Politics

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of the Florida Supreme Court upholding the state’s 15-week abortion ban and paving the way for a six-week ban with few exceptions, former […]

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Kari Lake, the Senate candidate backed by former President Donald Trump in Arizona, has raised just over $1 million at a fundraiser for her campaign underway at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Wednesday, two campaign officials told ABC News. The single-night haul is significant for Lake and […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs for Americans. The remarks were at an official event, but came as Biden makes cracking down on corporate greed and relieving financial burdens for […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite what Donald Trump said at a Michigan event on Tuesday, the family of homicide victim Ruby Garcia told ABC News that the former president has not spoken to them. “I can confirm and assure you he did not speak with me or my immediate family,” Mavi Garcia, Ruby Garcia’s sister, […]

Eros Hoagland/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Joe Biden ramps up an aggressive reelection campaign schedule — while still facing mediocre early polling and poor approval ratings — he is targeting swing states, fundraising and attacking former President Donald Trump in mocking jabs that mimic some of his rival’s own language. In the initial phase […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed his response to an order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that could have far-reaching implications in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. Judge Cannon last month asked attorneys for both Trump and the special counsel to submit proposed jury instructions on topics […]

Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke on the phone Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first conversation since meeting last November in California. The two leaders were set to speak about climate change, the economic relationship between the U.S. and China as well as progress on artificial intelligence and […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is going on the offense in an effort to save his speakership after fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust him just months after he ascended to the position. The motion to vacate, which was raised just before the chamber broke for […]

Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. and Israeli officials will hold a virtual meeting Monday to continue to discuss the standoff over the Biden administration’s opposition to Israel invading the southern Gazan city Rafah, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. The official added that in-person follow-up meetings are anticipated after more work from experts. […]

ABC News The Islamic State terror group has a “strong desire” to attack the U.S. and other foreign powers, the former head of U.S. Central Command warned on Sunday, calling it a threat that is only growing. “We should believe them when they say that. They’re going to try to do it,” retired Gen. Frank […]