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Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government’s record-high national debt is set to get even bigger, reaching a massive $54 trillion by the year 2034. That’s according to a new forecast released Wednesday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO cited an aging population and rising federal health care costs as key reasons […]
File photo. (Vladimir Seliverstov / 500px/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A pod of orcas that appeared to be trapped by drift sea ice off Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido has seemingly escaped the icy enclosure, according to a local official. Officials from the town of Rausu conducted a land-based search for the whales for […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel looks increasingly likely to leave her leadership role in the party amid frustration from some committee members and very public prodding from former President Donald Trump. Multiple sources familiar with a conversation between her and Trump have told ABC News that they discussed the possibility […]
David Becker/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his request to the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and dismiss the indictment against him, saying that her “egregious misconduct demands” it. The filing refers specifically to comments Willis made during a church speech […]
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News anchor and right-wing media personality, has recorded an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin and Carlson. The interview, which has yet to air, would be the first interview Putin has granted to a Western journalist since he launched […]
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest between the warring sides since Israel’s founding in 1948, shows no signs of letting up soon and the brief cease-fire […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As expected, the Senate’s vote to advance the bipartisan national security supplemental bill with the negotiated border provisions failed on Wednesday. It’s the first of two votes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is forcing on the bill — the second of which removes the border provisions, but maintains foreign aid measures. […]
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. carried out an airstrike in Baghdad on Wednesday targeting a senior leader of an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq responsible for attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command. A U.S. official told ABC News that the airstrike was […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Following a bruising defeat in the Nevada’s Republican primary on Tuesday, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley sought to brush off the fact that she came in second to “none of these candidates” — her third straight loss in the presidential race so far — and said her campaign focus […]
