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Trump ineligible to run for president in Colorado because of Jan. 6, court rules in historic move
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Dec. 17, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump is ineligible [Read More…]
Senate deal on border, Ukraine aid won’t happen before end of year: Schumer
Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As negotiations slog along, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a deal on border and Ukraine funding will not be completed before the end of the year — though talks [Read More…]
DeSantis’ latest attack on Haley claims she really just wants to be Trump’s vice president
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign on Tuesday ramped up its attacks on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, accusing his Republican primary rival of running to [Read More…]
‘A pioneer’: Biden eulogizes Sandra Day O’Connor, 1st female Supreme Court justice
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Funeral services for Sandra Day O’Connor, who broke barriers as the first woman to ever serve as a Supreme Court justice, were held Tuesday at the National Cathedral in Washington. [Read More…]
DHS, DOJ find ‘no evidence’ foreign government affected ‘security or integrity’ of 2022 midterms
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice found “no evidence” that any foreign government “materially affected the security or integrity” of election infrastructure in the 2022 midterms, according [Read More…]
Senate leaders ‘encouraged’ by border negotiations as aid discussions grind on
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he’s “encouraged” by ongoing border negotiations among senators and White House representatives, but that there remains a “significant number” [Read More…]
Trump doubles down on anti-immigration rhetoric, pledging to use overseas troops at the border
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After facing backlash for saying immigrants [Read More…]
Sedan crashes into SUV traveling with president’s motorcade, driver charged with DUI
Members of the US Secret Service rush to a car, after it hit a motorcade SUV, as US president Joe Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on December 17, 2023. (Photo by [Read More…]
Sandra Day O’Connor lies in repose at Supreme Court, will be memorialized at National Cathedral
Former Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor appears in this file photo. (David Madison/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be memorialized this week in the nation’s capital. O’Connor, [Read More…]
Sandra Day O’Connor to be memorialized at National Cathedral
Former Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor appears in this file photo. (David Madison/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be memorialized this week in the nation’s capital. O’Connor, [Read More…]
Trump, again, praises dictators and rails against immigrants — again sparking backlash
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With less than a month until the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican primary, former President Donald Trump spent his latest rally in New Hampshire praising multiple authoritarian leaders [Read More…]
Sen. Van Hollen bemoans ‘unacceptably high’ number of civilian deaths in Gaza
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday said the Biden administration is not being heeded in its entreaties for Israel to reduce the civilian death toll from the military campaign against Hamas [Read More…]
Nikki Haley touts New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s ‘huge’ endorsement
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former U.N. ambassador and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley sat down alongside New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to tout his endorsement of her in a joint interview with ABC “This Week” co-anchor [Read More…]
Melania Trump makes rare public appearance at National Archives naturalization event
Former U.S. first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former first lady Melania Trump delivered [Read More…]
Mark Meadows to again argue for federal removal in Georgia election interference case
In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, speaks to members of the media outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. Polaris via Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE [Read More…]
Michigan Court of Appeals rules Trump can remain on 2024 GOP primary ballot
ftwitty/Getty Images (DETROIT) — Michigan’s Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that former President Donald Trump could remain on the state’s 2024 GOP primary ballot and wouldn’t be disqualified from running in the state under [Read More…]
Biden supporters push back on potential 2024 fallout from his handling of the Israel-Hamas war
President Joe Biden delivers a statement urging Congress to pass his national security supplemental from the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Dec. 6, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As war continues between [Read More…]
Where the 2024 GOP candidates stand on the Kate Cox Texas abortion case
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Chris Christie has become the first Republican presidential candidate to take an unequivocal stance on the headline-making case of Kate Cox, a Texas woman who was denied an abortion [Read More…]
Ramaswamy being supported by controversial former Iowa Rep. Steve King
Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Controversial former Iowa Rep. Steve King is backing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in his home state’s caucuses — with Ramaswamy telling ABC News that shared opposition to proposed pipelines to [Read More…]
House heads into holiday recess with long to-do list left undone
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House kicked off its holiday recess Thursday while the Senate will return to Washington next week as Congress faces a long to-do list that includes aid to Ukraine and [Read More…]