Politics

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are pushing back after former President Barack Obama criticized their stances on race relations. The two South Carolina Republicans dinged Obama for his handling of race during his presidency, with Scott, the only Black candidate running for the Republican […]

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It was a history-making moment Tuesday when special counsel Jack Smith and former president Donald Trump appeared together for the first time in the same Miami courtroom. Then, hours later, after Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges, he got on stage in front […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached on May 27, becoming the state’s first statewide official to be impeached since 1917. The proceedings were sparked by claims from former employees in Paxton’s office that he was misusing his power to aid a friend and donor. The impeachment also underlines […]

Joe Kohen/WireImage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst who became infamous for leaking the Pentagon Papers to news outlets in 1971, has died, according to his family. He was 92 years old. Ellsberg died Friday of pancreatic cancer, which he was diagnosed with in February, his family said. Ellsberg worked as an analyst […]

Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At the center of Donald Trump’s historic federal indictment is the Espionage Act, under which prosecutors have charged the former president with illegally keeping government information after leaving the White House and then refusing to give it back. Trump pleaded not guilty during an appearance in court on […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump tried again in a new court filing to get his criminal prosecution in New York moved to federal court, arguing the alleged crimes “took place while the president was in office.” Trump’s attorneys accused the Manhattan district attorney’s office, known by the acronym DANY, of “deceptively […]

Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump last fall rejected a proposal from one of his attorneys who was attempting to keep charges off the table in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Trump’s handling of classified documents, multiple sources told ABC News. The attorney, Christopher Kise, wanted to propose a […]

Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump, speaking to supporters hours after his arraignment, outlined potential legal arguments as he defends himself against his second indictment. Trump took the stage at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club just hours after his appearance in a Miami courtroom, where he […]

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. government networks were hit by a cyberattack affecting several federal agencies, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly confirmed Thursday. The attack does not pose a major risk to national security, Easterly said. CISA, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, previously identified a gap in software […]

GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday morning he is running for president, challenging former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Suarez told co-anchor George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on ABC News’ Good Morning America that he represents “generational change,” but he repeatedly avoided answering […]