Politics

ftwitty/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last week is expected to be arraigned in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday. David DePape, 42, from Richmond, California, is facing a slew of state charges, including attempted murder, residential burglary and assault with deadly weapon, […]

Grace Cary/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision that guaranteed the right to abortion — it was thought the decision would drive voters to the polls for the midterm election. Surveys have indicated younger female voters strongly oppose restrictions and care more about abortion rights than […]

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Opening statements began Monday in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump’s namesake family real estate business, which has been charged by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office with orchestrating a 15-year scheme to help certain executives evade taxes. “This case is about greed and cheating,” a […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday will revisit the question of affirmative action in higher education. Justices are hearing oral arguments in two major cases challenging race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and University of North Carolina. It’s the first test for affirmative action before the current court, which has a […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is hearing two major cases that could determine the future of race-based affirmative action in higher education across America. While 40 years of legal precedent supports consideration of race in college admissions, a conservative advocacy group is asking the justices anew to reverse course and […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — About half of Americans say either the economy or inflation is the most important issue in their vote for Congress, making pocketbook issues by far the most dominant in the run up to the midterm elections, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. Taken individually, 26% identify the economy as their […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, condemned the assault on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., husband Paul Pelosi, calling it “despicable” and “unacceptable.” In an interview on “This Week” Sunday, Scott told anchor Martha Raddatz that he had explored allowing campaign funds to be used for […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal jury Friday returned a guilty verdict on one count of obstruction of justice against a former Capitol Police officer charged with aiding a rioter who participated in the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Michael Riley, a 26-year veteran of the Capitol Police, was charged last year after he […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Domestic violent extremists across the ideological spectrum pose a “heightened threat” to the 2022 midterms, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center and the U.S. Capitol Police also warn that following the midterms, “perceptions” of […]

ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — GOP victories in the midterm elections could lead to more abortion restrictions in a handful of states. The races range from gubernatorial seats to ballot measures, to eking out a veto-proof majority in the statehouse. In many states, it’s not just one race that will define the abortion rights […]