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(WASHINGTON) -- Lawyers for former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll have requested that the judge in her defamation case against Donald Trump approve the $91,630,000 bond secured by the former president, subject to a small change in one of the terms. The change reduces the amount of time between the resolution of…

(NEW YORK) -- New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Monday to obstruction charges contained in a new federal indictment filed in Manhattan that added to the bribery and corruption charges he already faced. "Once again not guilty your honor," Menendez said. Menendez came to court alongside his wife, Nadine, who also pleaded…

(NEW YORK) -- New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Monday to obstruction charges contained in a new federal indictment filed in Manhattan that added to the bribery and corruption charges he already faced. "Once again not guilty your honor," Menendez said. Menendez came to court alongside his wife, Nadine, who also pleaded…

(WASHINGTON) -- A coalition of nearly two-dozen progressive groups on Monday launched a seven-figure effort to defend progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized both Israel's military offensive in Gaza and continued U.S. support for Israel -- marking a major new development in the intraparty battle over support for Israel…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday called out Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's misleading use of an anecdote on sex trafficking to attack President Joe Biden's record on border security in her response to his State of the Union address."I'll leave it to her to explain the falsehoods, but I think…

As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to secure their party's nomination and gear up to face off in another general election campaign, Americans are split on who they trust to do a better job leading the country, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.According to the…

(NEW YORK) -- No Labels may finally have a candidate in consideration for its third-party "unity ticket" in the 2024 presidential election.Sources familiar with the group's efforts to field a third-party ticket tell ABC News that No Labels representatives have had meetings with former Georgia GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan…

(WASHINGTON) -- In an election year when polls show voters don't approve of either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, third party and independent options are attracting notice from some."I do think that these conditions with two candidates who are not well-liked running -- that you do have…

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden disappointed some Democrats and immigration activists when he used the term "illegal" at the State of the Union when referring to an undocumented migrant accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley.Now, the administration and his campaign are weighing in on the off-script moment.White House…

(PHILADELPHIA) -- President Joe Biden is heading to battleground Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon to build off his momentum from the State of the Union, kicking off a major ramp-up in his reelection campaign.Biden is being joined by the first lady as he delivers remarks in the outskirts of Philadelphia --…