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Nikki Haley argues she won’t have to win in South Carolina to still claim a victory
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley insisted on Thursday that she won’t actually have to win in her home state in order to achieve victory there — after two huge [Read More…]

Health Secretary Becerra talks about launch of Medicare drug negotiations
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prescription drug prices have long been a back-and-forth issue between insurers and pharmaceutical companies. Those who aren’t covered by insurance are usually left with a high bill for much-needed [Read More…]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says cancer diagnosis was ‘gut punch,’ instinct was keep private
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd [Read More…]

US officially blames Iran-backed group for drone strike, clearing way for retaliation
President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — Is the U.S. on the brink of war [Read More…]

Defense Secretary Austin on secret hospitalization: ‘We did not handle this right’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd [Read More…]

US officially blames Iran-backed group for drone strike, clearing way for retaliation
President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — Is the U.S. on the brink of war [Read More…]

Trump spent more than $50M of his PAC and super PAC money on legal bills in 2023
RapidEye/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid mounting court battles, former President Donald Trump’s legal fees cost his political fundraising committees more than $50 million in 2023, leaving his leadership PAC that once boasted a $100 million [Read More…]

Former Presidents Obama, Clinton to support Biden at campaign event
In this Nov. 5, 2022, file photo, President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama embrace on stage during a rally in Philadelphia. (Mark Makela/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is planning a [Read More…]

US officially blames Iran-backed group for drone strike, clearing way for retaliation
President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — Is the U.S. on the brink of war [Read More…]

DOJ disrupts Chinese hacker effort to use malware to hijack US-based routers
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has successfully disrupted an effort by Chinese government-sponsored hackers to target U.S. critical infrastructure networks using a malware that had hijacked “hundreds” of home [Read More…]

House passes bipartisan tax bill that would expand child tax credit
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House voted Wednesday night to pass a bipartisan tax bill that would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families. The House voted 357-70 to [Read More…]

As Haley accuses him of getting ‘confused,’ Trump brags again of acing cognitive test
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump continues to brag and exaggerate about acing a cognitive test as his Republican challenger Nikki Haley highlights his recent stumbles on the trail to suggest he’s getting [Read More…]

Without seeing all border deal details, Speaker Mike Johnson says it is a ‘nonstarter’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Senate negotiators neared an agreement on a long-awaited bipartisan border deal, House Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC News Tuesday that while he hasn’t seen the bill yet, the agreement is [Read More…]

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families of children harmed online
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The chief executives of the nation’s top social media companies are being grilled on Capitol Hill over child safety, with lawmakers accusing the tech leaders of failing to protect [Read More…]

House to vote on bipartisan tax bill that would expand child tax credit
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After long negotiations, the House is set to vote Wednesday on a bipartisan tax bill that would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families. The [Read More…]

House Republicans bring Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas one step closer to historic impeachment
Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks during a news conference while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, Jan. 8, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

China’s hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ and ’cause real world harm’ to Americans: FBI director
Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — China’s hackers are preparing to “wreak havoc” and “cause real-world harm” to Americans, FBI Director Christopher Wray will warn in Congressional testimony submitted on Wednesday. Director Wray, along with U.S. Cyber [Read More…]

US optimistic that another Gaza hostage deal and pause in fighting are, at last, within reach
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite vacillating comments from key figures involved in negotiations to free the more than 100 hostages thought to still be detained in Gaza, U.S. officials remained bullish on Tuesday [Read More…]

Trump can stay on Illinois 2024 ballot after 14th Amendment challenge, officials say
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump can remain on Illinois’ presidential primary ballot, the State Board of Elections voted on Tuesday, dismissing another challenge to the former president’s eligibility under Section 3 of the [Read More…]

Wife of Sen. Joe Manchin injured in Birmingham car crash: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, was injured in a car crash as a suspect allegedly fled police in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities said. On Monday, [Read More…]