Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal aimed at barring former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. In doing so, Michigan’s high court upheld a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling earlier this month that rejected […]

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (DENVER, Colo.) — Denver police are increasing security for members of the Colorado Supreme Court after last week’s ruling that Donald Trump should be disqualified from running for president under the 14th Amendment. “The Denver Police Department is currently investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and will continue working with […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Republican accusations that the Justice Department has been politicized to target former President Donald Trump and others on the right are a “disservice” to the DOJ’s employees and add fuel to a toxic environment that has helped drive a recent rise in threats against public officials, Deputy Attorney Lisa Monaco told […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., doubled down on his support for Israel’s campaign in Gaza and said he would not support funding for a future Palestinian state that would be run in part by either Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. “Well, you got to remember Hamas wants to up the casualties of […]

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an economic event at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday night claimed former President Donald Trump “embraces political violence” and downplayed early polling showing him losing to Trump […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order allowing the U.S. to impose another level of sanction enforcement on Russia that will go after financial institutions that have indirectly allowed Russia to keep building its war arsenal. “The new executive order by the president will […]

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden talks with fellow candidate Marianne Williamson (L) at the Wing Ding Dinner on August 9, 2019 in Clear Lake, Iowa. — Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Not only are many of President Joe Biden’s most high-profile Democratic challengers having difficulty making a dent in […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has denied special counsel Jack Smith’s request to immediately take up former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution in his federal election interference case. In a single-line order Friday, the court declined to grant a writ of certiorari before judgment — meaning it will allow […]

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) — Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers fell in line behind former President Donald Trump after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he was disqualified from appearing on the state’s […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — ABC News on Wednesday announced how Republican presidential candidates will be able to qualify for the network’s upcoming New Hampshire primary debate in January. To earn a spot on stage, candidates will either have to finish in the top three in the Iowa caucuses or receive at least 10% in […]