Politics

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — This year’s legislative elections in Virginia could determine the fate of local abortion rulemaking and gun policy, control of two narrowly divided statehouses and Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legislative agenda. Political observers say the results could also give some hint about the mood of voters as the 2024 election cycle […]

ABC News/ Tiff Rosborough (WASHINGTON) — As the country commemorated Juneteenth, thousands of people lined up outside the National Archives in Washington on Monday to see rarely exhibited original versions of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3. The former is President Abraham Lincoln’s order freeing America’s slaves in 1863, amid the Civil War; […]

LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As he prepared to leave Beijing Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that he had accomplished one of his most critical goals for the high-stakes trip: strengthening communication between the U.S. and China. But whether his visit will have a lasting impact on the relationship will depend […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It remains to be seen whether the judge assigned to Donald Trump’s federal case, who was appointed by him three years ago, can act independently in light of her past rulings related to the former president, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” Whitehouse, D-R.I., likened U.S. District Judge Aileen […]

Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal indictment. Vivek Ramaswamy and Perry Johnson, both entrepreneurs and both polling in the back of the pack of GOP candidates, have […]

FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (GREENVILLE, S.C) — The South Carolina Republican Party voted unanimously on Saturday to hold their 2024 GOP presidential primary on February 24 next year, sources close to the process told ABC News. The potential move would lengthen the time candidates have to focus on campaigning across the pivotal Palmetto State compared to the 2016 […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At 10 months old, Hodge Gomez has already roamed the halls of Congress, meeting with politicians and presidents. He even went viral — watching all 15 rounds of Kevin McCarthy’s historically messy fight for the speakership from the arms of his dad, California Rep. Jimmy Gomez. “He’s […]

Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials are emphasizing the importance of face-to-face diplomacy as the nation’s top diplomat prepares to embark on the first visit to China by a sitting secretary of state in nearly five years — but insisting they are “clear-eyed” about the long odds of improving the strained […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is responding after several transgender guests exposed their chests at the administration’s Pride celebration this past weekend. The incident drew backlash as inappropriate, including from conservative commentators like CJ Pearson who suggested online that it brought “shame” on the country. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine […]

John Moore/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is set to speak before an audience of union members in Philadelphia Saturday in what will be his first rally since he declared his bid for a second term and comes as his campaign engagements ramp up. Biden begins his 2024 campaign in the same way he […]