Politics

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former Navy reservist who the government said expressed admiration for Hitler, among other antisemitic views, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors described Hatchet Speed as an avowed antisemite who posed an increasing threat […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers are staring down a fast-approaching deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk default as early as June 1, but the timeline to reach a solution is actually much shorter. Memorial Day recess for the House and Senate and President Joe Biden’s upcoming travel shrink […]

Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas lawmakers on Sunday reacted to the latest mass shooting in America — at an outdoor mall north of Dallas — by focusing on the importance of mental health treatment and prayer. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to shootings in other states with […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE) — During his first run for governor of Florida in 2018, then-Congressman Ron DeSantis was publicly grappling with a number of issues regarding race that had plagued his campaign. In one incident, DeSantis came under fire for a public comment he made ahead of the election in which he urged Florida voters […]

Robert Perry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump will likely not attend one or both of the first two 2024 Republican primary debates, which begin in August, multiple sources who have spoken to the former president told ABC News. One person wondered, “What’s the point?” — pointing to Trump’s lead in multiple polls and suggesting that […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida mayors across the state are speaking out in support of LGBTQ rights in light of several bills targeting the community that have been passed by the state legislature and are heading to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis. At least eight mayors from Orlando, Miami Beach, Tampa, Tallahassee […]

Gabe Ferris, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A Senate committee will soon take up a bill that would more than double the minimum wage — though the legislation’s chances of passage are slim. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, said a $17-an-hour minimum wage […]

Philip Pacheco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to sentence Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 25 years in prison following his conviction along with other members of the anti-government militia group on charges of seditious conspiracy and other felonies stemming from their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Americans divide closely on whom they’d blame if the federal government defaults on its debts, even as most align with the Biden administration’s position on how Congress should handle the issue. If default occurs — as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday could happen by June 1 — 39% in this […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new piece of legislation being introduced this week would make sharing non-consensual AI-generated pornography illegal in the United States, and open up new legal avenues for those impacted. “This bill aims to make sure there are both criminal penalties, as well as civil liability for anyone […]