Politics

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke out Monday morning in an effort to reassure Americans there is no need for panic after federal agencies stepped in following the failures of two big banks over the weekend. “Americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe. Your deposits […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., pumped the breaks on a potential bailout of Silicon Valley Bank after it collapsed last week in the largest bank failure since 2008, pointing towards the possibility of an acquisition. “Let’s see what happens today,” Warner, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, told “This Week” co-anchor […]

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the aviation system is facing questions after at least six “close call” incidents between airplanes since December, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy acknowledged risks while voicing confidence in the system. “We are still the safest aviation system in the world,” Homendy told ABC “This Week” […]

Jefferson Siegel/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Michael Cohen is expected to testify Monday before a grand jury in New York that is hearing evidence of former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in a hush payment to Stormy Daniels, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, paid $130,000 to […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With Russia making its first moves in an expected spring offensive, the U.S. and allies are scrambling to get enough ammunition to Ukraine to fight off what could prove to be a decisive assault — and to launch an offensive of its own. As much of the war has shifted to […]

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Friday denied former President Donald Trump’s attempt to block excerpts of the infamous Access Hollywood tape from being used as evidence in his upcoming defamation trial. On the tape, which surfaced before the 2016 presidential election, Trump is heard saying that he just […]

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI is investigating threats allegedly made on YouTube against Democrats, including President Joe Biden and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, law enforcement and the LGBTQ community, according to an unsealed criminal complaint. The FBI received an online tip earlier this week from Google about an “unknown subject making threatening comments […]

Getty Images/Siri Stafford (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — In response to a Republican bill to boost parents’ rights in the classroom, Democrats are out with a proposal they say will advance an “inclusive, aspirational, and affirmative vision for public education.” The Bill of Rights for Students and Parents, unveiled by Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on Friday, calls for […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’ first Iowa swing of the 2024 presidential cycle kicked off Friday in a packed casino room on the eastern side of the state, where he boasted that his stringent conservative leadership style had steered Florida into becoming a model for the rest of the country — […]

Courtesy of Monica Gary for State Senate (NEW YORK) — Virginia state Senate candidate Monica Gary is open about her past. National outlets have already picked up her story because of her background as a former dancer at strip clubs. But Gary says her backstory also includes growing up in poverty in Stafford County, having a […]