Politics

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. believes the Middle East cannot return to the status quo and must agree on a new future for the Palestinians in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack, which led Israel to launch a war in the region, a top White House official said on Sunday. “What I […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal battles continue to mount as oral arguments begin on Thursday in Minnesota, where the state’s Supreme Court will decide whether or not the case to prevent him from appearing on the state’s ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment should proceed because of his […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna met for a debate on Wednesday and what started out as a friendly exchange soon turned into a fiery conversation over fundamental differences. The hourlong event — held at St. Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images, FILE (DENVER) — After two and a half days of testimony about how former President Donald Trump allegedly played a key role in the violence on Jan. 6 and how that should disqualify him as a future political candidate, Trump’s team has begun mounting their defense in a historic, dayslong hearing in […]

Stephan Rudolph/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the third time Friday, former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric is factoring into a court case against him. A federal judge in New York said the upcoming civil defamation trial involving Trump and E. Jean Carroll will be heard by an anonymous jury, citing Trump’s “repeated public statements” about […]

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Thursday approved a Republican-led aid package to Israel in what was the first major test of Rep. Mike Johnson’s speakership. The bill passed 226-196, with 12 Democrats voting for it and two Republicans voting against. It faces little chance of becoming law, however, with Senate Majority Leader […]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking an emergency stay of the limited gag order that the judge in his federal election interference case reinstated earlier this week. Trump requested the emergency stay from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon last month imposed a narrowly […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — In a final push ahead of Election Day in Virginia’s high-stakes elections, Democrats are receiving a boost from President Joe Biden in a new fundraising email urging donations for candidates. “Folks, in Virginia, the stakes have never been higher,” Biden said in the fundraising email sent […]

John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Maine to grieve with a community reeling from a mass shooting that left 18 people dead and 13 others wounded. The Bidens arrived in Lewiston on Friday afternoon, where they met with survivors, families of the victims […]

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, one of the leading promoters of false 2020 election fraud claims, is facing pushback from election officials and experts after announcing the rollout of a device that he says can help keep elections secure. Lindell says the wireless monitoring device, which was formally unveiled two […]