Politics

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he is still “listening” to arguments about the assault on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021, to try to “hear every side,” and suggested, without evidence, that prosecutions of the rioters have been politically motivated. Kennedy, who is […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There could be potential general election ballot access concerns for President Joe Biden in Ohio, the state’s Secretary of State’s office said in a letter to Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters on Friday. In the letter, obtained by ABC News, legal counsel for Secretary of State Frank LaRose sought clarification […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel is responding to his demand for actions to limit humanitarian suffering in Gaza — changes the White House said need to be “meaningful” in order for Israel to avoid a change in U.S. support. “I asked them to do what they’re doing,” Biden […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Melania Trump will be headlining a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser later this month for Log Cabin Republicans, the largest organization representing LGBT conservatives in the United States. It’s a rare appearance at a fundraising event by the former first lady, who has mostly stayed away from former President Donald […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After House Republicans introduced legislation to rename an airport outside of Washington, D.C., after former President Donald Trump, a group of House Democrats are now proposing a bill to rename a federal prison in Miami after Trump. The legislation, which would rename the Miami Federal Correctional Institution in Florida as […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Through history, a party’s control of the House of Representatives has not changed in the middle of a session of Congress, though majorities have been slim before. But with a razor-thin GOP majority in the House and a threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, could control of the House flip […]

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and close ally of President Joe Biden, said on CNN Thursday morning that if Israel pursues a large-scale military operation in Rafah without making provisions for citizens, it would be time for the U.S. to condition aid to Israel. “I think we […]

Tom Williams/Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — No Labels will not run a third-party “unity” ticket against Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday. In a statement, the centrist group said they were unable to find a candidate that had a credible path to winning on their hypothetical bipartisan platform […]

Via White House Flickr (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is warning of policy changes if Israel doesn’t take steps to better protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza amid international outrage over the killing of seven World Central Kitchen members. President Joe Biden relayed the message in a phone call Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister […]

Daniel Steinle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans – including former President Donald Trump – who disagree with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies paint a dire picture of America as a country ruined by crime committed by migrants living illegally in the U.S. It is true that some people who have committed the misdemeanor of […]