Politics

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Congress failing to agree on spending, the U.S. is barreling toward what could be one of the largest government shutdowns in history. Lawmakers have until the end of the day Saturday to reach a deal to keep much of the government open. If they don’t, 3.5 million of federal […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dianne Feinstein, who became California’s first female senator and went on to serve six terms, the longest of any woman in Senate history — and whose political career was forever changed by the assassination of two colleagues — has died, multiple sources confirm to ABC News. […]

Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night opted out of the latest 2024 Republican primary debate and instead spoke in Michigan about the ongoing auto workers’ strike. The event was held as counter-programming to Trump’s rivals, who gathered in California on the debate stage as he attacked President Joe […]

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) — The major Republican presidential candidates went toe-to-toe in the second primary debate, on Wednesday night in California — trading barbs in a race still largely defined by former President Donald Trump’s polling dominance. The candidates frequently delved into policy and their differences on the issues, but the […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will deliver the latest in a string of speeches about democracy, as he seeks to draw a further contrast with his Republican rivals — and, in particular, those he calls “MAGA” conservatives — one day after most of them gathered for […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans Thursday are holding the first public hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The House Oversight Committee hearing will kick off at 10 a.m. Republicans say the inquiry will focus on whether Biden was involved in or benefitted from his family’s foreign business […]

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) — The major Republican presidential candidates went toe-to-toe in the second primary debate, on Wednesday night in California — trading barbs in a race still largely defined by former President Donald Trump’s polling dominance. The candidates frequently delved into policy and their differences on the issues, but the […]

Courtesy of Besa Pinchotti (WASHINGTON) — As the nation nears another government shutdown, military families face an uncertain financial future where they may not receive a paycheck unless a spending deal passes in time. Besa Pinchotti is chief executive officer of the National Military Family Association. Her husband, Dave, is a veteran of the Marine […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Bob Menendez is expected to address his fellow Democratic senators behind closed doors Thursday with over half of them calling on him to resign. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who on Wednesday stopped short of calling for Menendez’s resignation after he pleaded not guilty earlier in the day on […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez, his wife and two business associates are due to appear Wednesday in a Manhattan, New York federal court to be arraigned on bribery and extortion charges. Menendez has already said he is innocent in fiery statements and in public remarks but this is when he […]