Politics

Rob Carr/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal investigators have in their possession an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from July 2021, on which he acknowledges he held onto a sensitive military document after leaving office, sources confirm to ABC News. The recording was made during a meeting at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just days until a June 5 deadline, the Senate now is racing against time to pass the debt ceiling bill and avoid what would be an economically catastrophic default. But while Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said work would begin immediately after House passage Wednesday night, it’s […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite calling for a ban on foreign lobbying, in which Americans lobby lawmakers and the public for foreign interests, Republican 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has raised tens of thousands of dollars in political donations from foreign lobbyists, disclosure reports show. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under the Trump administration, […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Work requirements for government safety net programs are back in the spotlight as the House readies for a key vote on the debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In a twist, a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office released late Tuesday found tougher rules […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will announce next week that he is running for president, giving a kickoff speech in Iowa and releasing a campaign video on June 7 ahead of a town hall with CNN later that day in Des Moines, a source familiar confirms to ABC News. […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cleared a major procedural hurdle on Tuesday night, just days before a potential default by the U.S. government. The House Rules Committee gave the green light for the Fiscal Responsibility Act to advance […]

Erica Shires/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday held a “campaign kickoff” outside Des Moines, Iowa, returning to a crucial early nominating state for the first time since announcing he is running for president. DeSantis’ swing through Iowa on Tuesday and Wednesday began Tuesday night with a speech in Clive at the […]

Erica Shires/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will hold a “campaign kickoff” outside Des Moines, Iowa, returning to a crucial early nominating state for the first time since announcing he is running for president. DeSantis’ swing through Iowa on Tuesday and Wednesday begins Tuesday night with a speech in Clive at […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces its first major test Tuesday, just days before a potential default. With little time for delay, the powerful House Rules Committee, which controls how, when and whether a measure will be handled […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A critical deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling was announced over the weekend, and lawmakers in Washington now face one week to pass the bill in both chambers of Congress before the predicted deadline when default would begin. Unless the $31.4 trillion borrowing limit is increased, the U.S. will […]