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Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Melania Trump will be headlining a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser later this month for Log Cabin Republicans, the largest organization representing LGBT conservatives in the United States. It’s a rare appearance at a fundraising event by the former first lady, who has mostly stayed away from former President Donald […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI is investigating whether New York Mayor Eric Adams received free upgrades on Turkish Airlines, the country’s national carrier, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Scrutiny of the flights is part of a wider corruption investigation involving a top Turkish Airlines executive, aides to the mayor […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After House Republicans introduced legislation to rename an airport outside of Washington, D.C., after former President Donald Trump, a group of House Democrats are now proposing a bill to rename a federal prison in Miami after Trump. The legislation, which would rename the Miami Federal Correctional Institution in Florida as […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case quashed a last-minute subpoena by defense lawyers Friday, writing that the former president’s request was the “very definition of a fishing expedition.” Trump’s lawyers last month subpoenaed NBCUniversal for materials related to their documentary about adult film star Stormy Daniels, […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel is responding to his demand for actions to limit humanitarian suffering in Gaza — changes the White House said need to be “meaningful” in order for Israel to avoid a change in U.S. support. “I asked them to do what they’re doing,” Biden […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The impact of the phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still being felt Friday as Israel responded to Biden’s demand for accountability in the wake of the Israeli strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy that killed seven aid workers. Secretary of State […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A blockbuster jobs report on Friday delivered the latest sign of strong U.S. economic performance, defying the lukewarm feelings held by many Americans, some experts told ABC News. Employers hired 303,000 workers last month, blowing past economist expectations of 214,000 jobs added, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed. The […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Dec. 14, 2020, five weeks after the 2020 presidential election, a group of 11 Republicans convened at the state Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix and signed documents they claimed on social media were the legitimate representations of the state’s electoral votes. They called it “The Signing.” “For President Donald […]
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the New York City region Friday morning — marking one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast in the last century, officials said. The earthquake was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There is a low likelihood […]
Thierry Monasse/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is going to “watch and see” how Israel is implementing changes requested by President Joe Biden to limit humanitarian suffering in Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby said Friday. In a tense call on Thursday, President Biden issued a stark warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. […]
