Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith’s office in recent weeks informing him that he is the target of an ongoing investigation related to his handling of classified information while out of office, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. Trump has repeatedly denied […]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A fresh batch of financial records for justices of the U.S. Supreme Court was published by the federal judiciary on Wednesday, which shed some light on their income and affiliations outside the court did not include key details that critics said will contribute to an elevated atmosphere of mistrust. These […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, appearing on ABC News’ Good Morning America on Wednesday, made clear that any path to the Republican nomination in 2024 means taking down former President Donald Trump. “There’s only one lane to the Republican nomination for president and Donald Trump is at the head […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The gas stove debate is boiling over, but it’s Kevin McCarthy’s speakership that may have been burned. A procedural first step to take up GOP-backed legislation to prohibit the federal government from banning gas stoves failed Tuesday afternoon — at the hands of 12 GOP lawmakers. It was merely the first […]

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Monday that he will not run for president — in order to keep the field of Republican candidates less crowded so Donald Trump is less likely to be the party’s nominee in 2024. Sununu explained his decision in a CNN interview and […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Monday he will initiate contempt of Congress hearings this week over FBI Director Chris Wray’s refusal to physically turn over a document that Republicans believe is related to President Joe Biden. Comer’s announcement followed a briefing by FBI officials in […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his presidential campaign on Tuesday, joining a crowded — and still growing — GOP primary field. Christie will announce his bid at a town hall-style event in New Hampshire, a key early primary state. The event is being hosted by the […]

RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — Thousands of women participate in a sit-in at the Colorado state Capitol Monday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order to ban guns and implement a system to buy them back. The Here 4 the Kids movement, which advocates to end gun violence, […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Monday to launch his presidential campaign. The paperwork marks the start of a long-anticipated 2024 bid for Pence, which will put him in the middle of a crowded GOP primary field that also features Donald Trump, […]

amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A New Hampshire man was arrested last week and charged with threatening to kill a U.S. senator, federal prosecutors said. Brian Landry, a 66-year-old from Franklin, New Hampshire, allegedly left a threatening voicemail at the senator’s district office on May 17, which was referred to U.S. Capitol Police, investigators said in […]