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California’s special primary to succeed McCarthy: Fong projected to advance
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks during an event awarding House Clerk Cheryl L. Johnson with the 2023 Freedom Award, Feb. 13, 2024. (Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The special primary election to succeed [Read More…]
Biden heads to Arizona, Nevada to mobilize Latino voters
Official White House Photo by Adam Schult (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden made a campaign swing through battlegrounds Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday in which he touted his administration’s accomplishments and drew contrasts with what [Read More…]
Trump makes argument to Supreme Court about why he deserves presidential immunity
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a brief with the Supreme Court making his formal argument for why he should be granted absolute presidential immunity from criminal prosecution [Read More…]
FBI director says agency doing all it can to get ‘justice’ for Laken Riley
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI is doing everything it can to get “justice” for Laken Riley, the college student who was murdered by a migrant in the country illegally, FBI Director [Read More…]
Top US generals testifying before Congress about chaos of withdrawal from Afghanistan
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The top two military leaders who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 testified Tuesday afternoon before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a hearing meant to assess the [Read More…]
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro reports to prison after SCOTUS denies stay of sentence
POOL/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday, one day after the Supreme Court denied a stay of his sentence. He was convicted in September of two [Read More…]
Congressional leaders, White House reach DHS funding agreement — but could a government shutdown still happen?
Phil Roeder/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional leaders and the White House have reached agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security, one of the last hurdles to prevent an approaching partial government [Read More…]
Key Ohio Senate primary with Trump-backed candidate headed for fierce finish
ABC News Ohio’s GOP Senate primary is heading for a fierce finish Tuesday night as three Republicans bludgeon each other for the chance to run in one of the country’s marquee races this year. Businessman [Read More…]
Three things to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The presidential nominations are locked up — but the primaries remain, along with any tea leaves they may provide. Ohio’s GOP Senate primary is the headliner Tuesday, with car salesman [Read More…]
Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Black Conservative Federation Gala on Feb. 23, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has shrugged off Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
Arizona election officials push forward prep for 2024 count, despite constant threats
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As election season gets underway, officials in a key battleground state said they are prepared to handle the task of counting and certifying ballots despite a rise in threats. Nearly four [Read More…]
Biden campaign sees abortion rights, independent voters as key in Arizona and Nevada
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of President Joe Biden making campaign stops on Tuesday in Arizona and Nevada, advisers are laying out why they still place him in a better position than [Read More…]
SCOTUS denies stay of sentence for ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison on Tuesday as scheduled, after the Supreme Court on Monday denied the stay of his sentence. Chief Justice [Read More…]
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israel’s expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call Monday — their first in more than [Read More…]
Key GOP impeachment witness won’t attend open committee hearing, citing ‘short notice’
Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Devon Archer, a key witness in House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, will not attend a high-profile open hearing this week, citing what his attorney characterized as a [Read More…]
Georgia’s Geoff Duncan says he won’t run with No Labels against Trump
Ben Hendren/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan now says that he will not join No Labels’ potential third-party “unity” ticket in the 2024 presidential race. “After careful deliberation, I [Read More…]
Congress kicks off week without deal to avert partial government shutdown
Phil Roeder/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congress is beginning the week without a deal to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday’s deadline — as funding for the Department of Homeland Security trips up negotiations. [Read More…]
Trump seeks to fundraise off ‘bloodbath’ controversy: What he actually said
Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After former President Donald Trump warned, as he talked about the auto industry, that the country would face a broader “bloodbath” if he’s not elected in November — [Read More…]
Trial to begin for Milwaukee election official accused of requesting mail-in ballots for fake military members
Rep. Janel Brandtjen The trial for a former Wisconsin election official who allegedly requested mail-in ballots for three nonexistent military voters is scheduled to begin on Monday in a Milwaukee court. Kimberly D. Zapata, 47, [Read More…]
Trump claims attacks on migrants help ‘stir debate,’ says he will ‘soon’ announce abortion position
ABC News As Donald Trump faced backlash for saying some immigrants who come to the U.S. are “not people” but “animals,” the former president defended some of his divisive characterizations of people crossing the border, [Read More…]