Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday said the U.S. would carry out airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza in the coming days. Speaking in an Oval Office meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, he referred to what he called the “tragic and alarming event” in North Gaza on Thursday in […]

Alexander Welscher/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is expected to lift its flight ban on V-22 Osprey as early as next week, clearing the way for the services to fly the tilt-rotor aircraft once again after nearly three months after it was grounded. The decision was briefed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin […]

Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions at the university, according to an administrative memo that was released Friday. The memo cites a recent state ban on the use of public funds for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, activities and […]

Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning reiterated her promise to stay in the presidential primary race through Super Tuesday and said running as an independent on the third-party presidential movement No Labels ticket wouldn’t work for her. Haley — who has recently lost to former President Donald Trump in […]

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night. The final vote tally was 77-13. The measure now heads to the president’s desk. The new funding deadlines for the government spending bills are now March 8 and March […]

Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both visiting the southern border on Thursday, with the issue of the border and high rates of illegal immigration as a flashpoint between them in the race for the White House. The Biden campaign slammed Trump in a statement […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump knows how to influence an election, that much is clear. In the last few years, he has championed down-ballot nominees, wielded extensive influence over primary races and had his fingerprints on the House leadership race. But Trump is already beginning to leave his MAGA mark on […]

WABC House Republicans on Thursday will demand to know whose decision it was to keep Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stays a secret from the White House and Congress. In a hearing before the GOP-led House Armed Services Committee, Austin has been called to testify for the first time since undergoing surgery for prostate cancer […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a Trump-era ban on bump stocks as devices that turn weapons into rapid-fire illegal “machine guns,” however it was not clear that a majority of justices would ultimately back such a ruling or agree on the rationale. During oral arguments in the […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the face of a special counsel case against him for alleged election interference in 2020. The justices said they will take up this question in oral […]