Politics

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. Senior White House officials sent out a document to reporters and held a conference call on Wednesday, […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A judge has ordered former President Donald Trump’s last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to travel to Georgia to appear before the grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election there, according to a spokesperson for the Fulton County district attorney’s office. The ruling from the South Carolina judge […]

Jesse McGowan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Wednesday denied an unnamed woman’s new claim that in Dallas in 1993 he paid for and strongly encouraged her to have an abortion that she did not want. The woman, only identified as Jane Doe, made her accusation at a video news conference hosted […]

www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — School board meetings have become more heated in recent years — from discussions on how to address gender identity to a surge in the outright banning of some books in some school districts. A recent poll conducted by FiveThirtyEight found that 48% of likely midterm voters either somewhat or strongly agree […]

jayk7/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While a federal appeals court decision Friday opened the door to a potential setback for President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program, legal experts and advocates for loan forgiveness tell ABC News they’re not overly concerned, urging people to keep applying. But borrowers are worried, regardless. A stay granted by the […]

The America Project (WASHINGTON) — Military planes dropping bombs, battleships at the ready, scores of soldiers marching in the streets — and across the screen flashes the words, “Your country needs you once again.” “Beat the cheat,” the video urges viewers. The footage is from a new recruitment video released by The America Project, an […]

OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six cases of alleged voter intimidation at drop box locations in Arizona have been referred to the Justice Department in Washington, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said Monday, as early voting options have been open for nearly two weeks across the state. “Voter harassment may include gathering around […]

Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will get his updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday while calling on more Americans to do so ahead of the winter and holiday season, according to the White House. When delivering remarks, Biden will be joined by leaders of major U.S. pharmacy chains Walgreens, […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has died unexpectedly at the age of 68, according to family. Carter died of a “sudden cardiac event” on Monday night in Boston. He served as secretary of defense under former President Barack Obama from February 2015 to January 2017. Carter, who went to Yale […]

Grace Cary/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With early voting underway in more than half of Florida’s counties as of Monday — 15 days before Election Day — Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging supporters to cast their ballots sooner rather than later, despite calls from Donald Trump and some other Republicans to wait until Nov. 8. DeSantis […]