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Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard vigorous arguments over a 40-year-old precedent that has given broad power to federal agencies in how they regulate the environment, public health and safety, tax collection, stock trading and even prescription drug development. A pair of cases, among the most consequential of the year, […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The best-laid plans of politicians and pollsters often go awry. Thursday night was supposed to be the sixth debate of the Republican presidential primary, and three candidates were originally lined up to participate: former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. […]
Orna and Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, hold pictures of him during a bipartisan press conference by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — American and Israeli families of hostages being held by Hamas came to Capitol […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s convincing victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses shows his continued strength among Republicans, and a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds once more that Trump is both […]
Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is ending his 2024 race for president after a dismal sixth-place showing in the Iowa caucuses underscored how little he had been embraced by Republican voters. With 99% of the expected results in, Hutchinson secured just 191 votes in the Iowa caucuses and zero pledged […]
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The snowstorms pummeling much of the country — including D.C. — will keep the majority of the federal government at home Tuesday, but not the Senate, whose members are expected to brave the weather to cast the first in a series of votes that they hope will stave off a partial […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley is seen during votes in the Capitol, Dec. 5, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest serving member of the United States Senate, is receiving antibiotic infusions at a hospital to treat an infection, according to a statement from his office. The Iowa Republican is […]
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd gathered at the South Carolina State House on Monday, Jan.15, 2024. (Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As the Republican presidential candidates jockeyed for votes during the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris was in South Carolina, shoring up support […]
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump points to supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club on Jan. 16, 2024 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump coasted to a strong victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses which, despite depressed turnout amid brutal […]
Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a caucus night watch party in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — ABC News and WMUR are canceling their planned Republican primary debate in New Hampshire on Thursday, citing a […]