Politics

Yoshiki Usami / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Actor Ben Savage is considering another run for political office. According to Federal Election Commission documents submitted Wednesday, the former “Boy Meets World” star has registered to run as a Democrat in California’s 30th Congressional District. A representative for Savage told ABC News in a statement, despite the […]

Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — A small lesion removed from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid last week has been found to be noncancerous, White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said Thursday. In a memo, O’Connor shared an update following Biden’s Mohs surgery to remove other cancerous tissue. He said the […]

nes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a series of attacks against reproductive health service facilities across the country. From Keizer, Oregon, to Amherst, New York, there were at least 10 attacks on reproductive health service facilities around the country last year, according […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Rep. George Santos, who has aligned himself with far-right Republicans who have pushed anti-LGBTQ policies, has denied reports that he performed as a drag queen years ago in Brazil. “The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Less than a day after receiving a warning from a federal judge, former President Donald Trump has withdrawn his lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The withdrawal came in a brief document filed Friday morning with U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, who late Thursday warned Trump’s […]

Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Tim Kaine announced Friday he will seek a third term, which is welcome news for Democrats as they face a tough 2024 cycle. Kaine, who has represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate since 2013, said “there is so much to be done.” “I am happy to announce […]

ABC News (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A federal judge upheld Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of a state prosecutor who DeSantis viewed as “woke” — but in doing so, condemned the governor for violating the prosecutor’s right to free speech. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued the ruling Friday, several weeks after a trial in the […]

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it has been unable to determine who leaked Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case last May. After a probe that involved interviews with more than 100 employees, investigators are “unable to identify a person responsible by a […]

ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Florida has sanctioned former President Donald Trump and his attorney Alina Habba, ordering them to pay fines of nearly $1 million for filing what he deemed to be a frivolous lawsuit claiming that Hillary Clinton and others involved in the Russia investigation unlawfully conspired to damage Trump’s […]

Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has announced another huge military aid package for Ukraine, totaling $2.5 billion and including close to 150 more armored vehicles — but not the tanks that Ukraine has been requesting. The U.S. believes its Abrams tanks are not suited for Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion, but America’s […]