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Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is making the case for Vice President Kamala Harris’ spot on the Democratic ticket in a strategic memo to donors, supporters and political strategists obtained exclusively by ABC News, as she courts the party’s base. The document dated Friday defends the campaign’s strategy of […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump says Trump has a right to free speech — but it’s not absolute. Judge Tanya Chutkan is hearing arguments Friday morning on the terms of a protective order Smith is seeking against the former president. Smith […]
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the Iowa State Fair now underway, much of the nation’s attention will soon turn to Des Moines as Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls descend on the Midwestern city to show face and make their cases to future caucus-goers. But while other candidates pose with butter sculpted […]
George Frey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid remarks on the Pact Act, President Joe Biden addresses the devastating wildfires in Hawaii. President Joe Biden, speaking on the deadly Maui wildfires, said a new disaster declaration will “get aid in the hands of people desperately needing help now.” “Our prayers are with the people of Hawaii, but […]
ilbusca/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Republicans suffered their latest electoral setback on a vote related to abortion, this time over a referendum in Ohio on Tuesday, leaving party operatives who spoke with ABC News saying the same thing: The GOP still hasn’t figured out how to talk about the issue. The conservative-led effort in Ohio […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Grilling pork chops, chowing down on corn dogs, visiting the famous “Butter Cow” dairy sculpture: these festivities and more await the 2024 presidential candidates starting Thursday at the Iowa State Fair. The fair, an annual celebration of Iowa’s agriculture industry, is a rite of passage for presidential […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SANDUSKY, Ohio) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose put Ohio’s Issue 1, a measure that could have ultimately hindered statewide attempts at protecting abortion access, at the center of his recently announced campaign for Senate. But now, after voters defeated the Republican-backed ballot measure, LaRose is left searching for a new […]
Prasit photo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has unveiled a $40 billion supplemental funding request to Congress, which includes aid for the war in Ukraine, border and migration, disaster response and firefighter pay — an ask that will be a hard sell to Republican lawmakers in the House. For Ukraine and other international needs, […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at home after briefly going to the hospital following a fall, according to her office. “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home.” ABC […]
Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order Wednesday that will restrict American investments in certain high-tech sectors in China, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and quantum computing, citing national security concerns, according to senior Biden administration officials. The officials said the “narrow and targeted” restrictions were necessary to protect […]
