As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence
A group of retired federal and state judges has been barnstorming through Ohio and Pennsylvania on the nation's 250th anniversary to defend judicial independence and bolster the rule of law
01:12 AM on 07/10/2026 ABC Politics Federal appeals court upholds ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning ruling
A federal appeals court has upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons
09:05 PM on 07/10/2026 ABC Politics South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International
A South Florida airport has officially changed its name to the President Donald J
02:46 PM on 07/09/2026 ABC Politics Inside the tense final hours of Graham Platners campaign
Graham Platner went down fighting. Advisers told him to focus on ‘gratitude.’
04:55 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Platner campaign quietly polls potential replacements as pressure mounts
The poll tested head-to-head matchups between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and five possible Democratic replacements.
01:33 PM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Graham Platner cancels fundraisers, pulls down ads as he mulls campaign future
The moves come as the embattled nominee faces rising calls to drop his Maine Senate bid.
02:46 PM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Mamdani calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
The New York City mayor never endorsed, but several of his top aides have played leading roles on the progressive oysterman’s campaign.
10:06 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Planned Parenthood to target GOP with $47 million midterm blitz
The near-record investment from Planned Parenthood Votes will fund efforts to unseat Republicans who voted to defund the abortion provider last year.
03:45 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Anti-establishment avalanche buries a pair of Colorado Democratic stalwarts
Tuesday’s results reveal the depth of Democratic voters’ frustrations with Washington.
03:45 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Dem candidates form Blue Collar Brigade to boost fundraising
Five candidates with blue-collar backgrounds are teaming up to boost their fundraising and their populist messaging ahead of November.
04:55 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Democratic socialist Melat Kiros topples a nearly 30-year incumbent to win Colorado House primary
The 29-year-old DSA-backed challenger ousted Rep. Diana DeGette, one of Colorado’s longest-serving Democrats, in the primary for the 1st District.
11:04 PM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign
He had lost significant support and financial backing among Democrats in the wake of a POLITICO report that a woman said he forced her to have sex. He denied the claim.
07:20 PM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories How Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
The party has until July 27 to replace Platner in the key battleground Senate race.
03:45 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Graham Platner just dropped out. Heres who could replace him.
Several potential successors have already signaled their interest in seeking the Democratic nomination for Maine Senate.
08:18 PM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats Keep Falling for Political Fantasies. When Will They Learn?
Democrats keep falling for charismatic newcomers and viral candidates — and it keeps costing them elections.
04:55 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Why the House's Epstein investigation isn't going away
No smoking guns have been found, but the Oversight Committee is likely to continue probing powerful associates of the late, convicted sex offender.
03:45 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories 1 year in, ICEs mass detention policy is on the ropes
ICE's mass detention policy has been in place — and under fire in the courts — for a year.
04:00 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories The administration has a new climate change office. Its headed by a climate critic.
The office that produces the National Climate Assessment has been reconstituted, after the administration gutted it last year.
04:00 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states
The move deepens what Democrats say is the president's politicization of federal emergency management decisions.
11:53 AM on 07/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Europe prepares to go it alone as Trump returns to war in Iran
The president’s comments that the U.S. ceasefire with Iran had ended only cemented the sense among NATO members that they can no longer rely on America.
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