Politics

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, facing reporter questions for the first time since his secret hospitalization, said his cancer diagnosis was a “gut punch” […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will appear at the Pentagon podium for a press conference on Thursday. The news conference, at 10:30 a.m., will […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Senate negotiators neared an agreement on a long-awaited bipartisan border deal, House Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC News Tuesday that while he hasn’t seen the bill yet, the agreement is a “nonstarter in the House.” “From what we’ve seen, clearly, what’s been suggested in this bill is not enough to […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump continues to brag and exaggerate about acing a cognitive test as his Republican challenger Nikki Haley highlights his recent stumbles on the trail to suggest he’s getting “confused” as he gets older. Defending himself, Trump has repeatedly appeared to allude to taking the Montreal Cognitive Assessment while […]

boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The chief executives of the nation’s top social media companies are being grilled on Capitol Hill over child safety, with lawmakers accusing the tech leaders of failing to protect kids from exploitation and abuse. “Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us — I know you don’t mean it […]

Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks during a news conference while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, Jan. 8, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans voted early Wednesday to bring Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas one step closer to a historic impeachment over […]

Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City Council voted Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes on a solitary confinement ban and a bill to document police stops. The council voted 42-9. “Public safety is a collective effort, but it can only be achieved when there […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A former secretary of homeland security has come out in stalwart support of current Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is soon set to face a historic impeachment vote by House Republicans. In an interview with ABC News Live anchor Kyra Phillips on Tuesday, Michael Chertoff characterized the impeachment probe against Mayorkas […]

Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas called the impeachment proceedings against him “baseless” and the accusations made against him by the Homeland Security Committee “false.” “I will defer a discussion of Constitutionality of your current effort to the many respected scholars and experts across the political […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday faced increasing pressure to forcefully respond to Sunday’s drone attack by Iran-backed militants that killed three American service members and wounded at least 40 others, without deepening the conflict in the Middle East. “We are not looking for a war with […]