Former presidential speechwriter shares behind-the-scenes look at State of the Union prep
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Terry Szuplat, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, spoke with ABC News’ Linsey Davis Thursday just before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, about his experiences helping craft the speech
Reality Roundup: 'The Bachelor''s Maria says farewell, 'RHONJ' season 14 trailer
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: The Bachelor (ABC)Bachelor Nation was left stunned on Monday night after lead Joey Graziadei eliminated
Russian state-backed hackers breached Microsoft's core software systems, company says
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images (CHEVY CHASE, Md.) — A Russian state-backed group that Microsoft said hacked into its corporate email accounts was able to gain access to its core software systems, the company announced on Friday. Microsoft said
Students protest DEI firings at the University of Florida
Getty Images – STOCK (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — University of Florida students protested outside of the Board of Trustees meeting Friday over the university’s decision to eliminate all of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions. Student groups
Harris noncommittal on whether Biden will debate Trump; is 'ready' to serve if necessary
Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in a post-State of the Union interview with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce on Friday, praised President Joe Biden’s “passionate” performance but was noncommittal on
Stronger than expected job gains reinforce hope of 'soft landing'
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. job gains far exceeded expectations in February, a defiant show of strength that keeps the economy humming but signals a cooldown from the breakneck start to 2024, U.S. Bureau of Labor
No Labels weighs moving forward with bipartisan presidential ticket
Amanda Voisard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After flirting with a third-party presidential bid over the past year, No Labels is set to hold a meeting Friday where its members intend to make a decision on whether the movement
Trump secures $91 million bond for judgment in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has secured a $91,630,000 bond for the judgment in his defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll. The former president obtained an appeals bond from the
Chicago reports first measles cases since 2019 amid rising infections across US
Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — Chicago health officials have confirmed the city’s first measles cases since 2019 amid a rising number of infections across the U.S. The first case was confirmed Thursday in a city resident
UFOs in storage? Findings about alien technology from exhaustive Pentagon review
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — A wide-ranging Pentagon review of decades of U.S. government investigations into UFO sightings has found no evidence that any of the sightings were extraterrestrial in origin and also found no evidence