Politics

Megan Varner/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who has been leading an investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in the state, is likely to go before the grand jury next week to present her case, sources familiar with […]

File photo — Paul Souders/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — Two Navy sailors who allegedly spied for China were denied bail during detention hearings in California on Tuesday. The two men appeared in court days after being arrested and accused of surreptitiously relaying sensitive government information to foreign officials. Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, a petty officer 2nd class, […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — As the Fulton County investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia continues, the former lieutenant governor of the state has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, he said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday night and confirmed to ABC News. “I will continue […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rival Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom recently agreed to debate one another — but they disagree on the details. A Friday letter obtained by ABC News from DeSantis campaign manager Generra Peck to Fox News host Sean Hannity, who would moderate the debate, outlines proposed rules to face off […]

Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team says that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump’s right to free speech. Trump’s attorneys made the argument in their response Monday to the special counsel’s motion for a protective order over the discovery evidence in the […]

Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nearly dozen Russian and Chinese ships that sailed near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands last week as part of a joint exercise — leading the U.S. to deploy warships and aircraft to monitor the formation — are now moving away from the region, according to two American officials. In response to the […]

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips said Sunday he was undecided on whether he’d challenge President Joe Biden for their party’s nomination, though he defended his push for others to do so in an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation. “I have not decided yet,” […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, largely refused on Sunday to weigh in on GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment. But he acknowledged in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” that “I believe that Joe Biden won the election,” marking the first time […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he doesn’t intend to testify in former President Donald Trump’s trial over Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — but Pence didn’t close the door on such a possibility. “I have no plans to testify. But, look, we’ll always comply with the […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar on Sunday pushed back on arguments by Donald Trump’s attorney that he wasn’t acting with illegal intent in pushing to overturn the 2020 election. “Everybody saw exactly what the former president was doing. We saw the attack on the Capitol, the attack on the police officers […]