Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Kari Lake, the Senate candidate backed by former President Donald Trump in Arizona, has raised just over $1 million at a fundraiser for her campaign underway at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Wednesday, two campaign officials told ABC News. The single-night haulRead More →
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his New York hush money case, in part because he failed to invoke the defense in a timely fashion, the judge in the case ruled Wednesday. Trump was “well aware” he could try toRead More →
Department of Justice via AP (WASHINGTON) — A Washington state man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison. Taylor James Johnatakis was convicted in November on seven charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting police officers.Read More →
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two brothers who helped fund former President Donald Trump’s now-public social media company pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading. Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman made millions by trading in shares of Digital World Acquisition Corporation before it merged with Trump Media,Read More →
Brett Carlsen/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Dangerous tornadoes tore through the central U.S. Tuesday night, including Kentucky, where one person was killed, according to the governor. Over the last two days, more than 20 tornadoes were reported across states including Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Missouri. In Kentucky, whereRead More →
DEA /V. GIANNELLA/Getty Images (LUSAKA, Zambia) — An elderly American tourist was killed after an “aggressive” bull elephant attacked a vehicle during a game drive in Zambia, the safari operator said. The incident took place Saturday morning at Kafue National Park in Zambia, a Lusaka police spokesperson confirmed to ABCRead More →
Daniel Steinle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans – including former President Donald Trump – who disagree with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies paint a dire picture of America as a country ruined by crime committed by migrants living illegally in the U.S. It is true that some people whoRead More →
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs for Americans. The remarks were at an official event, but came as Biden makes cracking down on corporate greedRead More →
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (LINCOLN, Neb.) — Multiple key lawmakers in Nebraska are pouring cold water on the prospect of passing a long gestating bill newly endorsed by former President Donald Trump and Gov. Jim Pillen that would change the state’s system of awarding Electoral College votes.Read More →
David Talukdar/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Chicago Wednesday to highlight decreases in violent crime around the country, and announced a surge of investments and resources that he said will be aimed at “doubling down” on recent progress by law enforcement and their local partners. “These declinesRead More →
