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Sen. Chuck Schumer defended the "rationale" behind delaying the take-down of the Chinese spy balloon on Sunday and said the U.S. gathered "enormous intelligence."

Fox News contributor Leo Terrell said that Alec Baldwin's ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos was one of his 'biggest mistakes' following the shooting.

Trump "says a lot of things," noted Ohio Rep. David Joyce, who insisted he "can't be chasing every one of these crazy statements."

Donald Trump's comment is now putting some self-proclaimed constitutional conservatives in the hot seat over their support for him.

Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he supports House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next Speaker and said calls by far-right Republicans to include a motion to vacate the chair in next Congress’s set of House rules were a “stupid idea.” Joyce told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC that…

Pete Buttigieg says recession is "possible but not inevitable," adding the Biden administration is working on expanding production capacity in the U.S.

George Stephanopoulos recalled then-candidate Donald Trump had a fit off-camera over interview questions about Russia.

Essentially unnoticed by the world, ABC's Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos have reached a milestone on “Good Morning America.”.

During a getting-to-know-you dinner shortly after being named co-hosts of “Good Morning America” in 2009, George Stephanopoulos told Robin Roberts that he didn't really want to do the job. A handful of individuals have longer tenures — Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel, Matt Lauer, Joan Lunden. Lunden and Charles Gibson lasted 10 years together on “Good Morning America,” Couric and Lauer nine years on “Today.”

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., defended the "defund the police" slogan during a Tuesday interview with ABC "Good Morning America" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

Michael Mann, the director behind such films as the acclaimed Los Angeles heist drama "Heat" and the upcoming "Ferrari" (now in production in Italy), talks with correspondent Seth Doane about his fascination with cities, and his new novel, "Heat 2," a prequel/sequel that translates his cinematic obsessions to the printed page.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday said "it's not right" for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to say that the Democrats' policy initiatives are "contributing to inflation.""With all the respect in the world to my friend Joe Manchin, it's not right to say that what we're doing is contributing to inflation because it is exactly the opposite," Pelosi told anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week."Pelosi's comments came days after the Labor...

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering further amending its isolation guidance for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 but remain asymptomatic.Asked by host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" why the CDC does not require that individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 receive a negative test before leaving quarantine as an "extra layer of protection," Fauci said such...

The actor sat down with ABC News for his first formal interview since discharging a prop firearm that killed a crew member and injured another.

The actor sat down with ABC News for his first formal interview since discharging a prop firearm that killed a crew member and injured another.

"Someone is responsible for what happened and I can't say who that is, but I know it's not me," Baldwin said.

"Someone is responsible for what happened and I can't say who that is, but I know it's not me," Baldwin said.

A camera crew member on the film 'Rust' disputed claims by actor Alec Baldwin that he didn't pull the trigger on the Colt .45 prop gun, fatally shooting the movie's cinematographer and injuring its director.

Alec Baldwin says someone is responsible for the shooting on a New Mexico film set that killed a cinematographer, but it's not him.

Alec Baldwin sat down with ABC News for his first formal interview since discharging a prop firearm that killed a crew member and injured another.

ABC News has released a clip in which Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that he did not pull the trigger on a gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer.

George Stephanopoulos says his Alec Baldwin interview about Rust was 'the most intense' of his ABC career

Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing back against media reports of White House tensions between her office and the president’s.

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a bombshell 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices that was based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters.

Jury selection is expected to begin today in the long awaited trial of Elizabeth Holmes – the founder of failed blood testing company, Theranos. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver sat down with John Carreyrou, the host of "Bad Blood: The Final Chapter" to talk about the trial.

President Joe Biden still faces daunting challenges born of the hasty end of the Afghanistan war.

Photo Illustration by Kristen Hazzard & Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyA bombshell lawsuit against the former top producer of Good Morning America has ignited a firestorm behind the scenes, with co-hosts George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts allegedly at each other’s throats over the handling of claims that their former boss sexually assaulted multiple women at the network, four people with knowledge of situation told The Daily Beast.The fallout from the lawsuit has engulfed ABC News

Division president Kim Godwin, brought in to improve the culture, faces her first challenge.

The White House says President Joe Biden has postponed plans to head to his Delaware home on Friday and instead will spend the night in Washington.

President Joe Biden says he’s committed to keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawal

The U.S. State Department says evacuees from Afghanistan are not required to get a negative COVID-19 test to be able to leave Kabul.

The US president says the chaos in Afghanistan was unavoidable and refuses to acknowledge any mistakes.

ABC News panelist Margaret Hoover said on Sunday that patients receiving government healthcare should be required to get the coronavirus vaccine.

GOP's Portman says Senate infrastructure deal '90 percent' done, held up by mass transit

Jake Sullivan: U.S. must keep 'eye on the ball' amid nuclear talks with Iran

Economist and academic Glenn Loury on Sunday said the United States should “get beyond race” and reparations would be “disastrous” for the future of America.

Former British deputy prime minister says company has other options to deal with misinformation

President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet next month in Geneva.

The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters who signed a petition calling for him to be the new “Jeopardy!”.

Team Brownsville, a humanitarian group, is helping the migrants reach their final destination in the U.S. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. Still, the encounters of both unaccompanied minors and families remain lower than at various points during the Trump administration, including in spring 2019. They deride the policies Trump implemented to deter asylum as cruel and inhumane and an abdication of the country’s humanitarian responsibilities. "The Trump administration did everything in their power for four years to make the already broken immigration system as cumbersome and ineffective as possible. ... You leave yourself nowhere to go.”Ad“They’re kind of stuck in a corner,” agreed Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies think tank, which advocates on behalf of more restrictive immigration policies.

Team Brownsville, a humanitarian group, is helping the migrants reach their final destination in the U.S. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. Still, the encounters of both unaccompanied minors and families remain lower than at various points during the Trump administration, including in spring 2019. They deride the policies Trump implemented to deter asylum as cruel and inhumane and an abdication of the country’s humanitarian responsibilities. "The Trump administration did everything in their power for four years to make the already broken immigration system as cumbersome and ineffective as possible. ... You leave yourself nowhere to go.”Ad“They’re kind of stuck in a corner,” agreed Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies think tank, which advocates on behalf of more restrictive immigration policies.

In an interview with ABC News, Mr. Biden endorsed a return to the talking filibuster, in which a senator has to stay on the floor and continue talking to hold up legislation. "I don't think you have to eliminate the filibuster," the president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. Asked by Stephanopoulos if he is in favor of bringing back the talking filibuster and for that reform, the president said, "I am. Mansfield's so-called "two-track system" created the "silent filibuster," according to the article, in which a senator could filibuster a measure without speaking a word. Support for eliminating the filibuster has begun to swell among Democrats as they aim to move through Congress legislation addressing election reform, police reform and protections for LGBTQ Americans.

President Biden said Tuesday that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign if the state attorney general's investigation confirms the claims of the women who have accused the governor of sexual harassment. Mr. Biden also said Cuomo would "probably be prosecuted" if the claims were found to be true. The president's comments came during an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, who asked Mr. Biden whether Cuomo should resign if "the investigation confirms the claims of the women." "Yes," Mr. Biden replied. His office has pledged to cooperate with the state attorney general's investigation.

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden says that it will be “tough” for the U.S. to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan but that the complete drawdown won’t take much longer. Biden, in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that aired Wednesday, said he was consulting with allies on the pace of the drawdown. The Trump deal caught some American allies off guard, as the roughly 7,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan rely on the U.S. for logistics and security support. Ad“That was not a very solidly negotiated deal that the president, the former president worked out,” Biden said in the interview.

Fresh off passage of Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, Democrats who control the Senate will face challenges passing the rest of their priorities. While the House is able to approve bills swiftly, the rules of the Senate are more cumbersome. Smith Goes to Washington,” when the Jimmy Stewart character spoke for hours on the Senate floor. Several Republicans are likely to be eager to take their turn talking for hours on the Senate floor to rail against the White House. Democrats did away with the filibuster rules to overcome Republican stonewalling of President Barack Obama's executive branch nominations and some judicial nominees.

Texas DPS officers gather near a closed walkway to the Dallas convention center before a news conferenced about migrant children detentions Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s head of Homeland Security sparred Wednesday with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border, refusing to concede the situation was a crisis or even much different from what the two previous administrations faced. He also noted that Homeland Security has expanded an effort to vaccinate Border Patrol members. AdThe surge in migrant children has overwhelmed facilities and coincided with the arrival of immigrant families fleeing poverty and violence in Central America. During Wednesday's hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, Mayorkas and some members of Congress attempted to shift the focus to non-border issues handled by his department.

President Biden said Tuesday that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign if the state attorney general's investigation confirms the claims of the women who have accused the governor of sexual harassment. Mr. Biden also said Cuomo would "probably be prosecuted" if the claims were found to be true. The president's comments came during an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, who asked Mr. Biden whether Cuomo should resign if "the investigation confirms the claims of the women." "Yes," Mr. Biden replied. His office has pledged to cooperate with the state attorney general's investigation.

Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations reached the White House on Tuesday, with President Joe Biden saying Cuomo should resign if the state attorney general's investigation confirms the claims against him. When asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos whether Cuomo should resign if the investigation confirms the women’s claims, Biden said “yes” and added, “I think he’d probably end up being prosecuted, too.”“It takes a lot of courage to come forward so the presumption is it should be taken seriously," Biden said. James last week named a former federal prosecutor, Joon Kim, and employment discrimination attorney Anne Clark to lead the Cuomo investigation. The sexual harassment investigation is in addition to scrutiny that Cuomo is facing from federal prosecutors who are looking into how his administration handled data on COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes. Biden has denied her claims, and multiple current and former Biden staffers have said they have no recollection of such an encounter.

President Joe Biden gestures during remarks on the implementation of the American Rescue Plan in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 15, 2021. President Joe Biden said in a new interview that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if an investigation confirms allegations by multiple women that Cuomo sexually harassed them. I just don't know," Biden said. Cuomo of New York," Stephanopoulos said.

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. “The impeachment trial that you're all ignoring, I guess you're afraid ...”At that point, he was shouted down by Watters and Gutfeld. “Impeachment? “We will continue to bring you live coverage of the impeachment trial here on One America News,” anchor Jennifer Franco said. During the trial's first afternoon break, Fox turned to Trump spokesman Jason Miller, who denounced the Democrats' case.

Pro football Hall of Famer and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19, his co-host Robin Roberts announced on Thursday. "We know that you have noticed that Michael has not been here with us this week," Roberts said. Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is at home quarantining, "GMA" co-host Robin Roberts said. Strahan, a former defensive end for the New York Giants, is the latest high-profile figure to reveal a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Last year, Stephanopoulos tested positive after his wife, Ali Wentworth, had been battling COVID-19.

Pro football Hall of Famer and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19, his co-host Robin Roberts announced on Thursday. "We know that you have noticed that Michael has not been here with us this week," Roberts said. Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is at home quarantining, "GMA" co-host Robin Roberts said. Strahan, a former defensive end for the New York Giants, is the latest high-profile figure to reveal a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Last year, Stephanopoulos tested positive after his wife, Ali Wentworth, had been battling COVID-19.

People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. “Security here at the U.S. Capitol has failed.”Given Trump's speech and two months of baseless charges that the election was rigged, several journalists raised questions about why law enforcement seemed so unprepared. Even as the building was being stormed, Trump supporters in the media were calling into question who was responsible. Fox anchor Martha MacCallum, before the scope of the violence inside the Capitol was known, called the breach a “huge victory” for protestors. The nation's deep divisions played out in the media before and after protestors moved on the Capitol.

Because votes are counted state by state, verdicts by the media outlets' decision desks serve as the unofficial finish line for the presidential race. The closeness of the race in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina proved another challenge. “We just have to be certain before we call a winner in the presidential election,” said Sally Buzbee, executive editor and senior vice president of the AP. Heading into Saturday, CNN, CBS, NBC and ABC — which coordinate their vote counts and exit polls — had Biden at 253 electoral votes. All know that calling a presidential election wrong is a career-wrecker.

A man stops to watch election returns on electronic billboards in Times Square, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in New York. Cable and broadcast news divisions followed the story closely, even as they learned that election night coverage was a relative dud with viewers. An estimated 56.9 million people watched coverage over 21 networks during primetime hours Tuesday, down sharply from the 71.4 million viewers on election night 2016, the Nielsen company said. For weeks, media outlets had warned that Americans would need patience on election night and beyond, and that turned out to be their most accurate prediction. Even if Biden won the presidency, Democrats were sure to face questions about why the race was so close and why predicted gains in Congress didn't materialize.

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)NEW YORK – It's not the tally that really matters, but Joe Biden scored something of an upset over President Donald Trump. In their dueling town halls, the Democratic presidential candidate reached more viewers on ABC than Trump did for NBC News Thursday night. The Biden town hall reached 14.1 million people on ABC between 8 and 9 p.m. and Trump had 13.5 million combined on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC, the Nielsen company said. “Well, that just happened,” MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said as soon as Trump's town hall with Savannah Guthrie ended, proceeding to launch into a lengthy fact-check. The Biden town hall, with questions from the audience and moderator George Stephanopoulos, lasted 90 minutes.

Coming just two and half weeks before Election Day, the night offered crystalizing contrasts and a national, if divided, audience. President Donald Trump speaks during an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. After Biden’s 90-minute town hall event formally concluded, the candidate spent another half hour taking questions from those in the audience who didn’t get an opportunity during the televised program. President Donald Trump speaks during an NBC News Town Hall with moderator Savannah Guthrie, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. The presidential rivals took questions in different cities on different networks: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia.

Senate Republicans are squeezing Barrett's nomination, hearings and confirmation vote process, which typically takes months, into a matter of days in order to get it done before Election Day on Nov. 3. His position on adding justices, he said "depends on how much [Senate Republicans] rush this." When several of Biden's rivals in the 2020 Democratic primary called for adding seats to the Supreme Court, Biden said it was a "bad idea." In September, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer opened the door both to expanding the Supreme Court and removing the legislative filibuster – which Democrats would likely need to do to pass legislation to remake the court. Even so, it remains unclear whether Schumer, or a hypothetical President Biden, would be able to muster a majority of Democrats to back a Supreme Court expansion bill.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation. Angry and combative, Trump refused to denounce the QAnon conspiracy group — and only testily did so regarding white supremacists. Trump and Biden were supposed to spend Thursday night on the same debate stage in Miami. The presidential rivals took questions in different cities on different networks: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia. Trump was Trump.

During an interview with Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, Maddow asked whether she was “as mad as everybody else” about the Trump town hall. NBC said it agreed to set up the dueling town hall after Trump was administered a coronavirus test Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health. Trump's town hall on NBC is scheduled for an hour. An estimated 6.7 million people saw Biden at an NBC News-sponsored town hall last week. Trump's ABC town hall with Stephanopoulos on Sept. 15 was seen by 3.8 million people, Nielsen said.

He sounded great," Pence told reporters at Joint Base Andrews before heading west to Utah for this week's vice presidential debate. And we’re looking very much forward to the vice presidential debate,” he said. The spotlight on Pence will be especially bright Wednesday when he participates in the vice presidential debate with California Sen. Kamala Harris. “Normally, the vice presidential debate is inconsequential. Whether Trump secures another term or not, Pence is a likely Republican presidential contender in 2024.

President Donald Trump’s town hall in front of undecided Pennsylvania voters offered an intriguing preview of how he may approach his first debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden in two weeks. LONG-PROMISED POLICY PLANS“We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks,” Trump said on July 19. MODERATORS MATTERABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos pushed back against some of Trump’s comments but didn’t always challenge the president’s misstatements. But, facing a moderator and not an opponent, Trump was able to often set the tone for the discussion. A debate in which Trump is face-to-face with Biden and has a strict time limit will be a different challenge entirely.

“There are people that don’t think masks are good,” Trump said, though his own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly urges their use. Taped at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, it featured Trump taking questions from an audience of just 21 voters to comply with state and local coronavirus regulations. Trump has been unusually mum on his debate preparations ahead of the first debate, set to take place in Cleveland. “Well, I sort of prepare every day by just doing what I’m doing,” Trump said. Biden is to have his own opportunity to hone his skills taking questions from voters on Thursday, when he participates in a televised town hall hosted by CNN.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was participating in a televised “town hall” with uncommitted voters Tuesday night, a warm up of sorts two weeks before he faces Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the first presidential debate. Trump has been unusually mum on his debate preparations ahead of the first debate, scheduled for Sept. 29 in Cleveland. Trump, in the Fox interview, lowered expectations for his Democratic opponent's performance, judging Biden “a disaster” and “grossly incompetent” in the primary debates. The second of the three scheduled debates, set to be held in Miami on Oct. 15, will feature a similar “town meeting” style. Biden is to have his own opportunity to hone his skills taking questions from voters on Thursday, when he participates in a televised town hall hosted by CNN.

(Democratic National Convention via AP)NEW YORK An unexpected travelogue connected as a television event during the second night of the Democrats' virtual convention, livening up a show that so far is struggling in the ratings. Four years ago, opening night drew just under 26 million viewers. NBC's telecast drew 2.28 million viewers, down from 4.29 million four years ago, Nielsen said. The left-leaning MSNBC, where Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace were anchors, led the way Monday with 5.1 million viewers, up from four years ago. Fox News Channel's audience was unimpressed; the 2.1 million viewers it reached for its hour of convention coverage compared poorly with the 3.4 million viewers that time slot occupant Laura Ingraham had on an average July day.

(Scott Olson/Pool via AP)NEW YORK After a night in which television struggled to keep up with the Democrats' virtual convention, networks were rewarded with the most traditional of political events a powerful speech. This will not be like any convention we have seen before, ever, CNNs Anderson Cooper said at the opening of his networks coverage. Segments spent on broadcast networks previewing speeches by Obama and Sanders seemed like time-wasters when there were other things to show. Wallace's colleague, Dana Perino, stumbled into an unfortunate word choice in an effort to convey enthusiasm for Obama's address. Four years ago, when Hillary Clinton was nominated, 25 million people tuned in to the first night.

In a statement, Microsoft said Microsoft and ByteDance have provided notice of their intent to explore a deal resulting in Microsoft owning and operating the TikTok service in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Trump said on Friday that he would soon ban TikTok in the United States. It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury, the Microsoft statement said. Previously, there were reports that Microsoft was in advanced talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, which has been a source of national security and censorship concerns for the Trump administration. In its statement, Microsoft said it may invite other American investors to participate on a minority basis in the purchase of TikTok.

LOS ANGELES Mel Gibson spent a week in a Los Angeles hospital in April after testing positive for COVID-19, his representative said Friday. The 64-year-old actor and director has completely recovered and is doing great according to the rep. Gibson is the latest in a long string of high profile figures to go public with coronavirus diagnoses and recoveries including Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, George Stephanopoulos and the singer Pink. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. The U.S. has more than 4 million known cases of the coronavirus, with more than 140,000 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.