Politics

Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a “Countdown to Caucus” tour event at the Waukee Community Center in Waukee, Iowa, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Gov. Ron DeSantis was confronted by one of his own supporters Wednesday, demanding to know why […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday appealed Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ ruling that deemed him ineligible from appearing on the state’s GOP primary ballot to Maine’s Superior Court, the state’s top trial court. Trump appealed to Kennebec Court Superior Court. A decision from the trial court could […]

ABC News Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Wednesday appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling disqualifying him from that state’s GOP primary ballot, his lawyers confirmed. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After months of anticipation, the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are less than two weeks away. Republican presidential candidates have been hitting the state for months to meet with Iowans who will cast their presidential preference cards at their respective caucus locations on Jan. 15. This is a big year for […]

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his economic policies at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Dec. 20, 2023. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will lay out what he sees as the stakes of the 2024 presidential election — democracy and freedom — in Valley Forge, […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., faces additional allegations of wrongdoing contained in a superseding indictment returned Tuesday in New York. The superseding indictment accuses Menendez, who has pleaded not guilty to all prior counts, of making positive comments about Qatar in exchange for items of value, including luxury wristwatches. According […]

Former U.S. President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team as early as Tuesday could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring him from the GOP […]

ABC’s Jonathan Karl interviews Sarah Matthews, left, Cassidy Hutchinson, center, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, Dec. 15, 2023, in Washington. (Lou Rocco/ABC) (WASHINGTON) — Three women who served in former President Donald Trump’s White House are now warning against a possible second Trump term, with one of them saying it could mean “the end of American […]

Lou Rocco/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Three women who served in the Trump White House are sounding the alarm on what a second Donald Trump term could mean for the country, with one saying it could “mean the end of American democracy as we know it.” Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson and Sarah Matthews sat down […]

Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot. Bellows, a Democrat, issued her decision on three challenges brought by Maine voters, including three politicians, over the nomination petition of Trump for the GOP primary. […]