Politics

Michael Godek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Top music industry leaders joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday to back a federal bill that would limit the use of rap lyrics by federal prosecutors in criminal proceedings. The Restoring Artistic Protection Act, which was co-sponsored by Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), was first […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There’s no conservative-liberal divide on the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to calls for a new, enforceable ethics code. All nine justices, in a rare step, on Tuesday released a joint statement reaffirming their voluntary adherence to a general code of conduct but rebutting proposals for independent oversight, mandatory […]

James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — A firm contracted by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in November 2020 to investigate claims of voter fraud has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating those claims, the founder of the firm told ABC News. Ken Block, the founder of Simpatico Software Systems, said he was subpoenaed to […]

Amir Levy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The super PAC supporting Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’ expected 2024 presidential run is set to with a new TV ad targeting Trump voters — pitching the governor as a “winner” in four early voting states. The seven-figure ad buy from the Never Back Down PAC, slated to start airing […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A push led by Democrats to give more time for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, failed on Thursday. The measure didn’t win the support needed to clear a key 60-vote threshold, with the final tally being 51 to 47. Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]

John Baggaley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the marbled 14th century Palazzo Colonna as his backdrop, a tuxedo-clad U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito approached the lectern in July 2022 to deliver a rebuke of his critics as searing as the Italian sun. Before launching into an impassioned defense of the court’s monumental decision to overturn […]

ilbusca/Getty Images (HELENA, Mt.) — The day after state Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured by Montana House Republicans, she could be found seated in the public area of the state capitol building, voting and participating from her laptop as close to the House floor as she was allowed. “The people sent me here to do […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Flanked by two pint-sized “Secret Service agents,” President Joe Biden took to the South Lawn on Thursday afternoon to greet kids at the White House for “Take Your Child to Work Day” and answered various questions from children of the press and White House staff. Kid “reporters” inquired about his […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will address a joint meeting of Congress Thursday as he continues a weeklong state visit to Washington. Yoon’s trip comes as the U.S. and South Korea mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance, forged in the aftermath of the Korean […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he respects Americans taking a “hard look” at whether his age is a factor and to decide if he’s fit to serve as he seeks a second term. Biden, 80, made his 2024 bid official Tuesday when he released his first campaign video. Biden […]