ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
James Walkinshaw wins Democratic contest to likely replace US Rep. Connolly in northern Virginia
Democrats and Republicans in northern Virginia have chosen candidates who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly
10:46 AM on 06/29/2025 ABC Politics Musk renews criticism of Trump's big bill as it faces a key Senate vote
Musk doubles down on his distaste for the sprawling tax and spending cuts bill.
10:27 PM on 06/29/2025 ABC Politics Centrist Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska won't seek reelection
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents Nebraska’s second district, will not seek reelection to a fifth term
11:42 PM on 06/28/2025 ABC Politics Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases
10:22 PM on 06/27/2025 ABC Politics Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87
Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died
08:38 PM on 06/27/2025 ABC Politics Dallas places future of the franchise in Cooper Flagg as Southwest Division gets better
The Dallas Mavericks were playing in the NBA finals just 12 months ago
11:18 PM on 06/27/2025 ABC Politics Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump
Republican businessman Nate Morris has entered Kentucky’s competitive campaign to succeed longtime Senate power broker Mitch McConnell
07:34 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling
The Senate parliamentarian has advised a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules
06:22 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dies at 81
Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died
04:38 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Former top aide to Jill Biden is subpoenaed by House Oversight panel
House Republicans have subpoenaed a senior aide to former first lady Jill Biden
03:18 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Mamdani as having a 'silver spoon'
New York Mayor Eric Adams is kicking off his independent reelection bid
02:46 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics South Carolina lawmakers won't get paid while justices determine whether their raise was legal
South Carolina lawmakers won't get paid for their expenses while they aren’t in session as the state Supreme Court sorts through a lawsuit from one of their members that legislators improperly gave themselves an $18,000-a-year raise
02:14 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics In Northwest Division, NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder get deeper, Jazz get busy, Wolves go big
The Oklahoma City Thunder have added big man Thomas Sorber to their championship roster
01:10 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Bulls take 18-year-old Noa Essengue at No. 12 for Central Division's lone first-round pick
The Chicago Bulls took a chance on the long-term upside of 18-year-old French forward Noa Essengue to highlight an otherwise quiet opening round of the NBA draft for Central Division teams
12:14 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Trump gets 'golden share' power in US Steel buyout. US agencies will get it under future presidents
New disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that President Donald Trump will control the so-called “golden share” that’s part of the national security agreement under which he allowed Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy out iconic...
09:42 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics The US and Iran have had bitter relations for decades. After the bombs, a new chapter begins
A new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse
08:14 PM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Buonfiglio the new Italian Olympic Committee boss ahead of Milan-Cortina Games
Luciano Buonfiglio has been elected president of the Italian Olympic committee to keep the body moving in the same direction ahead of next winter’s Milan-Cortina Games
07:33 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Trump officials to give first classified briefing to Congress on Iran strikes
Senators are set to meet with top national security officials amid questions from lawmakers about President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites — and whether those strikes were ultimately successful
12:22 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics Trump's latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies
A leaked intelligence memo contradicting President Donald Trump's assessment of recent U.S. strikes on Iran is just the latest conflict with a part of the federal government that Trump has viewed with deep suspicion
12:30 AM on 06/26/2025 ABC Politics New Social Security Commissioner faces pointed questions about staffing, privacy
After months of job cuts, leadership turnover and other turmoil at the Social Security Administration, the agency’s newly minted commissioner faced pointed questions from lawmakers about the future of the agency and its ability to pay Americans their b...
07:09 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Meet Rep. LaMonica McIver, the Democrat being prosecuted over encounter outside NJ immigration jail
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver captured the spotlight this month when she was indicted on charges she assaulted officials during an oversight visit to an immigration detention center in May
03:50 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Zohran Mamdani claimed victory over Cuomo. His next obstacle: Eric Adams, the Republicans and more
Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory over a wounded, but still perhaps formidable Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary
03:10 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Ex-Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill joins race for district held by GOP US Rep. David Joyce
Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill has announced plans to run for the northeast Ohio congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. David Joyce
02:35 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Ohio graduate student says he'll make another bid for governor in 2026
An Ohio State University master’s student in public administration is running for governor as an independent
02:14 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Bipartisan bill seeks to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday vowed to keep Chinese artificial intelligence systems out of federal agencies while pledging to ensure the U.S. will prevail against China in the global AI competition
12:54 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Republican Legislature in fight with governor
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers
11:42 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to seek a 3rd term amid questions about higher political ambitions
JB Pritzker, who has spent years building a national profile, will seek a third term as Illinois’ governor
09:50 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Ex-GOP US Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts seeks to succeed Shaheen in New Hampshire
Scott Brown, a Republican who once represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate, has announced his second bid for the New Hampshire Senate being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen next year
09:14 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics An 85-year-old former IOC member could be the key candidate in contentious vote for CONI presidency
An 85-year-old former IOC member could be the decisive candidate in a contentious election for the presidency of the Italian Olympic Committee
07:58 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics A whirlwind 48 hours: How Trump's Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together
In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump went from elated to indignant to triumphant as the fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced
05:26 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics North Carolina to send mailers to about 200,000 voters asking for missing registration info
North Carolina election officials will be sending mailers to about 200,000 voters asking them to provide information missing from their state registration records
03:58 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics New York City closes arrival center for migrants in once grand Manhattan hotel
New York City has closed the arrival center for migrants it had established in a once grand Manhattan hotel
04:22 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Anthony Weiner far behind in NYC council primary with race to be decided by ranked choice count
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is trailing badly in the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat as the race moves to a ranked choice count to decide the winner
02:14 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail only to be taken into immigration custody
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail in Tennessee on Wednesday, only to be taken into immigration custody
12:46 AM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor who took on Trump, wins Democratic primary in bid for second term
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has won a Democratic primary in his bid for a second term
10:06 PM on 06/25/2025 ABC Politics Court orders Trump administration to facilitate another deported man's return from El Salvador
A federal appeals court in New York has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador roughly 30 minutes after the court suspended an order to remove him from the U.S. Tuesday's ruling in Jordin Alex...
05:42 PM on 06/24/2025 ABC Politics Immigrant rights groups urge sheriffs to prioritize public safety over immigration enforcement
A coalition of immigrant rights, faith and pro-democracy organizations presented a letter with 12,000 signatures to the National Sheriffs’ Association Conference in Florida, urging them to protect public safety rather than work with U.S. Immigration an...
05:42 PM on 06/24/2025 ABC Politics South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition
Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore
12:46 AM on 06/24/2025 ABC Politics Trump heads to the NATO summit on the heels of a possible Israel-Iran ceasefire
President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured a historic military spending pledge from others in the alliance
12:14 AM on 06/24/2025 ABC Politics New York votes in mayoral primary as Cuomo tries a comeback. Zohran Mamdani stands in his way
New York City voters will decide whether Andrew Cuomo has done enough to make a political comeback by winning the Democratic mayoral primary
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