Politics

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, fatherhood and politics are not mutually exclusive. Since Buttigieg and his husband Chasten adopted newborn twins in 2021, the Democrat and his family have been repeatedly criticized and mocked by Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence. Most recently, Pence made what […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Sen. Tammy Duckworth are reflecting on their past military service in Iraq on the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion there. Both lawmakers recently sat down with ABC “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz for a segment that aired Sunday, looking back at the fighting and what they’ve learned. […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Last week’s testimony from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew “increased the likelihood that Congress will take some action” on the hugely popular and controversial social media app after his remarks on Capitol Hill failed to allay bipartisan worries over potential data privacy issues and Chinese government intrusion, […]

Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images (ACCRA, Ghana) — Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday, kicking off a weeklong trip on the continent that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia. Harris, the first Black woman U.S. vice president, is making her first trip to Africa while in office. She arrived Sunday in Air […]

Jason Marz/Getty Images (CHEYENNE, Wyo.) — A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked a state abortion ban, prohibiting the state and its employees from enforcing the ban. The temporary restraining order will remain in effect unless it is dissolved or modified by a court order, according to court documents. The ban prohibits nearly all abortions, with exceptions […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The father of a student killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting was pinned to the ground and briefly arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday afternoon after he loudly protested during a House hearing on what Republicans called federal government “overreach” regarding gun ownership. Manuel Oliver […]

WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican members of the House Oversight Committee, including chairman James Comer, say they plan to tour a Washington, D.C., jail on Friday where some Jan. 6 defendants are being held. The congressional delegation is being led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., one of the most vocal critics of the detainment […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WACO, Texas) — Former President Donald Trump will address supporters in Texas on Saturday as he faces a possible indictment. The rally at Waco Regional Airport is being billed by his team as the first of his 2024 campaign, though he’s held smaller events in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina since launching […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans narrowly passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act on Friday, sending the proposal along to the Senate, where it is likely to fail. The House bill, which has few champions among Democrats and advocacy groups, passed in a 213-208 vote Friday morning. Rep. […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege and has ordered Mark Meadows and other former top aides to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, multiple sources familiar […]