Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas.) — Sheila Jackson Lee, the longtime U.S. representative from Texas, has died, according to a statement issued Friday night from her family. The congresswoman died at the age of 74 after a brief battle with cancer. “With incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite a cascade of defections from within his own party in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has been able to count on labor unions as a bulwark against diminishing support for his re-election bid. That backing has begun to weaken, however, placing further pressure on Biden at a moment of […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three weeks after President Joe Biden’s fumbled first debate, some of the delegates who pledged to nominate him at the party convention in August have now joined big-dollar donors in the push to consider other names for the top of the ticket, sources tell ABC News. And as the Democratic […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s symptoms from COVID-19 “continue to improve steadily,” but he is “still experiencing a loose, non-productive cough and hoarseness,” his doctor said on Saturday. “His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature remain absolutely normal. His oxygen saturation continues to be excellent on room air. His lungs remain […]

Leon Neal/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Former President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail in the battleground state of Michigan — days after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the party’s convention for the third time. This time, though, Trump will be joined by his running mate, […]

Mustafa Hussain/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is facing a critical point in his reelection bid as Democratic calls for him to exit the 2024 race continue to mount despite his efforts to shut them down. A poor debate performance against Donald Trump reignited questions about Biden’s age and fitness to carry […]

ABC News (MADISON, Wis.) — As the 2024 elections heat up and politicians vie for Americans’ votes, an important group is feeling forgotten. Rural America, home to many agricultural and manufacturing workers, is still figuring out which political message resonates with them, according to Wisconsin farmers Katie and Grant Grinstead. “I haven’t heard it yet,” […]

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden late Friday dissected former President Donald Trump’s speech accepting the Republican nomination the night before with a lengthy 13-post thread on X, coupled with a fundraising plea, in which he calls out his rival for different things he said. “I’m stuck at home with COVID, so I […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee on Friday made the case for proceeding with President Joe Biden’s virtual nomination while also outlining next steps in the process and how virtual roll call voting would work. Crucially, the Rules Committee did not take any votes, but just discussed the various proposals […]

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the 2024 presidential race intensifies, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are making their appeal to the growing Black and Hispanic voting blocs. Hispanics and Latinos are growing at the second-fastest rate of any major racial and ethnic group in the U.S. electorate since the […]