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Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin’s announcement earlier this month that he won’t seek reelection tilted next year’s Senate map even further away from Democrats’ narrow majority, political analysts say — and underscored how such a victory hinges on Trump country. Manchin’s seat is one of three that his party is […]
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader, officially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary race during a Tuesday night appearance on Fox News. “I’m thrilled to throw my personal endorsement and support behind Gov. Ron DeSantis […]
Mark Newman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Near the end of the third quarter of last week’s NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, play was stopped because there was an object with flashing red and green lights hovering over the field. That object was a drone, and it is illegal to fly over […]
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died at 96 last week, offered steadfast support for her husband, Jimmy Carter, throughout their 77-year marriage — but she forged her own legacy through humanitarian causes, including as a dedicated mental health advocate. The Carter family released a statement Wednesday, acknowledging the impact Rosalynn […]
Marcia Straub/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following the death of former first Lady Rosalynn Carter, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from Saturday, Nov. 25 until the day of her burial next week. The former first lady died at age 96 Sunday at her home in Georgia, days after her […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday night, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The meeting, which took place at a fundraiser for Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., marked the first time […]
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Both the legal team for former President Donald Trump and a group of six voters represented by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on Monday evening appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court over a lower court’s ruling that Trump should appear on the state’s Republican […]
John C. Clark/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After winning full control of the state’s General Assembly two weeks ago, Virginia Democrats are wasting no time exercising their power. On Monday, the party introduced four bills including legislation to create a constitutional amendment that would codify abortion access in the state. “Virginia […]
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader, is expected to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary race, sources with knowledge told ABC News. Vander Plaats’ support, which is set to be announced later on Tuesday, will come […]
Win Mcnamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave the official presidential pardon to turkeys Liberty and Bell on the White House South Lawn on Monday — an event stuffed with jabs at Biden’s age and healthy sides of corny jokes. Hailing from Willmar, Minnesota, Liberty, weighing 42.5 pounds, and Bell, a svelte 42.1 pounds, […]
