Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday gave the most specific number to date on how many Americans are trapped in Gaza following Hamas’ surprise terrorist attack on Israel. “We’re working on this every single day. We have about 400 American citizens and their family members, so it’s roughly 1,000 people […]

Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has released the first draft of a debt relief policy targeted at the hardest-hit student loan borrowers, providing more clarity on what the next steps are in a monthslong rulemaking process to make good on President Joe Biden’s efforts to provide debt relief. The […]

Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI said it’s investigating a potential antisemitic hate crime at Cornell University, as President Joe Biden told ABC News he is “very concerned” about the rise in antisemitism. Over the weekend, numerous threats to the Jewish community at Cornell were posted on a website “unaffiliated” with the […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (DENVER) — Hearings began this week on whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from running for president in 2024 because of his actions around the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. On Monday morning in Denver, a historic five-day evidentiary hearing got underway for a lawsuit filed against Trump by […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No offense to former Texas Rep. Will Hurd and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, but on Saturday, former Vice President Mike Pence became the first big name to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. It’s big news because of Pence’s stature within the party, but it wasn’t necessarily a […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his campaign for president, he announced Saturday. “I came here to say it’s become clear to me, this is not my time. So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign right now,” Pence said on stage at the […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will not be on the ballot in New Hampshire, the first primary election of the 2024 cycle, but Democrats from the state say there is a path forward — though a challenging one — for the president to clinch their contest. Individual Democrats from the Granite State, without […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, a conservative hard-liner, staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, and a 2020 election denier, was elected House speaker Wednesday after three failed GOP tries to choose a leader over three weeks. Johnson’s election is the latest twist in the chaotic speaker battle. Three other lawmakers — […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Los Angeles police dealt with an intruder at the home of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while the Republican field got slightly smaller as one hopeful dropped out and another contender urged donors to help him make the next debate stage. Here are the campaign […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing fresh scrutiny for having played a key — if somewhat lower-profile — role in trying to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. House Republicans unanimously chose him this week despite his record as an election denier, something some GOP lawmakers previously had […]