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President Joe Biden will on Tuesday issue a defense of American leadership and reiterate U.S. support for Ukraine, during a speech at the United Nations, officials said. President Joe Biden will on Tuesday issue a defense of American leadership abroad and reiterate U.S. support for Ukraine, during a high-profile speech at the United Nations, according to senior Biden administration officials -- as the 2024 presidential election ramps up at home. In particular, Biden will reiterate U.S. support for revamping how the World Bank and other multilateral development banks work with low- and middle-income countries, the officials said. The push is an implicit counterweight to China's longtime investment in developing nations around the world. The president's Tuesday speech to the United Nations General Assembly will also tackle climate change and present an American commitment to the United Nations Charter and supporting human rights around the world, the administration officials to...

The U.S. is "deeply concerned" about Hezbollah opening a second front. A senior U.S. defense official on Monday said the Hamas attack on Israel is different from previous conflicts in Gaza, likening the violence by Hamas militants as "ISIS-like savagery" and said U.S. munitions are already en route to Israel, adding bluntly that sending the carrier USS Gerald R Ford was intended to be a deterrent to Iran and Hezbollah. The official stated clearly that the U.S. is "deeply concerned" that Hezbollah could "make the wrong decision" and start a second front and said the aircraft carrier is to message to them not to do that. Here is the latest accounting of the U.S. military's view of the conflict: Israeli police officers evacuate a family from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Oct. 7, 2023. Tsafrir Abayov/AP MORE: Israel-Gaza live updates: At least 11 Americans killed, may be among those held by Hamas ...

The judge overseeing the Fulton County election interference case will allow attorneys for Trump's codefendants to interview the jurors who returned the indictment. The judge overseeing the Fulton County election interference case will allow attorneys for two of Donald Trump's codefendants to interview the grand jurors who returned the indictment, according to a new order on Tuesday, after the attorneys raised concerns that it was not "properly returned." Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the attorneys for Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell -- who are headed to trial next month -- can speak with grand jurors but said the Court would "guide and maintain oversight" of the process to ensure that "privileged matters remain protected." Each interview must be voluntary and be conducted in the presence of the court, the order said. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee hears motions from attorneys representing Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell, at the Fulto...

Former President Donald Trump's team is launching a legal defense fund. Former President Donald Trump's team is launching a legal defense fund aimed at helping to handle the onslaught of legal bills the former president and his allies face as the investigations into him mount, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. On Sunday, ABC News reported that a super PAC supporting Trump spent more than $40 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend Trump, his advisers and others, sources familiar with a filing detailing the costs told ABC. The filing from the Save America PAC is expected to be released on Monday. MORE: Trump says he's 'more committed' than ever as he holds first 2024 campaign events For now, the legal fund is not meant to cover Trump's own bills, the sources said. The legal defense fund will be called the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc., the sources said. It is expected to be led by Michael Glassner, who has previously s...

Republicans on Capitol Hill decried the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as political prosecution. Congressional Republicans quickly came to former President Donald Trump's defense Thursday after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, with Rep. Jim Jordan summarizing the party's response in a one word tweet: "Outrageous." Jordan has led the charge against Alvin Bragg, teaming up with two other influential House committee chairs to demand testimony and documents from the district attorney related to the Trump probe. Bragg has rebuffed his efforts, stating it's inappropriate for Congress to intervene in state or local investigations. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vowed his caucus will "hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account" and said the American people "will not tolerate this injustice." Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took to Twitter to react to the historic indictment on Thursday ev...