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Timothy A. Clary/ Getty Images (PHILIDELPHIA) — The presidential debate set to be held by ABC News will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the network announced on Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump had previously committed to attending. The Sept. 10 debate will be moderated by “World […]
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a long-awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court found that former President Donald Trump has some executive immunity for official acts committed as president, leaving experts concerned that the decision has drastically expanded presidential powers and dealt a blow to checks and balances. One constitutional law expert warned […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Commission on Presidential Debates is pushing back against suggestions from the Trump campaign that it move its general debate calendar up — standing firm in its decision to hold the first broadcast on Sept. 16, 2024. In a statement released on Wednesday, a day after Trump senior campaign advisers […]
Henrik5000/Getty Images (MANCHESTER, N.H.) — ABC News, partnering with WMUR-TV, announced Thursday it will host a Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire next month, just days ahead of its first-in-the-nation GOP primary election. Held in coordination with the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, the Thursday Jan. 18 debate will take place at Saint Anselm […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Building on a key part of his pitch to conservative voters, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said during a speech in the nation’s capital on Wednesday that he wants to cut the federal workforce by 75% — in part by dismantling the government. Ramaswamy spoke at the America First Policy Institute […]
RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images (QUITO, Ecuador) — One suspect in Villavicencio’s assassination is dead and six other suspects, said to be Colombian nationals, have been arrested, according to a press conference from Interior Minister Jose Serrano. The six suspects currently in custody are reported to have ties to organized crime, as the local government […]
RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images (QUITO, Ecuador) — Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, whose campaign highlighted alleged connections between gangs and government officials, was assassinated at the end of a campaign rally in Quito on Wednesday. He was 59 years old and was one of nine candidates running for office. Villavicencio, who was […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With six months until nomination contests begin, presidential candidates are once again converging on Iowa, the first-in-the-nation Republican primary state whose coveted nomination remains up for grabs. On Friday night, GOP candidates will flock to the state’s capital of Des Moines for the Lincoln Dinner, an event hosted by the […]
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday night in what his campaign billed as a major foreign policy address for the long shot Democratic presidential candidate. He told the crowd that he believes the U.S. government bears some responsibility for Russia’s invasion of […]
Prasit photo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican candidates running for president are struggling with how to address abortion in a post-Roe America. Most are choosing their words carefully — or not commenting directly at all — as restricting what women can do when it comes to reproductive rights has shown to be unpopular with many […]