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Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the war in Ukraine hasn’t devolved into a stalemate but he acknowledged it remains “hard going” against Russia. “We said before this counteroffensive started that it’d be hard going, and it’s been hard going,” Sullivan said in an interview with […]
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Sens. Joe Lieberman and Doug Jones appeared Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” to debate the viability of a bipartisan third-party presidential ticket in 2024 — and whether that effort could serve as a spoiler in the race for the White House. Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent who represented Connecticut, is […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that he believes Republican front-runner Donald Trump will — despite suggesting otherwise — end up attending the first GOP primary debate, in Milwaukee next month. Christie, a former ABC News contributor, told ABC “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos he thinks Trump’s […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson clashed with 2024 Republican candidates like former Vice President Mike Pence at The Family Leadership Summit in Iowa on Friday, with some candidates expressing frustration that Carlson didn’t focus the “fireside chats” on family issues which unite the crowd of evangelical Midwesterners, but […]
Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new abortion bill into law Friday banning the procedure after six weeks. It comes after lawmakers held a special session on Tuesday with the “sole purpose” of passing the legislation. “We have a responsibility not only to protect the unborn in law, […]
Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign announced Friday that it, along with the Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees, raised a collective $72 million since the president launched his reelection bid in April. The groups say they finished the quarter with a massive $77 million on hand. […]
Octavio Jones/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A pro-Trump super PAC paid former President Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump $155,000 in 2021, a newly certified personal financial disclosure report from the former president revealed Thursday — prompting attacks from some Trump critics. The super PAC, dubbed Make America Great Again, Again, in its separate Federal Election Commission […]
Pool via ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As the State Department faces historic demand for passports, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Friday renewed his calls for changes in the monthslong renewal process. The State Department received a record 22 million requests last year and is on track to shatter that mark with an estimated 25 million […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Led by Republicans, the House on Thursday approved several controversial amendments to the annual National Defense Authorization Act — guaranteeing a fight with Democrats during final passage, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he expects to be on Friday. With more votes to come Thursday night, the House approved changes to the […]
Alex Edelman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional Democrats on Thursday unveiled a new push to make the Equal Rights Amendment part of the Constitution. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri introduced a joint resolution stating the gender-equality measure has met ratification requirements and should be finalized as the 28th Amendment immediately […]
