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ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is not looking to make former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles central to his 2024 pitch, the co-chair of his reelection campaign said Sunday. “The president has said from the beginning that he wanted an independent Justice Department … so we’re not going to comment,” Cedric Richmond said […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s only grandchild was among those who gathered on the National Mall Saturday to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a prominent moment in the Civil Rights Movement that saw him deliver his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Yolanda Renee King, 15, told the […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — From Detroit to Albuquerque, Democratic members of Congress across the country have held events this summer about their party’s efforts to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” with more scheduled in the next few weeks. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the three-term congresswoman who represents a purple district in Michigan and is running for […]
ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — The first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential primary was held in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Eight candidates qualified for a spot on the stage: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. […]
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump wasted no time attacking other Republican candidates during his pre-taped interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. “I’m saying, do I sit there for an hour or two hours, whatever it’s going to be and get harassed by people that shouldn’t even […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has indicated that she would support former President Donald Trump as their party’s nominee for the 2024 race even if he was convicted of a felony. Haley was one of six White House hopefuls who raised their hand when asked that question by moderators during […]
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (LAKE TAHOE, Calif.) — President Joe Biden on Friday weighed in on former President Donald Trump’s mug shot. Biden, who is vacationing in Lake Tahoe, chuckled when asked by reporters whether he’d seen the image yet. “I did see it on television,” Biden responded. When asked what he thought, Biden […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first Republican primary debate and a mug shot for the history books. It was a split-screen week for the GOP as eight presidential hopefuls gathered in Milwaukee on Wednesday night to spar on Ukraine, abortion and other issues. Absent from the stage but not the public eye was former […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered for the first primary debate of the 2024 cycle, offering Americans one of their first major chances to start weighing who will be the GOP standard bearer next year. What voters got was two hours of sharp elbows over everything from age to […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Over eggs and bacon on a recent steamy morning, Colin Allred spoke to a few dozen members of labor unions from across the Texas Gulf Coast. The breakfast was one of the congressman’s stops on his statewide “listening tour,” introducing himself as — he hopes — […]