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Politics

Latest political news on Decision 2022, videos and photos covering debates, polls and more.

12d ago

2023 Profile in Courage recipients are five South Carolina senators

The awards will take place on Oct. 29 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts.
South Carolina State Senator's (from left to right) Penry Gustafson, Margie Bright Matthews, Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Mia McCleod pose for a portrait on the floor of the senate floor inside South Carolina State House in downtown Columbia, SC on May 11, 2023.
South Carolina State Senator's (from left to right) Penry Gustafson, Margie Bright Matthews, Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Mia McCleod pose for a portrait on the floor of the senate floor inside South Carolina State House in downtown Columbia, SC on May 11, 2023.
17d ago

Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges

The indictment against the president’s son comes after a plea agreement on tax and gun charges fell apart in July and amid a probe of his finances by House Republicans.
Hunter Biden leaves court in Wilmington, Del., on July 26, 2023.
Hunter Biden leaves court in Wilmington, Del., on July 26, 2023.
30d ago

Pentagon launches ‘one-stop shop’ for declassified info about UFOs

The new website will house photos and videos about resolved cases as they are declassified and approved for public release, the Defense Department said.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.
An unidentified aerial phenomenon in a U.S. military video.
31d ago

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case

Trump was scheduled to be arraigned on the charges in the Georgia election case next Wednesday morning.
Former President Donald Trump in Washington on June 24, 2023.
Former President Donald Trump in Washington on June 24, 2023.
31d ago

Mitch McConnell is ‘medically clear’ to continue work, US Capitol doctor says

The Capitol’s attending physician said he “conferred” with the Republican leader’s neurology team and that “occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol on June 7, 2023.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol on June 7, 2023.
33d ago

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is being treated for cancer

The Louisiana Republican said in a statement that he has been “diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a very treatable blood cancer” and that he expects to return to Washington and continue his work as majority leader.
House Majority leader Steve Scalise, R-La., during a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 12, 2023.
House Majority leader Steve Scalise, R-La., during a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 12, 2023.
33d ago

Eminem takes legal action against Vivek Ramaswamy over rapping his music at campaign events

The GOP presidential candidate’s campaign received a cease-and-desist letter from the performing rights organization BMI.
Eminem and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Eminem and Vivek Ramaswamy.
34d ago

‘Joe The Plumber,’ thrust into spotlight for confronting Obama, dies at 49

Joe Wurzelbacher became a political celebrity after posing a question in 2008 to then-candidate Barack Obama regarding his tax policies and small business.
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as Joe the Plumber, at an event with Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Oct. 29, 2008.
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as Joe the Plumber, at an event with Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Oct. 29, 2008.
38d ago

Trump’s mugshot made public by Fulton County jail after arrest

The former president was booked at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on multiple felony charges on Thursday.
Image: Former President Donald Trump was booked at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 24, 2023.
Image: Former President Donald Trump was booked at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 24, 2023.
38d ago

Former President Trump arrested, released at Fulton County jail in election case

Trump is expected to be booked on racketeering and other charges and fingerprinted before being released on a $200,000 bond.
Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
38d ago

Republicans jockey for second place in the first primary debate

Trump skipped the debate, having instead recorded an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Collage of GOP candidates participating in the Milwaukee debate
Collage of GOP candidates participating in the Milwaukee debate