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Biden, Trump respond to deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans
Matthew Hinton via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday there is “no justification” for what he called the “horrific” attack early on New Year’s Day in New Orleans , noting that [Read More…]
Mike Johnson to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago to ‘map’ strategy ahead of speakership vote
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, FL) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is spending New Year’s Day with President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a showdown vote later this week to keep his leadership post. Johnson told [Read More…]
Chief Justice John Roberts sounds alarm over potential defiance of court rulings
Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the eve of a new year and a second Trump presidency, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stark warning to the incoming administration, members of Congress and the public [Read More…]
Mike Johnson’s speaker reelection could come down to a single Republican vote
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that he doesn’t think House Speaker Mike Johnson has the necessary votes to remain speaker in Friday’s leadership election. “Right now, I [Read More…]
Former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy in his native Georgia, remembered
Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tributes are pouring in for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100. His life and legacy will be celebrated in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and [Read More…]
Special counsel Jack Smith withdraws from appeal of classified docs case against Trump’s co-defendants
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has withdrawn from their appeal of the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump’s co-defendants and referred the case to the United States Attorney’s Office [Read More…]
Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100
Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure and who won the [Read More…]
Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson amid a fight over the House gavel that will culminate in a vote at the end of the [Read More…]
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral
Benjamin E. “Gene” Forte/CNP/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Carter, the son of [Read More…]
Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100
Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure and who won the [Read More…]
Sen. Cardin says Trump’s tough talk on Panama Canal could push allies to China, Russia
ABC News The outgoing chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on ABC’s “This Week” that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Panama Canal could drive allies of the United States toward Russia [Read More…]
Amid GOP infighting, Rep. Lawler says Johnson should remain as speaker
ABC News Republican Rep. Mike Lawler argued Sunday that Rep. Mike Johnson should be reelected as speaker of the House despite Republican infighting on whether he should keep the position after how he handled a [Read More…]
Reagan FBI director urges caution against Gabbard, Patel
David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The only man to lead both the FBI and the CIA urged caution to senators who might vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence [Read More…]
Musk and Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over support for H-1B work visas
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the leaders of Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” have found themselves at odds with some of Trump’s far-right supporters over their support for H-1B [Read More…]
Marianne Williamson, 2-time Dem presidential candidate, launches bid for DNC chair
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Marianne Williamson, spiritual leader and author who ran two longshot Democratic presidential campaigns in 2020 and 2024, is running for chair of the Democratic National Committee, framing her run as a [Read More…]
Congress members urge Biden to exonerate Black civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Jamaican born African American nationalist Marcus Garvey, circa, 1920. Image via Library of Congress. (WASHINGTON) — A group of 21 House Democrats signed a letter urging the president to exonerate former civil rights leader Marcus [Read More…]
Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after 1-day stay
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. “He and his family are deeply grateful [Read More…]
House Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ Gaetz violated Florida statutory rape law
Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday released a scathing report concluding its yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, finding “substantial evidence” that he had sex with a 17-year-old [Read More…]
Democratic Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump
Julia Cherner/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he’s not “rooting against him.” “If you’re rooting against the president, [Read More…]
House Ethics report expected to say panel found ‘substantial evidence’ Gaetz violated Florida statutory rape law
Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee is expected to detail scathing allegations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, writing in a draft report obtained by ABC News that the committee found “substantial evidence” [Read More…]