Politics

Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his second State of the Union address, balancing a push for bipartisanship in a divided Washington and advocacy for his own policies heading into next year’s election. Standing in front of Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. — […]

Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said America needs to “finish the job on police reform” during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “I know most cops and their families are good, decent, honorable people. The vast majority. They risk their lives every time they put on that shield,” he […]

Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden delivers his second State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET, marking a pivotal moment as he lays out not only his accomplishments and agenda, but makes the case for his leadership ahead of an expected announcement on whether he’ll run for reelection. Unlike his […]

A neatly-taped sign on the door of Santo’s office is the only external indicator that the office belongs to Santos rather than the district’s former congressman. — Peter Charalambous/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — For the roughly 750,000 people who live in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, embattled Rep. George Santos is more than the near-daily headlines […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address comes at a pivotal moment as he lays out not only his accomplishments and agenda, but makes the case for his leadership ahead of an expected announcement about whether he’ll run for reelection. Unlike his first two […]

Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — In the latest development in Florida’s conflict with Walt Disney World, a bill filed Monday during the state’s special legislative session would give Gov. Ron DeSantis the ability to appoint a board to run Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District — the small, autonomous region that encompasses […]

Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Previous Chinese surveillance balloon incidents that occurred during the Trump administration and early under the Biden administration were not spotted by NORAD at the time, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, told reporters Monday. “We did not […]

Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Previous Chinese surveillance balloon incidents that occurred during the Trump administration and early under the Biden administration were not spotted by NORAD at the time, said Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, in a telephone briefing […]

Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — Americans expressed scant confidence in President Joe Biden and his party heading into the 2023 State of the Union address. Yet wide majorities also lack faith in their Republican counterparts, and a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds the GOP at risk on two fronts, the […]

Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The downing of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon by the U.S. military was met by lawmakers with a mix of praise for the safe and successful operation, criticism for it not happening sooner and concern over what intelligence may have been gathered and how to prevent something […]