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Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense’s press secretary apologized Monday for not being more transparent about information regarding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization — which the White House learned about three days after he was hospitalized for complications resulting from what was characterized as “a minor, elective procedure.” Austin had an […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Christian Ziegler on Monday was voted out as chair of the Florida Republican Party, weeks after being pushed to resign from his position as police continue to investigate a rape accusation against him that he denies. The vote to remove Zeigler occurred during a closed-door meeting on Monday afternoon […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Christian Ziegler, who is facing a rape allegation that he denies, on Monday was voted out as the Florida Republican Party chair during a closed-door meeting in Tallahassee, a source familiar tells ABC News. Ziegler is being investigated by police but has not been charged with a crime. Florida […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s a key question in a case that could not only set constitutional precedent but also have major consequences in the 2024 election: What is “presidential immunity” and how, if at all, does it apply to former President Donald Trump regarding his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss? On […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden on Monday will speak in Charleston, South Carolina, Monday to give campaign remarks at Mother Emanuel Church, where nine Black congregants were killed in a white supremacist attack in 2015, to underscore what he sees at the stakes of the 2024 election. His campaign says his speech […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Donald Trump’s refusal to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago as he sat watching TV inside the White House, according to sources familiar with what Smith’s team has learned during its […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional leaders have at last reached agreement on the overall price tag of the next batch of government spending bills, lawmakers announced on Sunday — a major step toward averting a partial shutdown that is set to begin later this month. The deal would set top-line spending for fiscal year 2024 […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was exasperated at not more quickly being informed of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s ongoing hospitalization — which was only publicly revealed late last week after several days — a U.S. official tells ABC News as the Pentagon is providing new details about Austin’s health issues. The […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized at a military hospital since Monday night due to complications resulting from a recent elective medical procedure, the Pentagon announced Friday night. “On the evening of January 1, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Eight years ago, then-first time presidential hopeful Donald Trump kicked off his campaign rallies dancing to the 1970s’ disco anthem “YMCA.” He still does, except now the campaign also plays in-depth videos explaining the caucus process, hosts panel discussions among caucus precinct captains and even gives out “limited edition” […]