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Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday set new limits on affirmative action programs in cases involving whether public and private colleges and universities can continue to use race as one factor among many in student admissions. The court held, in a 6-3 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, that Harvard […]
OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidates who qualify for the first primary debate will have to satisfy one final, somewhat controversial requirement, sources say: signing a pledge to back whomever the party’s eventual nominee is, including if it’s Donald Trump. Two sources familiar with the discussion told ABC News that the pledge will only […]
Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the 2024 election gets underway, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who hasn’t yet endorsed anyone in the Republican presidential primary, was quick this week to walk back a comment casting doubt on Donald Trump’s reelection chances. McCarthy called Trump on Tuesday to explain what he said earlier […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Twice in 24 hours President Joe Biden misspoke when discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, referring to it instead as the war “in Iraq.” The first apparent gaffe occurred Tuesday when Biden was courting Democratic donors at a fundraiser in Chevy Chase, Maryland. “Think about this: If anybody told you — […]
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a strong rejection of a controversial legal theory that threatened to upend state election laws nationwide and give state legislatures unchecked power over federal election rules. In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court sided with a group of […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” appears to be leading the New York City Council primary race for the 9th District in Harlem, according to the New York Times election results tracker. Salaam has captured 50.7% of the vote so far in Tuesday’s New York City […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOLLIS, N.H.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a rare comment on Tuesday about the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol two years ago, which he has previously condemned while suggesting they are over-covered. During an event in Hollis, New Hampshire, the GOP presidential hopeful was asked by a 15-year-old audience […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House is going all in on “Bidenomics” branding as the 2024 election cycle heats up. President Joe Biden is taking his economic philosophy, which emphasizes building the economy from the middle out and bottom up, on the road with the first stop being in […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Tuesday rejecting a theory that would grant state legislatures broad authority to unilaterally craft and enforce election laws has little impact on the actual issue that sparked the case — North Carolina’s House map. The state Legislature, controlled by Republicans and able to […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of an online stalker from Colorado, tightening the standard by which threats made on social media can be punished as crimes. Justice Elena Kagan, writing for a 7-2 majority, said the “the First Amendment still requires proof that the defendant had […]
