Politics

Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, setting up a showdown in the House of Representatives where Republican leaders have resisted such legislation. The Senate voted 70-29 to approve the bill early Tuesday, with 22 Republican senators supporting […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American Values 2024, the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid, aired an ad during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night rebooting a commercial aired during the 1960 presidential campaign for the candidate’s uncle, former President John F. Kennedy. The ad substitutes photos of RFK […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived for a hearing Monday in his classified documents case that is being held in a special secure facility due to the sensitive nature of the materials involved. The hearing, in Fort Pierce, Florida, is being held under seal in a Sensitive Compartmented Information […]

pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a trip to Brussels this week following his hospitalization due to “an emergent bladder issue,” a U.S. defense official said Monday. The Pentagon had announced last week that Austin would be traveling to Brussels to attend a monthly meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican candidate Nikki Haley on Monday released a new digital ad attack against rival and former President Donald Trump, reviving his past comments mocking military veterans. The digital spot, shared exclusively with ABC News, is part of a $4 million ad buy from Haley’s campaign and highlights comments made […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a co-chair of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, grew animated on Sunday as he defended Biden after special counsel Robert Hur’s new report detailing what Hur called Biden’s significant lapses in memory. “As you well know, small gaffes are a part […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t protect a NATO nation that didn’t contribute enough defense funds and he’d “encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want.” “You don’t pay your bills, you get no protection. It’s very simple,” Trump said Saturday at a campaign event in Conway, South Carolina. […]

Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Sunday pushed back on former President Donald Trump’s argument that he should be granted legal immunity for his actions while he was in the White House. “My personal opinion is, no one is above the law,” Kemp told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Donald Trump emerged in front of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida minutes after Supreme Court arguments concluded in a historic case challenging his ability to hold office again due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — the “insurrection clause” — over his actions related to Jan. 6 […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the report of a special counsel investigation into classified documents found at locations associated with President Joe Biden became public Thursday, here’s what he has said about the matter before now. Jan. 10, 2023 — President Biden said he was “surprised” to learn that there were any government records at […]