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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 […]
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Monday to obstruction charges contained in a new federal indictment filed in Manhattan that added to the bribery and corruption charges he already faced. “Once again not guilty your honor,” Menendez said. Menendez came to court alongside his wife, Nadine, who also pleaded […]
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 […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has secured a $91,630,000 bond for the judgment in his defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll. The former president obtained an appeals bond from the Federal Insurance Company totaling $91,630,000 to cover the $83 million judgment in the case plus interest, according to […]
Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivers the Republican response following President Biden’s State of the Union speech, Mar. 7, 2024. — ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday night, responding to his attacks on her party and boasts about his […]
Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address, on Thursday, was filled with Democratic applause, Republican jeers and a slew of headline-making moments as he sought to make the case to Americans that he deserves a second term over rival Donald Trump. Below are some of the most notable […]
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber in Washington, Mar. 7, 2024. — Shawn Thew/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden delivered an alternately fiery and forceful State of the Union address on Thursday night under what may have been the brightest spotlight of the year […]
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. job gains far exceeded expectations in February, a defiant show of strength that keeps the economy humming but signals a cooldown from the breakneck start to 2024, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on Friday showed. The economy added 275,000 jobs last month, blowing past economist expectations of about […]