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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday slammed former President Donald Trump for insinuating President Joe Biden authorized his potential assassination during the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago resort in August 2022 for confidential government material, pointing out that a similar Justice Department memo on theRead More →

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign held a call with a group of supporters of former presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday night — after Haley said she would vote for former President Donald Trump in November. ABC News has confirmed thatRead More →

Former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally on May 1, 2024 in Freeland, Michigan. Nic Antaya/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a rally in deep-blue South Bronx, New York, on Thursday evening as he looks to court the Hispanic and Black votersRead More →

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn South Carolina congressional district, reversing lower court rulings that had struck it down as a product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering that excluded Black voters. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court in a 6-3 ruling fromRead More →

Louisville Metro Police Department (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A Louisville, Kentucky, police officer violated department policy when he failed to turn on his body-worn camera during a traffic incident involving golf star Scottie Scheffler during the PGA Championship, authorities said Thursday. The golfer, ranked No. 1 in the world, was drivingRead More →

George Doyle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its highest-on record May hurricane forecast for the upcoming hurricane season. All categories of storms are expected to exceed the typical number seen every year, National Weather Service forecasters announced Thursday in a news conference forRead More →

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NASA announced the new target launch date for the first astronaut-crewed flight into space aboard Boeing’s Starliner after several delays. The first flight will attempt to launch on Saturday, June 1, at 12:25 p.m. ET, with backup dates set for June 2, June 5Read More →

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been triedRead More →

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The GOP-led House Education Committee on Thursday called on more university leaders to defend their handling of pro-Palestinian protests and respond to allegations of antisemitism on campus. Leaders from Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA testified as the committee’s main witnesses, joining the presidents of Harvard University,Read More →

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a newly-drawn South Carolina congressional district, reversing a lower court decision that had struck it down as product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court in a 6-3 ruling from which the liberal justicesRead More →