Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans are trying to punish them
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants in place before the 2026 midterm elections
12:06 AM ABC Politics Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for George Santos' 7-year sentence to be commuted
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants George Santos' seven-year prison sentence to be commuted
02:14 PM ABC Politics Trump is creating a task force for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
President Donald Trump is establishing a task force for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
03:26 PM ABC Politics Detroit voters will pick 2 candidates from a large field vying to become next mayor
Voters in Detroit are set to narrow the nine-candidate field for mayor down to two
12:14 AM ABC Politics Texas and California joust for political advantage
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump
01:12 AM ABC Politics Texas dispute highlights nation's long history of partisan gerrymandering. Is it legal?
A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering
01:26 PM ABC Politics Mitch McConnell's legacy comes under fire in Kentucky race to replace him in the Senate
Republican Nate Morris warmed up a recent crowd of party faithful by gushing about President Donald Trump and recounting his own life’s journey
02:06 PM ABC Politics Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting
Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections
07:58 AM ABC Politics Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announces 2026 Senate bid in Georgia
Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia
07:10 AM ABC Politics Trump attacks Charlamagne Tha God after radio host criticizes his presidency
President Donald Trump has criticized radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying that the broadcaster "knows nothing about me or what I have done."
08:22 PM ABC Politics Rep. Nancy Mace kicks off South Carolina GOP gubernatorial bid. She says she's 'Trump in high heels'
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is running for governor
07:42 AM ABC Politics Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by independent political watchdog
An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-cand...
08:14 AM ABC Politics They roll right over: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective.”
07:42 AM ABC Politics The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states
07:42 AM ABC Politics Before the attacks, Senate candidates seek to define themselves in Kentucky
Three Republicans competing to succeed longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to define themselves before the political attacks that could come Saturday when they share the stage at the Fancy Farm picnic
08:54 AM ABC Politics Judge pauses Trump administration's push to expand fast-track deportations
A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the U.S. under a process known as humanitarian parole
05:02 PM ABC Politics Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process
09:26 AM ABC Politics Democrats launching summer blitz to press Republicans on Trump spending plan
Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill — especially Medicaid cuts that'll leave millions of Americans without health care coverage
08:54 AM ABC Politics Judge extends protected status ended by Trump administration for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
Judge extends protected status ended by Trump administration for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
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