Politics

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 […]

Wang Fan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four more states are voting on Tuesday in the 2024 presidential primary race. The contests are taking place in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. (Delaware’s primaries were canceled due to being uncontested.) The results, however, won’t affect the overall election as President Joe Biden and former President Donald […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday was primary day in Wisconsin. ABC News reports that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are projected to win the Democratic and Republican races, respectively. Biden and Trump were the only major remaining candidates running and both of them have already clinched their parties’ 2024 nominations. […]

(WASHINGTON) — At his first campaign event in more than two weeks, former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to capitalize on the backlash he faced when warning of a “bloodbath” for the country if he loses the election, as he spoke about the auto industry — but this time he pivoted to warn of […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will host a group of Muslim leaders Tuesday evening to discuss “issues of importance to the community,” the White House said, as he faced growing criticism over his response to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The White House meeting, behind closed doors, will be followed by a small iftar […]

(NEW YORK) — Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022, declined an offer to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate in his independent presidential bid, she tells ABC News. “I met with Kennedy several times, and we have become good friends,” she said in a statement. “He asked if […]

(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 countering illegal drug flow, such […]

(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 recess, is a […]

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. […]

Tents housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt, Mar. 30, 2024. — Mohammed Abed/AFP via 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 […]