Politics

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 […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Congresswoman Val Demings, who spent 27 years working in law enforcement in Orlando, Florida, said her background has been crucial to her views as a politician. Now running to be a U.S. senator against incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, her principles will once again be put to the test. “I’ve […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the final days tick down to Election Day, voters from Arizona, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania recently spoke about their concerns. High gas prices: Biden’s solution? Florida resident Justin Vega said that he had to sell his car because he can’t keep up with the price of oil and gas. […]

Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris will deliver remarks at a fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in Philadelphia on Friday evening, where two key candidates on the ballot this November will also be in attendance, according to a Democratic official. “Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In her 2003 opinion upholding affirmative action in higher education, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor famously predicted that in 25 years “the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary” in America. Next week, years after that milestone and with lingering gaps in minority college acceptance and […]

JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” by a man who broke into his San Francisco home early Friday, according to her spokesperson. The suspect, 42-year-old David Depape, attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer when officers responded to a priority well-being check at […]

JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” by someone who broke into his San Francisco home early Friday, according to her spokesperson. The suspect is in custody, her spokesperson, Drew Hammill, said in a statement. Paul Pelosi, 82, is in the hospital and […]

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — The campaign headquarters of Arizona’s Democratic candidate for governor and current Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was burglarized earlier this week, according to her campaign manager and local police. The Phoenix Police Department said it received a 911 call about a break-in at Hobbs’ downtown office in Arizona’s capital city […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee, in its last scheduled hearing, warned that those involved in what they called the attempted coup must be held accountable or history could repeat itself. “With every effort to excuse or justify the conduct of the former president, we chip away at […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With less than two weeks until midterm Election Day, President Joe Biden is doubling down on the message that a Republican-run Congress would be worse for the U.S. economy. “If I had asked you — and we were just walking down the streets — can you […]