Politics

Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key progressive member of the House whose district covers swaths of the Bronx and Queens, endorsed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Thursday for the city’s upcoming Democratic mayoral primary — one day after the candidate clashed with front-runner former New […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a phone interview Friday morning, hours after his blistering exchange with Elon Musk, President Donald Trump sounded remarkably unconcerned about their feud, as if it weren’t even the most interesting thing that happened Thursday. Speaking on a phone call Friday morning shortly before 7 a.m., ABC News asked him […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson is working to keep the focus on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on Friday as all eyes remain on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk amid their bitter public feud. Johnson is pushing the House-passed bill that advances Trump’s legislative agenda, which is being negotiated in the […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a phone interview Friday morning, hours after his blistering exchange with Elon Musk, President Donald Trump sounded remarkably unconcerned about their feud, as if it weren’t even the most interesting thing that happened Thursday. Speaking on a phone call Friday morning shortly before 7 a.m., ABC News asked him […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday continued to stand by President Donald Trump during his public feud with Elon Musk, but is notably not criticizing the Tesla billionaire directly. Vance first weighed in hours after the explosive exchange began on Thursday, offering only a brief post […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s administration sought to conspire to cover up his mental state while in office, prompting a response from Biden. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden said in a statement. “I […]

Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua via Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Harvard University is calling President Donald Trump’s proclamation to block foreign students from attending the university another “illegal retaliatory step.” “This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the administration in violation of Harvard’s First Amendment rights,” Harvard said in a statement. “Harvard will continue […]

Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A war of words between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump erupted into a full meltdown Thursday, with Musk slamming Trump for “ingratitude” over the 2024 election, agreeing with a call for his impeachment, slamming the president’s signature legislation and even claiming Trump was in the Epstein […]

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in favor of an Ohio woman who wants to bring an employment discrimination claim against the state, alleging she was passed over for a job on the basis of her heterosexual orientation. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion. The plaintiff, Marlean Ames, […]

Florence Lo-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone Thursday amid trade tensions between the two countries — and during the call, Trump said Xi invited him to visit China. In a social media post, Trump said they discussed “some of the intricacies of our recently made, […]