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Authorities investigate fire that damaged entryway to New Mexico GOP headquarters
Federal authorities are investigating an early morning fire that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque
04:54 PM on 03/30/2025 ABC Politics Transgender people are about 1% of the US population. Yet they're a political lightning rod
President Donald Trump has signed a slew of policies aimed at wiping transgender people out of government records, sports and even history
01:08 AM on 03/30/2025 ABC Politics Trump's election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026
President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to change how elections are run in the U.S. is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms
11:18 AM on 03/29/2025 ABC Politics New Jersey's GOP primary for governor could pivot on Trump, a part-time resident
The most important Republican in New Jersey’s race for governor this year might well be a part-time resident who burnished his reputation and his brand near the Atlantic City Boardwalk
10:06 AM on 03/29/2025 ABC Politics Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings
Utah has become the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings
03:09 PM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics UFC boss Dana White texts with Trump, starts a boxing league and does things his way
Dana White spends his time texting with President Donald Trump, running UFC and starting a new boxing promotion
02:30 PM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics Convicted founder of electric vehicle startup Nikola pardoned by Trump
The founder of an electric car start-up sentenced to prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, potentially wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution that prosecutors were seekin...
12:11 PM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics Massachusetts mayor shut down newspaper over fake stories. Now he faces corruption allegations
A few months ago, a mayor in Massachusetts was relishing a rare victory over a newspaper for its years of personal attacks
10:14 AM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics Musk promises to go to Wisconsin to personally deliver $2 million to voters in Supreme Court race
Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race
08:54 AM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics Putin suggests putting Ukraine under U.N.-sponsored external governance, boasts battlefield gains
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed putting Ukraine under external governance under the U.N. aegis as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement
05:50 AM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul
The proposed overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could weaken and possibly eliminate a little-known agency that's crucial in helping Americans who struggle with their mental health or with addiction
03:42 AM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics A federal judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's anti-DEI executive orders
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing parts of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts among federal contractors and grant recipients
10:54 PM on 03/28/2025 ABC Politics US cities located in states won by Trump would be most hurt by Canadian tariffs, an analysis finds
A new analysis finds the U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House
08:22 AM on 03/27/2025 ABC Politics The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity
Trump administration officials are struggling to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain
07:02 AM on 03/27/2025 ABC Politics Trump's executive order on elections is far-reaching. But will it actually stick?
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. is vast in scope and holds the potential to reorder the voting landscape across the country, even as it faces almost certain litigation
03:02 PM on 03/26/2025 ABC Politics March Madness: What to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in women's NCAA Tournament
JuJu Watkins' season-ending knee injury in Southern California’s second-round victory over Mississippi State left the NCAA Tournament without one of the leading national player of the year candidates
02:54 PM on 03/26/2025 ABC Politics World Series champion LA Dodgers say they'll visit Trump at the White House on April 7
The Los Angeles Dodgers say they have accepted President Donald Trump's invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series title
11:18 AM on 03/26/2025 ABC Politics US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says he’s joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake
03:34 AM on 03/26/2025 ABC Politics Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban
08:48 PM on 03/26/2025 ABC Politics Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocks wheelchair-bound Greg Abbott as 'Gov. Hot Wheels'
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles
03:35 PM on 03/25/2025 ABC Politics Trump nominates Republican once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds as HHS watchdog
President Donald Trump has nominated a Republican attorney who was once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds and who has a history of launching investigations against abortion clinics to lead the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Insp...
02:06 PM on 03/25/2025 ABC Politics Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change
A federal judge will consider whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers
07:34 AM on 03/25/2025 ABC Politics It's a turnaround year like none other for the Pistons, and the best may still be yet to come
The Detroit Pistons lost 28 consecutive games last season
07:02 AM on 03/25/2025 ABC Politics International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump
As colleges and universities respond to Trump administration directives to change how they operate, educators worry that fewer international students will want to study in the U.S.
03:02 AM on 03/25/2025 ABC Politics What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed former US Rep. Mia Love?
The death of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love has brought renewed attention to an aggressive form of brain cancer that killed her at age 49
06:06 PM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Trump will nominate acting CDC director Susan Monarez for the position, White House official says
A White House official confirms that President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the job
06:05 PM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics What to know about Wisconsin's Supreme Court race
Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court is just entering its final stretch and it’s already breaking records as the most expensive judicial election in the nation’s history
02:46 PM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Greenland's leader laments 'mess' as US vice president's wife to visit island coveted by Trump
Greenland's people are bracing for another visit from U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle
09:18 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics 12 dozen lawmakers accused in 8 years. Women in the statehouse weigh #MeToos impact
In an updated report, The Associated Press has cataloged at least 147 state lawmakers in a total of 44 states who have been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct since 2017
07:42 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Halfway to the 2030 census, the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits over the last one
The U.S. is halfway to the next once-a-decade census, but the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits that grew out of the last one
07:58 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Opening statements set for bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of ex-Sen. Menendez
Opening statements are set to begin in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of prison-bound former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez
03:02 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics First Black Republican Rep. Mia Love has died
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday
12:03 AM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died.
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died.
11:25 PM on 03/24/2025 ABC Politics Researchers say the US government tried to erase sexual orientation from their findings
Two California researchers say a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication
07:10 PM on 03/22/2025 ABC Politics Utah Rep. Maloy offers tepid criticism of some White House spending cuts at town hall
Republican U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy says the country risks drifting toward authoritarianism if the executive branch isn't brought under control
02:22 AM on 03/21/2025 ABC Politics Hegseth says he'll meet with Musk at the Pentagon to discuss 'efficiencies'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”
12:38 AM on 03/21/2025 ABC Politics Trump extends deadline for New York to end congestion toll for Manhattan drivers
The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York officials to end its new $9 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan
03:48 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics DeSantis warns he has 'tools' including suspending local officials if they don't cooperate with ICE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations
02:38 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor's desk
Tennesee’s Republican governor may sign a proposal that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex.”
01:34 PM on 03/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department
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