Trump's aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington
Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies
07:37 AM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics Man pardoned in U.S. Capitol riot pleads guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries
A New York man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in connection with a death threat aimed at U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
10:58 PM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test
07:28 PM on 02/06/2026 ABC Politics EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires
Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires
09:45 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum
Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention
07:53 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk won't seek reelection to US House
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk says he won't seek reelection this year
07:13 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics New Jersey Democrats pick from crowded field in special election for Sherrill's US House seat
New Jersey Democratic voters are picking their party’s candidate to fill a U.S. House seat opened up by Mikie Sherrill’s gubernatorial victory
12:33 AM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Jesse Jackson Jr. pitches redemption in bid for old House seat years after conviction
Jesse Jackson Jr. has launched a spirited primary bid for his old U.S. House seat
01:48 AM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool
The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual
07:34 PM on 02/05/2026 ABC Politics Georgia's Fulton County seeks return of 2020 election documents seized by FBI
Fulton County has filed a motion in federal court to retrieve documents from the 2020 election
11:05 AM on 02/04/2026 ABC Politics Comeback Kid no more: Dems arent protecting the Clintons from Epstein scrutiny
The party-wide reluctance to defend two former standard-bearers signals a rejection of the Clinton brand.
04:45 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats want to find out why their voters stayed home in 2024 and how to get them to show up this year
The DNC is launching an outreach campaign to win over voters who skipped the 2024 election with a new "listening first approach."
05:00 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories The Fed is more divided than ever. Enter Kevin Warsh.
If Warsh wants to “deliver significantly lower rates, he’ll need to get the votes,” said Bill English, who formerly led the Fed's monetary affairs division.
05:55 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Trumps Federal Reserve Pick May Surprise Him
A childhood job at a racetrack taught Kevin Warsh more than he realized about how to amass power.
05:55 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories With just 10 days to negotiate, a DHS shutdown appears inevitable
Democrats and Republicans can barely decide on who should be negotiating — let alone how to agree on immigration enforcement.
07:45 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Those new tax breaks Trump is touting come with a catch
Taxpayers may get bogged down in the complexities of claiming deductions for tips, auto loan interest and overtime pay.
04:46 AM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories DOT wants to prohibit free buses. That could be a problem for Mamdani in NYC.
A proposal from the Trump administration would restrict federal funding for cities that don't charge fares.
04:36 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats just handed RFK Jr. billions more than he asked for. It was a big risk.
Lawmakers rejected huge health cuts President Donald Trump requested. Kennedy’s diverting the funds to pet projects and red states.
08:35 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Renee Good's brothers deliver emotional Capitol Hill testimony as Democrats decry 'DHS brutality'
Renee Good’s death — and the subsequent fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year- old nurse — led to a bipartisan backlash against the Trump administration.
06:21 PM on 02/04/2026 Politico Top Stories Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset
Democrats flipped a deep-red state senate district over the weekend that has the party worried about November.
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