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(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, facing a political crisis as Democrats question the viability of his campaign and mental fitness, will be put to the test on Thursday when he holds his first solo news conference of the year.The high-stakes moment is an opportunity for Biden to change the narrative…

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, facing a political crisis as Democrats question the viability of his campaign and mental fitness, will be put to the test on Thursday when he holds his first solo news conference of the year.The high-stakes moment is an opportunity for Biden to change the narrative…

(NEW YORK) -- Two-thirds of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll -- including a majority of Joe Biden’s own supporters -- say he should step aside as his party’s presumptive nominee for president given his debate performance two weeks ago. That’s even as Biden continues to run evenly…

(WASHINGTON) -- Michael Cohen asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive his lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump and some Trump administration officials of retaliating against him when he sought release from federal prison.Cohen served time after a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced him in 2018 to three…

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Alaska resigned Monday after an investigation revealed multiple and repeated instances of sexual misconduct and alleged sexual harassment in his office.Former Judge Joshua Kindred, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2019 to Alaska's U.S. District Court and appointed the next year,…

(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal on Wednesday to move forward with legislation that would ban stock trading by members of Congress.The bill would ban lawmakers from buying and selling stocks 90 days after the measure is signed into law, according to a statement shared with…

(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal on Wednesday to move forward with legislation that would ban stock trading by members of Congress.The bill would ban lawmakers from buying and selling stocks 90 days after the measure is signed into law, according to a statement shared with…

(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal on Wednesday to move forward with legislation that would ban stock trading by members of Congress.The bill would ban lawmakers from buying and selling stocks 90 days after the measure is signed into law, according to a statement shared with…

(WASHINGTON) -- New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.Ocasio-Cortez has long criticized multiple conservative members of the Supreme Court, but the rhetoric of impeachment was amped up in the wake of recent rulings, including the court's decision…

(WASHINGTON) -- With just days until former President Donald Trump is expected to reveal his vice presidential pick, on Wednesday he commented on the characteristics he likes about each candidate on his shortlist -- while also highlighting some potential challenges.Trump joined Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade on his podcast…