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Liz Cheney on stopping Trump, Pence testifying on Jan. 6: ‘This Week’ exclusive
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, once a rising star in the Republican Party and considered a potential speaker of the House, told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl she has no [Read More…]
Mike Pence campaigns for Republican candidates in Iowa, fueling 2024 speculation
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WAVERLY, Iowa) — Former Vice President Mike Pence continued to make his way through Iowa on Saturday, further fueling speculation he could be considering a 2024 presidential run. Pence spoke at the Bremer [Read More…]
Here are the notable investigations, lawsuits Donald Trump is dealing with
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was searched in August by FBI agents as part of what the Justice Department said is a criminal investigation into alleged classified documents taken with him [Read More…]
Judge rejects Lindsey Graham’s efforts to delay testimony in Trump probe
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Georgia has denied Sen. Lindsey Graham’s effort to delay his testimony before the Fulton County grand jury in their investigation into former President Trump’s effort to [Read More…]
Liz Cheney to ABC News on Pence testifying: ‘I would hope that he will do that’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, once a rising star in the Republican Party and considered a potential speaker of the House, told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl that she has [Read More…]
Buttigieg calls on airlines to improve customer service, launches website to help flyers
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Just ahead of Labor Day weekend, the federal government is doubling down on U.S. airlines, calling disruptions seen over the past few months “unacceptable” and demanding change.Department [Read More…]
DeSantis announces 20 Floridians charged with voter fraud, lauds new election policing office
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state officials have criminally charged 20 people for voting while ineligible during the 2020 general election. The alleged fraudsters are now [Read More…]
Doug Mastriano’s opponents call him an extremist, but his Pa. campaign may be resonating
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The designated press area at a recent Doug Mastriano event in Indiana County was a small, roped-off square tucked into the back corner of an airport hangar where [Read More…]
Arizona election official reacts to man facing federal charges for allegedly threatening him
Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — After federal prosecutors unsealed charges Wednesday against a Missouri man who allegedly sent a voicemail threat to an Arizona election official last year, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer confirmed [Read More…]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubles down on busing migrants to NYC amid feud with Mayor Eric Adams
Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defended sending buses of migrants from the Texas-Mexico border to Democrat-led cities amid a feud with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who [Read More…]
Judge indicates portions of Mar-a-Lago search affidavit could be unsealed after redactions
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A magistrate judge in Florida heard in-person arguments Thursday on a request from a coalition of media outlets to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant executed at former [Read More…]
Treasury Department rejects GOP claims on new IRS agents
Zach Gibson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service does not plan to use the nearly $80 billion it’s set to receive in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to hire 87,000 new agents in [Read More…]
What to expect from Thursday’s hearing on unsealing the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A magistrate judge in Florida is set to hear in-person arguments Thursday on a request from a coalition of media outlets to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant [Read More…]
Weeks before Mar-a-Lago search, ex-Trump DOD official vowed to publish classified documents from National Archives
John Roca/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In June of this year, seven weeks before the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in search of classified materials, former Defense Department [Read More…]
Prosecutor sues Florida governor over suspension, says 1st Amendment rights violated
David Taludkar/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Florida state attorney who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis this month sued the governor on Wednesday, claiming his removal from office violated his First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, [Read More…]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp files motion to delay testifying in Fulton County election probe
Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp filed a motion on Wednesday looking to delay a subpoena for his testimony in front of the special grand jury as part of the [Read More…]
Liz Cheney loses primary as Trump topples his most prominent GOP critic
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is projected to have lost her primary on Tuesday to Donald Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, ABC News reports, after Cheney built her political profile [Read More…]
Sarah Palin projected to advance to the November general election
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is projected to have clinched on Tuesday one of four spots in November’s general election for an open House seat, ABC [Read More…]
Murkowski projected to advance to November general election for US Senate in Alaska
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Image (NEW YORK) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is projected to have clinched a spot on Tuesday in the general election, ABC News reports, rebuffing an effort led [Read More…]
Biden signs sweeping health, climate and tax bill, a major win for his domestic agenda
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats’ massive climate, health and tax bill into law, marking a major accomplishment for his domestic agenda less than three months before midterm [Read More…]