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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Tuesday that she is entering the race for Georgia governor in 2026, the second Democrat to declare a run for the state’s top job. Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, but after a controversial first term decided against seeking …

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has died, after an extended battle with cancer that weeks ago prompted him to not seek reelection to Congress. He was 75 and “passed away peacefully at his home” Wednesday morning, according to a statement from his family. Connolly was elected to Congress in 2008, …

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, the U.S. Senate passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, endorsing a proposal backed by President Donald Trump to give working Americans a tax break on reported cash tips. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, now moves to the House …

The U.S. House Republicans who have yet to rally behind the party’s “big, beautiful bill” huddled in the speaker’s office Tuesday as different factions tried to hash out agreement on taxes, Medicaid and a few other outstanding issues. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters before those meetings began there were …

Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said Monday she is charging Rep. LaMonica McIver with “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement” during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside a migrant jail in Newark 10 days ago. Habba also announced her office is dropping Baraka’s misdemeanor trespassing charge “for the sake …

The Trump administration has agreed to pay $4.9 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer during the January 6, 2021 riot, according to sources familiar with the deal who spoke to ABC News. The …

Former President Donald Trump said his two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday was “excellent,” and that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war will “immediately start.” The announcement, made during a press conference Monday afternoon, represents Trump’s most direct intervention in the two-year-long war …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law the Take It Down Act, landmark legislation that makes it a federal crime to post sexually explicit content online — whether real or AI-generated — without consent. The bill aims to combat the rise of deepfake harassment and ensure swift removal of …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to proceed with revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, a move that could result in mass deportations and has triggered fierce backlash from immigration advocates and legal experts. The brief unsigned order …

In a major shift in federal gun policy, the Trump administration will now allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, a controversial device that increases the firing rate of semiautomatic rifles, after the Department of Justice settled multiple legal challenges over the issue. The settlement, announced Friday, ends the federal government’s …

U.S. House Republicans on the Budget Committee moved the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill a step closer to the chamber floor in a rare Sunday night vote after a handful of conservatives blocked the bill Friday. The massive deal squeaked through on a 17-16 vote, with four far-right panel members voting …

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, his office confirmed Sunday. The 82-year-old is currently reviewing treatment options with his medical team. Doctors discovered a prostate nodule and urinary symptoms during an examination last week. After further testing, Biden was …

A violent explosion that tore through a fertility clinic in Palm Springs on Saturday is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism, authorities said, after the suspect — who died in the blast — left behind extremist writings condemning human reproduction. The FBI confirmed Sunday evening that the incident …

Moody’s Ratings Service on Friday downgraded the credit rating of the United States, warning that rising interest payments, expanding federal debt, and a lack of meaningful fiscal reform pose long-term risks to the country’s creditworthiness. The downgrade drops the U.S. one notch below Moody’s top-tier rating, reflecting growing concerns about …

In a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump, the Republican-led House Budget Committee on Friday rejected a sweeping multitrillion-dollar spending package central to Trump’s economic agenda. The 16-21 vote exposed deep divisions within the GOP and throws into doubt the party’s ability to advance the bill before …