ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporters home
Federal prosecutors say a Pentagon contractor has been indicted on charges that he illegally handled classified national defense information that he took home from work and later gave to a news reporter
09:29 PM on 01/23/2026 ABC Politics Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended state Rep. Sharon Henderson from the Georgia House
06:25 PM on 01/23/2026 ABC Politics 5 Democratic states asking judge to keep Trump from withholding money for child care
Lawyers representing 5 Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge to keep blocking President Donald Trump's effort to withhold funding for child care subsidies and other programs in their states
01:53 AM on 01/23/2026 ABC Politics Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state
02:25 AM on 01/23/2026 ABC Politics Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states
President Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia
03:21 PM on 01/22/2026 ABC Politics Maine's governor demands data on immigration arrests as fear spreads amid enforcement surge
Maine's Democratic governor has challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers and information about detainees amid a sweeping enforcement operation in the state
01:46 PM on 01/22/2026 ABC Politics Florida Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announces challenge to GOP U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody
Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election
01:14 PM on 01/22/2026 ABC Politics Judge tosses lines of NYCs only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars
A judge has thrown out the boundaries of New York City's only Republican congressional seat, ordering a redrawing due to unconstitutional vote dilution of Black and Hispanic residents
09:37 PM on 01/22/2026 ABC Politics Judge strikes down boundaries of New York City's only congressional district represented by a Republican
Judge strikes down boundaries of New York City's only congressional district represented by a Republican
06:01 PM on 01/22/2026 ABC Politics Trump's European threats could make it harder for future US leaders to repair ties
Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure
02:25 AM on 01/22/2026 ABC Politics From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya's new play
Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate
09:41 AM on 01/21/2026 ABC Politics Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home pleads not guilty
A man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty
05:53 PM on 01/21/2026 ABC Politics After Minneapolis, Democrats confront political vulnerabilities to battle Trump on immigration
Democrats are rethinking their midterm election strategy due to the controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota
12:33 AM on 01/21/2026 ABC Politics Utah's chief justice speaks out as Republicans look to expand the state Supreme Court
Utah's Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Spencer Cox are saying they support a proposal to expand the state Supreme Court's five-judge panel to seven
11:21 PM on 01/21/2026 ABC Politics FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office
President Donald Trump marked his first year back in office with a lengthy press briefing, repeating false claims about the 2020 election, foreign policy, the economy, and energy
08:25 PM on 01/21/2026 ABC Politics Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position
10:01 PM on 01/21/2026 ABC Politics Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
03:54 PM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Aloha feels more like goodbye for Sony Open. Other PGA Tour events might feel the same way
Aloha feels a lot more like goodbye than hello at the Sony Open
03:53 PM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Rep. Julia Letlow launches primary against Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana
Fresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen. Bill Cassidy
11:03 AM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics The Thunder are winning a ton of games, again. They don't let wins, or losses, faze them much
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been handling wins and losses with a calm demeanor
06:31 AM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics McDermott berated call that led to Bills' loss and his firing but should safety have ended game?
Sean McDermott insists the Buffalo Bills should have advanced in the playoffs after a call he vehemently disputed
06:25 AM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Analysis: China's birth-rate struggles underscore its millennia-long effort to manage 'the masses'
An enormous population has long been a foundational way for China to project its strength
02:25 AM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Slave descendants take a fight to protect their Georgia island homes to voters
Black landowners from a Georgia island community founded by freed slaves are fighting their latest property dispute with local officials at the ballot box
02:25 AM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Democrat Mikie Sherrill to be sworn in as New Jersey's 57th governor
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is set to be inaugurated as the state’s 57th governor
12:25 AM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Kenneth Walker III will need to carry the load for the Seahawks with Zach Charbonnet out
The Seattle Seahawks will need to rely on Kenneth Walker III as much as they have all season when they host the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game
09:37 PM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Rams' clutch OT victory over Bears masked a poor performance at a bad time by the NFL's top offense
Sean McVay acknowledged he couldn’t find any flow as a play-caller for long stretches in Chicago
08:01 PM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics Denver backup QB and ex-Patriot Jarrett Stidham is all that's keeping New England from Super Bowl
All that stands between the New England Patriots and their first trip to the Super Bowl since Tom Brady left is a backup quarterback that they already know pretty well
06:49 PM on 01/20/2026 ABC Politics The current US political climate is spurring a 'reclaim' and rallying on the MLK holiday
As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some fee...
01:21 AM on 01/19/2026 ABC Politics Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission
What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video
06:33 PM on 01/19/2026 ABC Politics Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up
Virginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations
06:49 PM on 01/18/2026 ABC Politics Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump
Sen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington
12:17 AM on 01/17/2026 ABC Politics Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
Abigail Spanberger is set to become Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office
12:17 AM on 01/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump offers to restart US mediation in Nile River dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia
President Donald Trump says he's ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River water sharing
05:30 PM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving way for voter referendum
Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly is advancing a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting ahead of the midterm elections
01:18 PM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP?
Four-term Texas Sen. John Cornyn is in the political fight of his career
10:09 AM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics Insurrection Act: How it's been used and what Trump wants to do with it
Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has now threatened to do as a way to send U.S. military forces to Minnesota
10:33 PM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: 'A great deal of fear'
As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure
12:17 AM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes
The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are holding an event Friday taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence
12:33 AM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him
President Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor — he's doing it himself
12:51 AM on 01/16/2026 ABC Politics Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump
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