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Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new, bipartisan tax framework unveiled by lawmakers Tuesday would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families. The proposal, released by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Rep. Jason Smith, would boost the refundable portion of the credit people can claim, allow low-income families […]

Yemeni protestors loyal to the Houthi movement march as they participate in a protest held against Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. CREDIT: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has carried out another airstrike targeting a Houthi missile facility in Yemen, according to a U.S. official. Tomahawk missiles were used to strike at the […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The Biden-Harris campaign raised more than $97 million in the final quarter of 2023 and enters the election year with $117 million in cash on hand, the highest total amassed by any Democratic candidate in history at this point in the cycle, the campaign announced Monday. […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (DES MOINES, IOWA) — Vivek Ramaswamy is ending his 2024 presidential campaign on Monday night after a disappointing result in Iowa’s Republican caucuses despite spending months in the state trying to woo voters, a spokeswoman confirmed to ABC News This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security has threatened the state of Texas — saying the state is acting unconstitutionally in blocking Customs and Border Protection’s access to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, and if the state continues to do so, the Justice Department will take “appropriate action”, according to a […]

Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 2024 primary season is finally beginning, with Iowa kicking it off with its first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses on Monday. Former President Donald Trump is the overwhelming favorite to win the state — and the ultimate GOP nomination — according to polling tracked by 538, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and […]

ABC News Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, one of President Joe Biden’s top surrogates, on Sunday downplayed Biden’s continued poor polling ahead of a likely rematch with former President Donald Trump in the 2024 race. Pritzker’s comments come after a new ABC News/Ipsos survey found Biden’s approval rating sitting at a meager 33%, with the public […]

ABC News If former President Donald Trump is the Republican nominee in the 2024 election, the race will be overshadowed by the legal issues and other controversies he’s facing, creating a potent advantage for Democrats, rival Ron Desantis argued on Sunday. “He’s focused a lot on things that concern him,” the Florida governor and 2024 […]

ABC News Kurt Kreuger attended a presidential campaign event for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday — not that he felt it would make much of a difference. Kreuger, a 33-year-old from the city, is still deciding who to vote for in Monday’s caucuses, which kick off the race […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement Wednesday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, reaction soon poured in from his supporters and political rivals, including former President Donald Trump, who Christie vehemently campaigned against. “I hear Chris Christie is dropping out of the race today […]