Politics

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is “confident” the U.S. will avert default, expressing optimism a crisis could be avoided as he left for a foreign trip even as debt ceiling negotiations were coming down to the wire. “I’m confident that we’ll get the agreement […]

Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was headed Wednesday for a less extensive-than-desired visit to Asia, cut short by crisis talks with Republicans over the debt ceiling. The truncated trip — during which Biden will visit only Japan — comes as solving a domestic crisis took precedence over Biden’s […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona agreed at a Tuesday hearing that students face a host of threats in the nation’s schools — but differed sharply on how to tackle a range of culture war issues. “We believe that the secretary is not adhering to the […]

OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It may be springtime in 2023, but it’s election night in America on Tuesday. Kentucky Republicans Tuesday will choose their nominee to try to knock off Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in the state’s gubernatorial race in November, easily the marquee race of the year. Meanwhile, Philadelphia will host a pair of […]

Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a long-awaited report, special counsel John Durham is slamming the FBI for actions agents took during the 2016 probe scrutinizing then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. Durham’s final report examining the origins of the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and its ties to […]

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 […]