Politics

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 campaign. Biden is being joined by the first lady as he delivers remarks in the outskirts of Philadelphia — the […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In an election year when polls show voters don’t approve of either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, third party and independent options are attracting notice from some. “I do think that these conditions with two candidates who are not well-liked running — that you do have a greater […]

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 of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. Now, the administration and his campaign are weighing in on the off-script moment. […]

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 district he’s eyeing told ABC News on Friday that there is “no appetite” for Santos. Santos announced on X that […]

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 Thursday, March 7, 2024. — Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden delivered his third State of […]

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 been shining a light on the nation’s gun violence problem after her 9-year-old sister, Jackie Cazares, was among the 21 […]

In this Sept. 27, 2023 file photo, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a news conference on border security at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Amid the political fallout over the Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are “children’ — seen as jeopardizing access to IVF — President […]

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 return to Capitol Hill later this month, fulfilling Comer’s pledge to have him testify in public as the next phase […]

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 Joe Biden is expected to spend a large part of Thursday’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. addressing […]

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 the nation could have additional significance — coming in the middle of a presidential election. Here’s what you need to […]