Politics

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s warning last week that Vladimir Putin was “not joking” about possibly using nuclear weapons was “concerning” and counterproductive to bringing an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, retired Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday. Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George W. Bush and […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy on Sunday called for a change in Washington’s ties to Saudi Arabia after the country and other members of the OPEC+ alliance decided to significantly cut production later this year in a move that will likely drive up the slumping cost of crude oil. Speaking on CNN’s […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (RALEIGH, N.C.) — On Friday, North Carolina voters will see their candidates for Senate face off for the first and probably only time. The debate, hosted by Spectrum News 1, will take place in Raleigh and will start at 8 p.m. ET. Former state chief justice and Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley […]

Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday announced it will hold what might be its final hearing next Thursday, Oct. 13. It will take place at 1 p.m. The committee postponed its Sept. 29 session due to Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm that made landfall in […]

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While attending the Georgia State Fair on Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp was asked if he would continue to support fellow Republican Herschel Walker’s Senate candidacy following the allegations that the businessman and college football legend paid for an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion — a claim that Walker […]

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s democratic process has been dangerously tested after the 2020 presidential race and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, polls show and experts warn, leaving many Americans with little faith in the election system. Heading into the consequential midterm elections, when voters will decide […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In a recent ABC News interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she felt clear-eyed about the contrast between her Democratic Party and the Republicans hoping to oust her from power in the midterm elections. But Pelosi was also clear, she told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Hulu’s “Power Trip,” about what […]

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (PHOENIX) — In the first and likely only debate for the Arizona Senate race, Democrat Mark Kelly pitched himself to independent voters as someone who can stand up to President Joe Biden and his own party, particularly on border security. “When Democrats are wrong, like on the border, […]

Tarik Ergenç/EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 500 children have been reunited by the Biden administration’s task force to find families separated as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy at the border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday. “This is a significant milestone that reflects the tireless dedication of the many […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, his team returned a large batch of classified FBI documents and other government records to the Justice Department in such disarray that a year later — in a letter to lawmakers — the department said it still couldn’t tell which of the documents […]