President Biden on Sunday spoke to Qatar’s leader, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, about ongoing efforts to increase humanitarian assistance into Gaza and to secure the release of all hostages held by Hamas, which includes a 3-year-old American toddler. Biden thanked the Qatari leader personally for “his earlier efforts to secure the release of hostages...
Former President Trump’s legal team will mount its defense Monday in the sprawling civil fraud case targeting his business empire. His legal team will be able to set the narrative of his business dealings and attempt to prove to a New York judge he should not have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in financial penalties to the...
The House may consider a resolution this week that aims to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a push by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to do so, according to the chamber's schedule of measures it plans to consider. The Mayorkas impeachment resolution was listed under measures the chamber "may" consider. The House will...
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) announced Sunday he plans to resign from Congress in February 2024, after serving 19 years in the House of Representatives. Higgins, who represents New York’s heavily Democratic 26th Congressional District, cited growing dysfunction in Congress, in announcing his departure. “I’ve always been a little impatient, and that trait has helped...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday urged Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) against launching a third-party presidential bid, arguing it may "mar his legacy," while digging into No Labels, the centrist party that has flirted with putting Manchin on a potential third-party ticket. Pressed by ABC News's "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl over his message...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said he believes a third-party presidential run by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) would take away more votes from former President Trump than from President Biden, while noting he isn't "terribly worried" the West Virginia senator will launch a White House bid. Manchin, 76, announced last week he will not...
President Biden's communications director said president needs another four years in office to "finish the job" on the economy, so Americans aren't working multiple jobs.