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Shawn Harris and Clayton Fuller advance to special runoff election for US House in Georgias 14th Congressional District
Shawn Harris and Clayton Fuller advance to special runoff election for US House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District
07:52 AM on 03/11/2026 ABC Politics Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster'
Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections
07:49 AM on 03/11/2026 ABC Politics Trump to visit Ohio and Kentucky to downplay war's effect on economy and target a top GOP antagonist
President Donald Trump is visiting Ohio and Kentucky as he tries to steady voters' concerns about the economy and to derail the reelection bid of a Republican rival
03:15 AM on 03/11/2026 ABC Politics Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another
President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year
03:15 AM on 03/11/2026 ABC Politics Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to an April 7 runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
03:14 AM on 03/11/2026 ABC Politics What to know about the Alabama man granted clemency two days before his execution
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery
05:12 PM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics No new trial for man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
A judge has rejected a request for a new trial for a Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
11:54 AM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics GOP lawmaker says he's leaving the Republican Party and will serve as an independent
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California says he’s dropping his Republican Party affiliation to serve as an independent
08:28 AM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics Former Missouri House speaker sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud
A former top Missouri lawmaker has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing pandemic relief funds
08:30 AM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics Australia has granted asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team, Australian official says
Australia has granted asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team, Australian official says
08:30 AM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail balloting
President Donald Trump says he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans’ ability to vote by mail
03:58 AM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics Mississippi voters to decide whether to send longtime Rep. Thompson back to Washington
Mississippi voters on Tuesday are deciding between longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and his 34-year-old Democratic primary challenger
12:45 AM on 03/10/2026 ABC Politics Trump administration widens probe of 2020 election as it obtains records from Arizona
The Republican leader of Arizona’s state Senate says he has complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records related to the 2020 presidential election
07:23 PM on 03/09/2026 ABC Politics Australia grants asylum to 5 members of Iranian women's soccer team, official says
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says that Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament
04:41 PM on 03/09/2026 ABC Politics Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died
04:27 PM on 03/09/2026 ABC Politics Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
Oil prices have jumped past $114 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East
12:18 AM on 03/09/2026 ABC Politics Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate race
North Carolina Democrats have had success in winning elections for governor
07:53 AM on 03/08/2026 ABC Politics Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is installed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the violent attack against the building on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day
02:26 PM on 03/07/2026 ABC Politics NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players
Defense wins championships
06:40 AM on 03/07/2026 ABC Politics New CBA rules and NHL parity contributed to fewer big trades at the deadline
Nazem Kadri is back with Colorado and Brayden Schenn went to the New York Islanders, but there were still plenty of trades involving prominent that did not materialize around the NHL before the deadline
06:40 AM on 03/07/2026 ABC Politics Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time
The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency
06:19 PM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics DOJ official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats 'friendly takeover'
The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials
06:14 PM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics Lindsey Halligan, Trump-appointed former acting US attorney, faces Florida Bar probe
Lindsey Halligan is a former White House aide for President Donald Trump who as a top federal prosecutor in Virginia pursued cases against the president’s opponents but ultimately left the job after her appointment was deemed unlawful.
12:51 PM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics South Florida university probes racist group chat tied to a local GOP official
Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language
11:29 AM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy
The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere
07:59 AM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics Talarico became famous with viral videos. Can Republicans turn that against him?
After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive
02:21 AM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics As Texas braces for messy Senate runoff, Georgia Republicans fear similar fate unless Trump endorses
President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary
02:22 AM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics Top California Democrat flops with call for candidates to exit governor's race
A late-hour attempt by California’s top Democratic official to thin out the party’s crowded field for governor flopped, leaving Democrats anxious over the possibility about a Republican upset in November
02:21 AM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges bracing for further changes to military programs
The Trump administration’s campaign to end “wokeness” in the military is reshaping its relationship with U.S. higher education
02:21 AM on 03/06/2026 ABC Politics Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement
Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as they fight for a Republican Senate runoff, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement hangs over it all
02:15 PM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Obama throws his support behind Virginia Democrats' redistricting plan
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections
06:54 AM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein files
The House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation
07:10 PM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Utah Republican Burgess Owens announces retirement from Congress after redistricting shakeup
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens has announced that he will not seek reelection after a redistricting shakeup left Utah's four Republican representatives to vie for three U.S. House seats this fall
09:18 PM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines has dropped his bid for reelection to a third term
Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines has dropped his bid for reelection to a third term
08:06 PM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Federal judge blocks Florida governor's foreign terrorist label of Muslim groups
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an executive order issued last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that designates two Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations
07:50 PM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Florida revives a long-dormant probe into Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown of exile group's plane
Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes
06:07 PM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Colorado governor signals willingness to release Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure
Colorado’s Democratic governor is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme attempting to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election
12:06 AM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the education
As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing discrimination in America’s schools
01:49 AM on 03/05/2026 ABC Politics The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers
The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama
05:58 PM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics Texan James Talarico becomes a fresh face of Democrats' midterm hopes after Senate primary win
Texas Democrats have picked James Talarico as their Senate nominee, and the state lawmaker now becomes a national voice against President Donald Trump
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