Politics

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a historic decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” taken while in the White House. In the case, Donald Trump aimed to secure such immunity to try to quash the federal election subversion prosecution brought by […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Despite death threats and backlash from White House advisers over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Trump administration, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he never considered resigning. “I just felt that we have to have somebody there who is actually getting the correct information to the American public,” Fauci told […]

Cornell Watson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign on Saturday night, in a fundraising appeal to supporters, said the president dropping out would only “lead to weeks of chaos” and leave the eventual replacement weakened ahead of a November faceoff with former President Donald Trump. “The bedwetting brigade is calling for Joe […]

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, […]