Politics

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke from the White House on college protests happening across the nation in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. “We’ve all seen images, and they put to the test two fundamental American principles,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room. “The first is the right to free […]

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Commission on Presidential Debates is pushing back against suggestions from the Trump campaign that it move its general debate calendar up — standing firm in its decision to hold the first broadcast on Sept. 16, 2024. In a statement released on Wednesday, a day after Trump senior campaign advisers […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of bipartisan members of Congress are demanding answers from Formula 1 owner Liberty Media over why a U.S.-based team backed by racing legend Mario Andretti was excluded from the most prestigious motor racing series in the world. The FIA, which is Formula 1’s governing body, initially accepted Andretti […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is facing pressure from Republicans to more forcefully speak out on the college protests unfolding nationwide in connection to the Israel-Hamas war. The campus unrest has created a political opportunity for Republicans, typically fractured on a number of issues but united against university leaders and as staunch […]

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Wednesday that she will move ahead with her attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from the House’s top job — though her plan seems doomed to fail. The Georgia Republican, who first introduced a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair in […]

Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a break during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 30, 2024. (EDUARDO MUNOZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, hitting […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the college protests happening nationwide in connection to the Israel-Hamas war. Johnson, speaking on Tuesday alongside other GOP leaders at their weekly press conference, denounced the latest developments at Columbia University and called on President Joe Biden […]

Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday that Israel would proceed with a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah “with or without a deal,” the Biden administration — which has repeatedly warned against a Rafah offensive — appears to be holding out hope for a cease-fire […]

Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic leadership announced on Tuesday that if a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is brought to the House floor for a vote, they would vote to table the effort — effectively saving the speaker from ouster. Less than an hour later, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated […]

Luke Barr/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Emerging technologies in artificial intelligence will make it easier for bad actors to “conceptualize and conduct” chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks, according to a report released by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday. Selected excerpts of the report to President Joe Biden were made public after he signed […]