Politics

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said on an audio recording in 2021 that he had taken classified information with him to his Florida home after leaving the White House, ABC News has confirmed. Trump is heard on the audio recording saying, as described to ABC News, “As president I […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his one-time lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is set for trial in August 2024, according to an order Friday by a federal judge in Florida. Trump has accused Cohen of breaching his fiduciary duty and his lawsuit seeks at least a half-billion dollars in damages. […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping 37-count indictment from the special counsel’s office Thursday, alleging that he willfully retained documents containing the nation’s most sensitive secrets, including nuclear programs, after he left office, showed some of them on at least two occasions and then tried to obstruct the investigation […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment Friday against former President Donald Trump in connection with his handling of government documents. The 38 charges against Trump and his aide Walt Nauta include conspiracy to obstruct justice and scheme to conceal, according to the document. Trump is slated to be arraigned on Tuesday […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time, this time on federal charges in relation to his handling of classified information while out of office, sources familiar confirm to ABC News. The former president faces at least seven charges, sources tell ABC News, which include willful […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in an investigation into his handling of classified documents, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The indictment of Trump, who has repeatedly denied any allegations of impropriety, is unprecedented for a former president. The indictment comes after more […]

J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The powerful House Oversight Committee is in the “early stages” of preparing a hearing on UFOs in the wake of unconfirmed claims from a former intelligence official that the U.S. has allegedly found crashed alien spacecraft — an account the Pentagon says is unsubstantiated. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., was […]

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Alabama’s congressional maps, redrawn after the 2020 census, violate Section 2 of the landmark Voting Rights Act by diluting the influence of the state’s Black voters. The 5-4 decision, which effectively strikes down Alabama’s GOP-drawn election map as illegal, came as a surprise […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House business has been brought to a halt as the standoff continues between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hard-line conservatives over McCarthy’s handling of the debt ceiling deal. McCarthy, who said he was surprised by the House Freedom Caucus revolt Tuesday on a procedural move to prevent gas stove bans, said it’s […]

Stephen Yang/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday jumped into the 2024 presidential race — becoming the 12th Republican candidate on the list, with a pitch to voters focused on lessons he learned out West. “We need new leadership for the changing economy. We need a leader who understands the real work […]