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Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With sources saying special counsel Jack Smith has sent former President Donald Trump a “target letter,” what does that mean, as a general matter ? An official notice, a target letter, according to Justice Department guidelines and experts who spoke with ABC News, is typically the last step […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican candidates for president and lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely fell in line, again, behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he was informed that he is a target in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The target letter indicates that Trump, who is […]
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan attorney general has announced charges against the state’s 16 “fake electors,” the office announced in a press release on Tuesday afternoon, for their alleged role in the scheme after the 2020 presidential election. Attorney General Dana Nessel charged each of the state’s electors with felonies including conspiracy to […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The controversy over Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s comments on Israel will continue Tuesday when the House votes on a Republican-led resolution to reaffirm the U.S. ally is not a racist state and condemn antisemitism — an effort designed to drive a wedge between Democrats as the party contends with differing stances […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith has informed former President Donald Trump by letter that he is a target in his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. Trump also confirmed the development in a post on his Truth Social platform. The letter, […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday unveiled a federal law enforcement reform plan that he’s calling “critically important” and overdue — and a preview of legislation he would push if he is elected president in 2024. “If there’s anything that my life has represented, it is both my faith but it’s […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mike Pence’s latest fundraising totals suggest a rocky road ahead for the former vice president as he fights both for support from voters in the Republican Party he once helped lead — and a spot on next month’s primary debate stage. Pence raised just $1.2 million for his campaign since formally […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the U.S. this week is causing some controversy — with House Speak Kevin McCarthy as well as Democratic leaders and the White House strongly criticizing recent remarks from progressive Democrats. Herzog will meet with President Joe Biden on Tuesday and address a joint meeting of […]
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidate and political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy, who’s climbed in the polls thanks in part to his strategy of embracing and defending former President Donald Trump, made headlines over the weekend when he blamed “pervasive censorship” for the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — but […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on UFOs, officially called unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), next week. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., announced on Twitter that the session is scheduled for July 26. The hearing comes after Republican lawmakers have promised to look deeper into UAPs following unconfirmed claims from […]