ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called a special election for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months
02:46 PM ABC Politics What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers
A Texas measure would let private citizens sue doctors and others who provide abortion pills that end up in the state
11:18 AM ABC Politics A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice wont run again, creating an open seat
A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court says she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that’s controlled 4-3 by liberals
12:38 PM ABC Politics New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters
New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is out courting Black voters, trying to do better with them in the general election than he did in the primary
09:26 AM ABC Politics Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election
The first Black mayor of an Alabama town has won election by a landslide, four years after he ran unopposed and white residents locked him out of the town hall
08:38 PM ABC Politics Judge throws out campaign finance lawsuit between Republican rivals in Georgia governor's race
A federal judge has thrown out Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr's campaign finance lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones
04:30 PM ABC Politics US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt
08:22 PM ABC Politics What to know about the US warships sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela
The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, with the expected arrival of more vessels to the area next week
12:38 AM ABC Politics What polling shows about Trump's pivot from immigration to crime
President Donald Trump’s recent focus on crime in Washington D
11:34 AM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder
The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing
09:34 AM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act
Louisiana has abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights...
09:02 PM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics Florida CFO subpoenas county workers for not cooperating with state DOGE efforts
Florida's chief financial officer has issued subpoenas to Orange County workers, saying they did not fully cooperate with the state's DOGE audit
06:22 PM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics Jury awards more than $2 million to protester shot in face with nonlethal projectile
A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020
03:05 AM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics Al Sharpton to lead pro-DEI march through Wall Street on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to lead a protest march on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
12:46 AM on 08/28/2025 ABC Politics Postal services that suspended US shipments need time to prepare for new tariffs, UN agency says
The United Nations agency that coordinates international mail deliveries says it's working to get small parcels dispatched to the United States again by resolving confusion over the pending elimination of a U.S. tariff exemption
05:18 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Indiana legislative leaders met privately with Trump to discuss redistricting
Indiana's legislative leaders met privately with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss redistricting, according to an Indiana House spokesperson
05:02 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge
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04:38 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Georgia's Fulton County fined $10,000 a day for not appointing Republican election board nominees
A judge has ruled that Georgia's Fulton County must pay $10,000 daily until it appoints two Republican nominees to its election board
04:46 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina's top spot in jeopardy
The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s next presidential primary calendar
01:34 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Democrat Catelin Drey's victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority
Democrat Catelin Drey has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that previously leaned Republican
11:27 AM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games
The college football season begins in earnest this week and the schedule features three top-10 matchups that could give a leg up to the winners in the race to make the 12-team College Football Playoff
08:54 AM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Utah enters the redistricting battle for 2026, but not by choice. Here's what to know
Utah is the latest state at the center of a national redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterms
06:14 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Texas election map for 2026 is racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit
Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters
10:14 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Trumps threat to deploy troops to Chicago sparks fear and defiance in a city on edge
President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city as residents defended their home against Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward violent crime, including claims Chicago is a “kill...
07:26 PM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening
07:13 AM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Local DC cases are landing in federal courts. A judge says results are problematic
Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops
07:15 AM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Prosecutors seek seven-year prison term for wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez
Prosecutors say former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife should serve at least seven years in prison for playing a pivotal role in a bribery scheme that put the Democrat behind bars for 11 years
06:59 AM on 08/27/2025 ABC Politics Keegan Bradley makes the right decision only if the Americans win the Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley decides on Wednesday whether to become the first playing captain in the Ryder Cup since 1963
12:06 PM on 08/26/2025 ABC Politics Court orders Pennsylvania to stop throwing out mail ballots over the handwritten date
A federal appeals court says it's unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope
11:02 AM on 08/26/2025 ABC Politics Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party
10:06 PM on 08/26/2025 ABC Politics And now for something different, civility unfolds in a Missouri GOP congressman's town hall
One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents, and a civil conversation broke out
10:31 PM on 08/26/2025 ABC Politics What to know about cashless bail after Trump's executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to withhold federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety
03:27 PM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent
More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency
11:19 AM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics NASCAR's playoffs begin with no clear favorite, Larson as top seed, Reddick happy just to make field
There is no clear favorite as NASCAR's playoffs get ready to begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina
11:02 AM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics 'Stay out of our city': Chicago officials slam Trumps threat to target the city
President Donald Trump says Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to address crime, homelessness and illegal immigration
10:30 AM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments
Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments
08:54 PM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race
The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign
09:02 AM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office
Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after checking in with immigration officials on Monday in Baltimore
02:07 AM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics 'No magic fixes' for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles
Ken Martin, the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, says he's bringing a bazooka to the fight against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies
07:26 PM on 08/25/2025 ABC Politics Trump says he'll be at Ryder Cup and he thinks captain Keegan Bradley should play
President Donald Trump says he's coming to the Ryder Cup
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