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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden disappointed some Democrats and immigration activists when he used the term “illegal” at the State of the Union when referring to an undocumented migrant accused [Read More…]

Biden takes his State of the Union message to 2024 battlegrounds, starting in Philly

Nathan Howard/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — President Joe Biden is heading to battleground Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon to build off his momentum from the State of the Union, kicking off a major ramp-up in his reelection [Read More…]

New York GOP leader says ‘no appetite’ for Santos in new election bid

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled former Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December, has announced that he’s once again running for the House — but, Republican leadership in the Long Island [Read More…]

No Labels weighs moving forward with bipartisan presidential ticket

Amanda Voisard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels voted Friday to move forward with a presidential ticket, though the hunt for candidates to lead the ticket continues. After flirting with a third-party [Read More…]

Biden ‘meant what he said’ in saying he’ll have ‘come to Jesus meeting’ with Netanyahu: VP Harris

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an interview with ABC News Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris reacted for the first time to President Joe Biden’s hot mic comment in which he’s heard saying he and [Read More…]

Former presidential speechwriter shares behind-the-scenes look at State of the Union prep

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Terry Szuplat, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, spoke with ABC News’ Linsey Davis Thursday just before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, about his experiences helping craft [Read More…]

Harris noncommittal on whether Biden will debate Trump; is ‘ready’ to serve if necessary

Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in a post-State of the Union interview with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce on Friday, praised President Joe Biden’s “passionate” performance but was [Read More…]

Key proposals from President Biden’s State of the Union address

US Vice President Kamala Harris, from left, President Joe Biden, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, during a State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on [Read More…]

Seven takeaways from Biden’s fiery State of the Union

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber in Washington, Mar. 7, 2024. — Shawn Thew/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden delivered an alternately fiery and [Read More…]

Five of the biggest moments from Biden’s State of the Union speech

Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address, on Thursday, was filled with Democratic applause, Republican jeers and a slew of headline-making moments as he sought to make the [Read More…]

Comer invites Hunter Biden to return to Capitol Hill for public hearing

Kent Nishimura / Stringer / Getty (WASHINGTON) — A week after Hunter Biden testified in closed-door proceeding before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has invited the president’s son to [Read More…]

Biden to highlight rebounding economy during SOTU, renew tax proposals for large corporations

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — President [Read More…]

Sister of Robb Elementary shooting victim will be Biden’s guest at State of the Union address

Courtesy of Cazares family (WASHINGTON) — The 18-year-old sister of a Robb Elementary School shooting victim will be among President Joe Biden’s guests for the State of the Union address on Thursday. Jazmin Cazares has [Read More…]

Zelenskyy’s wife, Navalny’s widow decline Biden State of the Union invites

In this Sept. 21, 2023, file photo, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska to the White House in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty [Read More…]

Biden courts Haley supporters after her exit: ‘We need everyone on board’

Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally on March 4, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday quickly maneuvered to court [Read More…]

State of the Union guests spotlight IVF, conflicts in Israel and Gaza

Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seeking to spotlight national issues such as in vitro fertilization and the conflicts oversees in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, lawmakers invited a host of guests to attend [Read More…]

How to watch Biden’s State of the Union address

Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will deliver his State on the Union address — his third — on Thursday night. But this year, the traditional annual update to Congress and [Read More…]

What’s next as Republicans declare Trump their ‘presumptive nominee’ with Haley’s exit

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is now the last major candidate standing in the Republican presidential primary field after rival Nikki Haley suspended her own campaign in the [Read More…]

Johnson invites Gold Star parents of Marines killed in Afghanistan to State of the Union

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson tells ABC News that his guests at Thursday’s State of the Union address will include Gold Star parents who lost children in the Kabul airport bombing [Read More…]

Biden campaign hosting nationwide State of the Union watch parties in ramp up to Trump rematch