Politics

Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she is stepping down from her cabinet position later this month — marking only the second cabinet secretary to do so during the Biden administration. “It has always been my belief that government can and should work […]

Sophie Park/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden “absolutely did not apologize” for his use of the term “an illegal” during last week’s State of the Union address, principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton told reporters Monday. “I want to be really clear about something: the president absolutely did not apologize. There was no apology […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A coalition of nearly two-dozen progressive groups on Monday launched a seven-figure effort to defend progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized both Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and continued U.S. support for Israel — marking a major new development in the intraparty battle over support for Israel in the […]

ABC News As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to secure their party’s nomination and gear up to face off in another general election campaign, Americans are split on who they trust to do a better job leading the country, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. According to the poll, conducted […]

ABC News Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday called out Alabama Sen. Katie Britt’s misleading use of an anecdote on sex trafficking to attack President Joe Biden’s record on border security in her response to his State of the Union address. “I’ll leave it to her to explain the falsehoods, but I think it illustrates […]

Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in a post-State of the Union interview with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce on Friday, praised President Joe Biden’s “passionate” performance but was noncommittal on whether he will debate rival Donald Trump. “We’ll get to that at some point and we’ll deal with […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Terry Szuplat, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, spoke with ABC News’ Linsey Davis Thursday just before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, about his experiences helping craft the speech as part of the Obama White House. Szuplat, who will soon release a new book, “Say It Well,” […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an interview with ABC News Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris reacted for the first time to President Joe Biden’s hot mic comment in which he’s heard saying he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon have a “come to Jesus” conversation about the war in Gaza. “He meant […]

Amanda Voisard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels voted Friday to move forward with a presidential ticket, though the hunt for candidates to lead the ticket continues. After flirting with a third-party presidential bid over the past year, No Labels’ 800 delegates from 50 states met virtually to discuss the future of […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No Labels may finally have a candidate in consideration for its third-party “unity ticket” in the 2024 presidential election. Sources familiar with the group’s efforts to field a third-party ticket tell ABC News that No Labels representatives have had meetings with former Georgia GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan about […]