Politics

George Frey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As former Vice President Mike Pence enters the final weeks of considering whether to make a presidential run, a group of conservatives is launching a super PAC to support his potential candidacy, according to several sources familiar with its planning. The group, Committed to America, will be co-chaired by veteran […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Biden administration officials said Monday that the numbers of migrants making unauthorized border crossings over the weekend continued to be significantly lower than expected but they were not ready to declare their plan a success just yet. “I think it’s — it’s still too early to draw firm conclusions,” Assistant […]

Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department’s latest survey of religious freedom around the world shows that conditions in some of the most oppressive nations around the world are growing even more dire as well as new, troubling trends, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. “Governments in many parts of […]

Angela Rowlings/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Monday he intends to nominate a new director for the National Institutes of Health after Dr. Anthony Fauci stepped down. Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a surgical oncologist and cancer researcher, was picked by Biden as the successor. Story developing… Copyright © 2023, ABC […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Congressman George Santos, R-N.Y., was indicted on 13 criminal counts, including seven counts of wire fraud Wednesday and has defied calls to resign from office. Federal prosecutors have accused him of defrauding donors and illegally receiving unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Defense attorney and former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Jeremy Saland […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the country’s border policies, insisting the Biden administration was taking a strong enough stance on a surge of migration while batting away claims it was being overly strict. Mayorkas took issue with criticism from progressives who compared President Joe Biden’s policies to those of […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Sunday the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will continue to pursue contempt charges for Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Congress subpoenaed Blinken to turn over the dissent cable regarding the withdrawal of American personnel in 2021. “I am prepared to move forward to contempt proceedings,” McCaul, the […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House voted to pass a sweeping border security and immigration bill on Thursday evening, just hours before the Trump-era immigration order– Title 42– expires at midnight. The sweeping border security and immigration bill passed by a vote of 219-213. Two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and John Duarte of […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The last time Joe Biden and Donald Trump shared a debate stage, the Democratic presidential nominee repeatedly attacked his opponent over his administration’s immigration policies. “This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that anybody seeking asylum has to do […]

Sean Rayford/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Saturday vetoed a Republican bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, though the politics of the state mean that the possibility of a veto override is imminent. The Democratic governor would likely need just one Republican defector to prevent the GOP-led legislature […]