Politics

Alex Edelman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional Democrats on Thursday unveiled a new push to make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri introduced a joint resolution stating the gender-equality measure has met ratification requirements and should be finalized as the 28th Amendment immediately […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Danielle Gershkovich, the sister of detained Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, said Thursday she is heartened by efforts to keep his case in the spotlight, even as while dealing with his being held in Russia has been challenging. Appearing on a panel at the National Press Club in Washington to […]

Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Only seven weeks into his 2024 campaign for the White House, Ron DeSantis is struggling to make a dent in former President Donald Trump’s commanding lead in the Republican primary — and the Florida governor’s team is already looking for a possible media strategy reset while some top […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson clashed with 2024 Republican candidates like former Vice President Mike Pence at The Family Leadership Summit in Iowa on Friday, with some candidates expressing frustration that Carlson didn’t focus the “fireside chats” on family issues which unite the crowd of evangelical Midwesterners, but […]

Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign announced Friday that it, along with the Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees, raised a collective $72 million since the president launched his reelection bid in April. The groups say they finished the quarter with a massive $77 million on hand. […]

Octavio Jones/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A pro-Trump super PAC paid former President Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump $155,000 in 2021, a newly certified personal financial disclosure report from the former president revealed Thursday — prompting attacks from some Trump critics. The super PAC, dubbed Make America Great Again, Again, in its separate Federal Election Commission […]

Pool via ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As the State Department faces historic demand for passports, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Friday renewed his calls for changes in the monthslong renewal process. The State Department received a record 22 million requests last year and is on track to shatter that mark with an estimated 25 million […]

Jerusalem Mendoza (WASHINGTON) — New bipartisan legislation aims to help employ military spouses find remote work — an especially urgent consideration for a group that relocates frequently while their spouses serve. The Military Spouse Employment Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, would allow military spouses to build a remote work career through federal agencies while […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — People might not immediately be inclined to donate a dollar to Doug Burgum, the North Dakota governor now running for president. But would a $20 gift card sweeten the deal? That’s the offer the long shot candidate is making to potential supporters, as he recently announced a pledge to provide the […]

Steve Marcus/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s office on Thursday urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to reject an effort by Donald Trump’s legal team to indefinitely postpone setting a date for the former president’s trial on charges that he withheld government secrets and obstructed justice after leaving office, which he denies. “There is […]