Politics

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a top ally to President Joe Biden and the national co-chair of his reelection campaign, insisted the president is the only Democrat who can defeat former President Donald Trump later this year despite his debate performance Thursday. Coons cited Biden’s 2020 victory to repeatedly dismiss concerns from […]

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A small group of New Jersey herring fishermen landed a huge catch at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday, writing for a 6-3 majority, significantly reeled in the power of federal regulators, tossing out a 40-year precedent on agency authority and a Commerce Department rule that the […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be saving its most consequential ruling this term for last. When the justices meet on Monday for a final day of opinions, they are expected to issue a blockbuster decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday addressed his poor performance in Thursday’s presidential debate, just hours after he faltered on stage in his matchup against former President Donald Trump. A senior campaign aide told ABC News that the president is “absolutely” not considering dropping out of the race after stumbling with […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHIINGTON) — House Democrats spent their Friday morning huddling on the floor in hushed, anguished conversations about President Joe Biden’s debate performance. “It was a f—— disaster,” one member said, adding that a lot of members believe Biden should suspend his campaign. “If something happens it has to happen in the next […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One day after President Joe Biden took the stage to debate former President Donald Trump, he arrived in New York City Friday to celebrate the opening ceremony of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center. The opening ceremony also honors the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a six-day-long series […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — On Monday, Steve Bannon will be behind bars in federal prison, but the ex-Trump White House adviser said Friday he’s feeling great and has no regrets about defying Congress to avoid talking about his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. In fact, […]

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats described President Joe Biden’s debate performance on Thursday as anywhere from “wobbly” to “disappointing” to a “disaster.” Now, they’re scrambling to figure out if he can bounce back. Biden meandered through answers Thursday, seemingly losing his train of thought at points and sporting a slack-jawed, glazed-over expression during former […]

Peter G. Forest/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In response to court rulings earlier this week that blocked key components of a student loan policy, the Biden administration is planning to place about 3 million student loan borrowers into a monthslong payment pause. The pause would be very similar to the pandemic-era student loan moratorium — borrowers […]

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a local ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside does not amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch reversed an appeals court ruling that found an outdoor […]