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02:20 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Noem now implicated in his niece's death
A South Dakota man whose sentence of life in prison was commuted by former Gov. Kristi Noem is now implicated in the death of his 14-year-old niece
02:20 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Pingree and Charles will compete for Maine governor and Dunlap gets Democratic nod for US House
Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles will compete to become Maine’s next governor
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Janeese Lewis George is making waves in Washington, D.C., with her progressive agenda as she aims for the mayor's office
01:17 AM on 06/19/2026 ABC Politics Mexico advances in the World Cup and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
June 12-18, 2026
Mexico became the first country to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0. Merlín the duck is celebrated as the team mascot.
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This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.
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New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30
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Georgia lawmakers are poised to delay making any changes to the state’s current vote-counting method ahead of this year's midterm elections
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Trump's ends-justify-the-means approach is colliding with the protect-the-norms posture of Republicans on the Hill and in statehouses across the country.
03:48 AM on 06/18/2026 Politico Top Stories GOP candidates pitch themselves as the person to beat Arizona's Democratic governor
The two Republican congressmen running for Arizona governor are pitching themselves as the only candidate with broad enough voter appeal to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs amid the state’s affordability struggles
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Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago
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Voters in the consequential by-election — which could determine who will be Britain’s next prime minister — go to the polls on Thursday.
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The Texas Democratic Senate candidate’s appeals to wealthy tech executives complicates his broadsides against megadonors’ outsized role in politics.
03:50 AM on 06/17/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps DOJ has a credibility problem. Newsom is testing how far it goes.
The California governor says a possible probe is political payback.
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The city’s congressional primaries present big risks for the ascendant group — and also big rewards.
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