Politics

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that his message to the GOP conference is to “stick together” and “get the job done” to expand the House majority — a priority in an election year where the party has a razor-thin House majority. Johnson’s comments came at the House Republican retreat in West Virginia […]

(WASHINGTON) — House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has threatened Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with contempt of Congress if Willis does not comply with a congressional subpoena as part of the committee’s investigation into her office’s use of federal funds. The House Judiciary Committee in February issued a subpoena to Willis for documents related […]

(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — A U.S. district judge denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss his federal classified documents case based on unconstitutional vagueness, one of the two motions — the other being his protection under the Presidential Records Act — that his lawyers used to argue dismissing the case. Judge Aileen Cannon had […]

(NEW YORK) — Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday was served a subpoena to sit for a deposition in a civil lawsuit that involves allegations he had sex with a 17-year old-girl, sources tell ABC News, as part of a suit brought by a friend of the congressman against the young woman and others. Gaetz […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited an abortion clinic in Minnesota on Thursday, a trip believed to be the first of its kind for any president or vice president. The visit spotlighted the central role Harris is playing in the administration’s push on preserving abortion access and reproductive rights in the wake of the […]

(WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has stayed largely silent as others in his party have been critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of Hamas’ attack in Israel Oct. 7. But on Thursday, in a formal address on the Senate floor, Schumer delivered a scathing speech, calling for a new […]

(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump is in a Florida courtroom where his attorneys are arguing for the dismissal of his federal classified documents case. Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the charges against Trump, is also in attendance. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon began the hearing without making any mention of the […]

(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to be in the courtroom Thursday when his attorneys argue for the dismissal of his federal classified documents case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled the hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, to consider two of Trump’s motions to dismiss the case based on what Trump’s […]

(ATLANTA) — A Fulton County judge on Wednesday quashed multiple counts contained in the election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants. The order from Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six counts related to a specific charge: Solicitation of Violation of Oath by a Public Officer. That charge specifically relates to […]

(WASHINGTON) — As polls show rising inflation weighing on American families, President Joe Biden has slammed companies for engaging in “shrinkflation,” allegedly decreasing the size or servings of a product while keeping the price the same. During his State of the Union address Thursday, he criticized “shrinkflation,” calling on Congress to pass legislation that would […]