company — approved a merger with Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social. The company can […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, the first in a series of steps that need to be taken to avert a partial government shutdown before a deadline at midnight Friday. The bills passed in a 286-134 vote despite pushback from far-right members of the Republican caucus. More […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday filed a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair, threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson just months after he ascended to the speakership. “I filed the motion to vacate today, but it’s more of a warning and a pink slip,” Greene told reporters […]