Politics

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As five 2024 Republican hopefuls take the debate stage in Miami to make their case to voters on Wednesday night, for the third time this year, the primary front-runner — former President Donald Trump — will once again be absent. Trump has said he sees no value in attending the […]

DNC (Democratic National Committee) (MIAMI) — With the GOP candidates descending on Miami for the third Republican primary debate Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee will deploy a bilingual mobile billboard to circle the venue and jab the frontrunner not in the room: former President Donald Trump. The billboard message, which the DNC shared exclusively with ABC […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are projected to notch several key wins across Tuesday’s elections, indicating both that abortion remains a motivating factor for voters and that the party can remain successful, including in red states, even in the face of President Joe Biden’s poor approval ratings. A referendum to guarantee abortion access in […]

Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s Election Day in Virginia and the entire General Assembly is up for grabs. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. local time. Projected election results are expected to begin after that, though officials won’t certify the votes until later. According to the […]

House of Representatives TV (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who is facing a second censure resolution over her criticism of Israel, became emotional on the House floor Tuesday as she defended her views on the deadly conflict. Tlaib rose to speak during debate on a resolution introduced by Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., that would censure […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders. At the same time, during oral arguments in the case U.S. v. Rahimi, several conservative justices seemed to seek a narrow ruling that would reaffirm a […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments over a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders. The case, U.S. v. Rahimi, is a blockbuster test of a widely popular gun safety regulation and the Second Amendment at a time when firearms are a […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The attorney leading a bipartisan campaign to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in every state says there’s a “very good chance” a top court in Minnesota, Colorado or Michigan will rule on the issue before the end of the year — teeing up urgent review by […]

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic support for President Joe Biden is wavering when it comes to his backing of Israel amid its conflict with Hamas, with several members of his own party, including former President Barack Obama, saying more must be done to avoid killing Palestinian civilians. Biden has tried to strike a […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the only Black candidate vying for the GOP’s presidential nomination and while he has talked openly about race in America — sometimes seizing the moment to challenge his competitors — his messaging on the issue hasn’t often separated him from the other candidates in […]