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Biden pledges support for Baltimore in wake of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave remarks Tuesday on the Baltimore bridge collapse, telling residents “we’re going to stay with you as long as it takes.” “It’s my intention that the federal [Read More…]

13 protesters arrested near Supreme Court ahead of abortion pill arguments
ABC News Capitol Police on Tuesday morning arrested 13 protesters who were demonstrating against the Supreme Court’s examination of restrictions to the abortion pill mifepristone. The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday are hearing arguments over [Read More…]

Trump co-defendant Michael Roman subpoenaed, Kenneth Chesebro interviewed in Arizona 2020 election probe: Sources
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign aide who was indicted alongside the former president in the Georgia election interference case, has been subpoenaed as part of a separate probe in Arizona [Read More…]

Trump appears to blame Israel for antisemitism, says Israel ‘made a very big mistake’ and is ‘losing a lot of support’
Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump appeared to blame Israel for antisemitism, saying Israel made a “big mistake” in its response to Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7 and is “losing a [Read More…]

White House ‘disappointed’ Israel canceled delegation to discuss Rafah after UN cease-fire vote
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is “disappointed” and “kind of perplexed” that Israel canceled a delegation’s planned visit to the U.S. to discuss the expected military invasion of Rafah, in southern Gaza, [Read More…]

Trump’s trials throw a wrench in his campaign schedule as Biden gets busy
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In 2020, then-President Donald Trump was hyper critical of President Joe’s Biden campaign schedule dubbing his sparse event calendar and low-attendance rallies, a result of following Centers for [Read More…]

In win for Trump, appeals court lowers his bond to $175M in civil fraud case
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York appellate court has ruled that former President Donald Trump can post a lower bond to cover his $464 million civil fraud judgment. The Appellate Division, First Department [Read More…]

Trump hush money case updates: Judge rules trial will start April 15
ABC News/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York ruled Monday that the trial will begin on April 15, rejecting Trump’s request for an [Read More…]

Trump expected in court Monday for hearing on trial date in New York hush money case
ABC News/Google Earth Former President Donald Trump is expected back in court on Monday for what is likely the final hearing before his New York hush money criminal case goes to trial. The case, which [Read More…]

Without a bond posted, Trump risks losing prized assets following fraud judgment
ABC News Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to accomplish the impossible. If Trump and his adult sons are unable to pay or secure a bond for the $464 million judgment in his [Read More…]

Rubio defends Trump’s claim of presidential immunity as raising a ‘legitimate issue’
ABC News Florida’s Marco Rubio, a top Senate Republican, on Sunday largely defended Donald Trump’s claims of immunity against prosecution as the former president faces multiple criminal trials heading into the 2024 election. Rubio, who [Read More…]

Harris won’t say why Biden campaign is on TikTok despite security concerns
ABC News In a new interview with ABC News, Vice President Kamala Harris deflected on why President Joe Biden’s campaign has a TikTok account and encourages Americans to follow it given the White House’s security [Read More…]

Harris says US has not ruled out ‘consequences’ if Israel invades Rafah
ABC News In a wide-ranging new interview with ABC News, Vice President Kamala Harris suggested there could be “consequences” for Israel if it moves ahead with a planned invasion of Rafah in its pursuit of [Read More…]

Trump’s dark ‘retribution’ pledge at center of 2024 bid, but can he make it reality?
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump, in his third run for the White House, has made “retribution” central to his agenda if elected. “For hard-working Americans, Nov. 5 will be our new Liberation [Read More…]

Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday filed a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair, threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson just months after he ascended to the speakership. [Read More…]

House passes package to avert partial government shutdown as deadline looms
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, the first in a series of steps that need to be taken to avert a partial government shutdown before a deadline [Read More…]

US stats show violent crime dramatically falling, so why is there a rising clash with perception?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his State of the Union address this month, President Joe Biden boasted that the nation reported a historically low murder rate in 2023 and violent crime had plummeted to [Read More…]

Trump’s Truth Social company completes merger that could net him over $3 billion
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s social media company Truth Social completed a merger Friday morning that could net the former president over $3 billion. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corporation — a special [Read More…]

House to vote on package to avert partial government shutdown as deadline looms
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House will vote on the $1.2 trillion government funding package Friday morning — the first in a series of steps to avert a government shutdown that still can’t be [Read More…]

What could sway the votes of ‘double haters’ who don’t like Biden, Trump? They explain.
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have clinched their respective parties’ nominations, setting the stage for a rematch between the two in November. But many Americans are not [Read More…]