ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Republicans brace for an ugly fight in the Texas Senate runoff between Cornyn and Paxton
Texas Republicans are headed for a brutal Senate runoff that's already draining money and trust
09:10 AM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launches independent campaign against GOP Sen. Daines
Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar has launched an independent campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Steve Daines in November
06:22 AM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 midterm campaigns
Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules
06:54 AM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics Justin Early wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 31st Congressional District
Justin Early wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 31st Congressional District
01:42 AM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics Sylvia Garcia wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 29th Congressional District
Sylvia Garcia wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 29th Congressional District
01:42 AM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics GOP challenger Steve Toth ousts Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas primary
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas has lost his reelection bid in a GOP primary election to a conservative state lawmaker from Conroe
01:12 AM on 03/04/2026 ABC Politics Courtroom 'testy and frosty' exchanges highlight wave of confrontations between judges, prosecutors
A federal judge clashed Tuesday with Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor in what he called a series of “testy and frosty” exchanges, in an unusual contempt hearing that highlights a growing wave of confrontations across the U.S. between increasingly fru...
01:58 PM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics It's election season again. This is why and how AP calls races across the country
The Associated Press has compiled votes and declared winners in elections across the nation for nearly 180 years
07:34 AM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics Kevin Durant says a wide-open NBA playoff race is fun. It's hard to argue with that
Kevin Durant says the NBA’s new salary “aprons” help create real parity, and this season’s title race feels wide open
06:30 AM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics Minnesota sues to block Trump administration's withholding of Medicaid funds
Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from withholding $243 million in Medicaid spending
01:27 AM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics GOP congressman enters Texas primary fighting to keep job after affair allegations
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is seeking to fend off a primary challenge that comes as he faces calls to resign over allegations of having an affair with an aide
03:23 AM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics War in Iran jolts final day of campaigning in Texas primary
Candidates in Texas’ tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to news of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran
08:16 PM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court blocks California schools' policies for transgender students
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group
07:04 PM on 03/03/2026 ABC Politics Former Trump Cabinet secretary Ryan Zinke won't seek reelection to a Montana US House seat
A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term
04:15 PM on 03/02/2026 ABC Politics Ruben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner
Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another Senate endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue
11:02 AM on 03/02/2026 ABC Politics A look at some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei
Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment
11:10 AM on 03/02/2026 ABC Politics Blow after blow to the power of Iran and its proxy militias set the stage for US-Israel attacks
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its proxies
01:59 AM on 03/02/2026 ABC Politics US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November
12:15 AM on 03/01/2026 ABC Politics In their own words: Texans vote under redrawn maps ordered by Trump
Millions of Texas voters are casting ballots under redrawn U.S. House maps that were engineered to boost Republicans in the 2026 elections
12:17 AM on 02/28/2026 ABC Politics Kamala Harris endorses Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic Senate primary
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democratic Senate primary, giving Crockett a big boost as she faces concerns about electability
06:08 PM on 02/27/2026 ABC Politics He's blasted Speaker Johnson and Democrats alike. Now this Republican faces a critical decision
Republican congressman Kevin Kiley has seen the political ground shift beneath him this past year
07:37 AM on 02/27/2026 ABC Politics Trump heads to Texas, where 3 friends are battling it out in the Senate Republican primary
President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday, his first trip after his State of the Union address
12:49 AM on 02/27/2026 ABC Politics Los Angeles Board of Education to discuss school superintendent after FBI searched his home
The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session a day after the FBI served search warrants at the district’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent
11:05 PM on 02/27/2026 ABC Politics Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands
Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate, for now, despite President Donald Trump’s call in his State of the Union speech that Republicans in Congress pass the bill “before...
07:23 PM on 02/27/2026 ABC Politics Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it's vindictive
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are trying to prove that criminal charges against him are vindictive and should be dismissed
12:17 AM on 02/26/2026 ABC Politics DHS official promises that federal immigration agents won't be at polling places during the midterms
A DHS official is promising top state election administrators that immigration agents will not be at polling places during November's midterm election
08:41 PM on 02/26/2026 ABC Politics Bill and Hillary Clinton, battle-tested, gear up for another Washington fight
Bill and Hillary Clinton are slated to testify this week in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deal with Republicans after it became clear that Congress — with the help of some Democrats — was on track to hold them in contempt if the...
05:31 PM on 02/25/2026 ABC Politics Trump plans to take his State of the Union message on the road eventually
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell
08:09 AM on 02/25/2026 ABC Politics Trump makes the case for his foreign policy approach at State of the Union
President Donald Trump has made the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities
01:53 AM on 02/25/2026 ABC Politics Group accused of antifa links in immigration detention center shooting at trial
Federal prosecutors are describing those who participated in a July 4 gathering outside a Texas immigration detention center that left a police officer wounded as antifa members intent on a “violent campaign” to influence U.S. policy
10:54 PM on 02/25/2026 ABC Politics Court says IRS can continue to share immigrants' taxpayer data with ICE
A federal appeals court is allowing the IRS to keep sharing some taxpayer data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
06:44 PM on 02/24/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department suit accuses UCLA of failing to protect Jewish employees from campus hostility
The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024
05:21 PM on 02/24/2026 ABC Politics Wisconsin schools, teachers file lawsuit against GOP-led Legislature seeking more funding
A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others has filed a lawsuit against the state Legislature alleging that it’s failing to fund public schools adequately
01:13 PM on 02/24/2026 ABC Politics SCOTUS ruling against tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos
The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore
03:47 AM on 02/24/2026 ABC Politics Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm elections
President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to argue that his whirlwind first year back has made America stronger and that Republicans deserve to keep control of Congress after the midterms
12:17 AM on 02/24/2026 ABC Politics Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson to lie in state in South Carolina
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is being honored in South Carolina, where he was born and where his civil rights work began as a teenager
07:40 PM on 02/24/2026 ABC Politics Josh Shapiro, in his own words, on political violence and antisemitism
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is opening up about his Jewish faith at a pivotal moment in his political rise
02:25 AM on 02/23/2026 ABC Politics As antisemitism rises and strife over Israel continues, Josh Shapiro turns toward his Jewish faith
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro may be the nation’s most prominent Jewish politician as antisemitism surges across America
02:02 AM on 02/23/2026 ABC Politics How Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and Senate
02:49 AM on 02/23/2026 ABC Politics A policy wonk who wants Nancy Pelosi's House seat is unafraid of a fight
The state lawmaker favored to succeed Nancy Pelosi in the House is no stranger to the national spotlight
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