California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots
The California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
01:49 PM on 04/08/2026 ABC Politics Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor
California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
01:13 AM on 04/08/2026 ABC Politics Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
11:36 PM on 04/08/2026 ABC Politics Blanche: Only Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was fired
The new acting attorney general says he’d take the job permanently, if offered.
03:12 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Swalwell campaign denies false, outrageous claims of inappropriate behavior
His gubernatorial campaign blasted “flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race.”
04:13 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Republican Clay Fuller wins special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
But his narrower-than-expected victory is still giving Democrats reason to celebrate.
08:25 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Liberal judge cruises to victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Chris Taylor’s win doesn’t come as a surprise.
09:37 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats Colossal Missed Opportunity to Shape the Supreme Court
The collapse of Harriet Miers’ 2005 nomination is still reverberating.
05:55 AM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump on the warpath is Ruttes toughest test yet
With recriminations growing between the U.S. and Europe, NATO’s leader will try again to avoid an all-out rupture.
10:00 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump announces Iran ceasefire ahead of 8 p.m. deadline
He said the ceasefire was subject to Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz.
06:42 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories 4 ways Trump has suggested the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened and why they're a tough lift
President Donald Trump has floated several — at times contradictory — ways for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iran’s blockade is already driving up prices and squeezing economies amid an uncertain future.
05:19 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump with no guard rails: Civilization will die post shows his growing power over social media
"In his first term, I think people would have been a lot more worked up about whether or not a post like this should or should not stay up," former Facebook official Katie Harbath said.
06:07 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Congress is absent as Trump threatens Iranians will die
Democrats erupt in protest, but Republicans make their peace with “negotiating Trump style.”
03:38 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed declines to disavow Hasan Pikers past comments
Piker has been accused by Democrats and Republicans of making antisemitic and pro-terrorist comments.
08:15 PM on 04/08/2026 Politico Top Stories How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan's Senate primary is testing the limits
Progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash
12:52 PM on 04/07/2026 ABC Politics Georgia congressional election pits Trump-backed Clay Fuller against Shawn Harris
Republican Clay Fuller faces Democrat Shawn Harris in a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
01:44 AM on 04/07/2026 ABC Politics Loomer, Fox and 'a RINO': Inside Trump's earthquake endorsement in California
MAGA allies had long been laying the groundwork for Trump’s endorsement of Steve Hilton in California’s gubernatorial race.
09:04 PM on 04/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Jim Jordans dream might not be deferred much longer
The Ohio Republican will be well-situated if Republicans lose the House majority.
04:45 AM on 04/07/2026 Politico Top Stories IRS staffing shortage collides with GOP's tax cut campaign pitch
A government watchdog draft report seen by POLITICO says the agency has been slow to bring on new workers to handle taxpayer requests.
06:00 PM on 04/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Pentagons new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations
Defense officials are expanding a list of strike options.
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