Politics

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday urged West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a fellow Democrat, not to run for president as a third-party candidate next year, claiming such a bid has no chance of succeeding. “My message to Joe Manchin is I thank him for his service. I think he’s had a […]

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite losing the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump came to believe a fringe conspiracy theory that he could be reinstated long after leaving office and before the next election, a new book by ABC’s “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl reveals. Trump has long publicly aired his […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. remains committed to “ongoing negotiations” for the release of hostages believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza as officials work to find nine Americans still missing in the wake of the extremist group’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, the White House’s national security adviser said on Sunday. “There […]

adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Striking liberal turnout, a comparative dearth of voters who backed Donald Trump in 2020 and broad support for legal abortion helped make Ohio, on Tuesday, the latest state projected to support abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year, according to exit polling. A separate […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just six days until a government shutdown, newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is pitching Republicans Saturday on his plan to avert a shutdown. Johnson told the Republican lawmakers on a conference call that he is moving forward with a two-step government funding plan in what Johnson described as a “laddered […]

Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The presidential election is a year away, and political experts and some presidential candidates are already raising red flags over the use of artificial intelligence technology in campaign ads and other avenues. This past summer, a super PAC released an ad promoting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign that used a generative-AI tool […]

Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee announced a slew of subpoenas on Wednesday targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family, including his son Hunter Biden, brother James Biden, and former Hunter Biden business associate Rob Walker, demanding they appear for depositions. The subpoenas, which Comer has threatened […]

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House on Wednesday took a victory lap following Democrats’ strong showing in Tuesday night’s elections, especially around the issue of abortion rights, attempting to link the wins to President Joe Biden, who continues to face a flurry of negative poll numbers. […]

Julia Nikhinson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After Tuesday’s election results in Virginia delivered a major defeat to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s hopes for a Republican-controlled state government, he indicated he will not be joining the 2024 presidential race — following months of not entirely dismissing the possibility, which was fueled by […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just two days after dismal new polling numbers for President Joe Biden showed the public views him unfavorably and rival Donald Trump would hypothetically defeat him in key swing states next year, Democrats saw a string of successes around the country. The party won notable contests on Tuesday in Kentucky […]