ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
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
02:41 PM on 02/23/2026 ABC Politics Never Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening?
The Republicans and former Republicans who gathered in suburban Washington this weekend are warning that President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are tearing at the very fabric of U.S. democracy
04:09 PM on 02/22/2026 ABC Politics The climb toward a gold medal for the US and Canada began long ago
Management and coaches for the U.S. and Canada put hours into constructing 25-man rosters for the Winter Olympics that gave them the best opportunity to leave with gold
04:09 AM on 02/22/2026 ABC Politics White House dinner closes a turbulent week for governors in Washington
On Saturday, governors gather for the annual National Governors Association dinner after a tense week
08:40 AM on 02/21/2026 ABC Politics House Speaker Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in Capitol
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents
03:22 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Olympic freeskier Hunter Hess flashes an 'L' sign, says he stands by his statement
American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, then bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an “L.”
07:52 AM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Judge dismisses ex-NYPD commissioner's lawsuit alleging 'systemic corruption' in police department
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner against the previous mayor, Eric Adams, and his top deputies
07:21 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Democrats say citizenship question could derail census test and deter immigrants from participating
Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question
07:05 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire
08:49 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Texas' Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert
11:05 PM on 02/20/2026 ABC Politics Virginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats' redistricting work on bid to flip 4 congressional seats
A Virginia court is temporarily blocking Democrats from preparing for an April voter referendum to redraw the state’s congressional maps
05:24 PM on 02/19/2026 ABC Politics Large banner featuring Trump's face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters
A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency
03:21 PM on 02/19/2026 ABC Politics Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms
Wisconsin Republicans who long blocked a bipartisan measure to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage plan to pass the measure following pressure from Democrats
11:21 AM on 02/19/2026 ABC Politics Gov. Wes Moore on Trump: 'I pray for him and I just feel bad for him'
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back on President Donald Trump while trying to rally Democrats in his state around a mid-decade redistricting fight
03:05 AM on 02/19/2026 ABC Politics Governors arrive in Washington eager to push past Trump's partisan grip
Governors are arriving in Washington for an annual gathering that has traditionally been a show of bipartisanship
12:18 AM on 02/19/2026 ABC Politics Nation's only unsalaried legislature in New Mexico asks voters to reconsider volunteer status
Members of the nation’s only unsalaried legislature are asking voters to reconsider their volunteer status that has endured since statehood in New Mexico
03:46 PM on 02/18/2026 ABC Politics US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia
A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine
02:25 PM on 02/18/2026 ABC Politics Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries billionaire tax
Bernie Sanders is coming to Los Angeles to campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats
01:13 AM on 02/18/2026 ABC Politics White House names new pick for Nevada top federal prosecutor
Last week the White House announced the nomination of a Las Vegas attorney for U.S. Attorney of the District of Nevada
07:09 PM on 02/18/2026 ABC Politics Thomas Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Epstein
Thomas Pritzker will retire as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties the notorious sex trafficker had to the elite and pow...
08:49 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces who ousted Venezuela's Maduro
President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro
04:14 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke
The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada
04:01 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Jeffrey Epstein
Thomas Pritzker is retiring from his role as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels and says he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
08:25 AM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Texas Republican Paxton steps up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. Cornyn ahead of early voting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary
11:37 PM on 02/17/2026 ABC Politics Derek Dooley didn't vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders
10:33 PM on 02/16/2026 ABC Politics In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary
Voters say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns
07:40 AM on 02/14/2026 ABC Politics Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now
02:41 AM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give detained immigrants in Minnesota quick, private access to lawyers
08:33 PM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics Arizona GOP candidate drops out of primary, narrowing field to two
President Donald Trump-endorsed housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson suspended her campaign Thursday for Arizona governor
09:05 PM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding
While announcing that he was rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the government declaration, climate change and energy
06:17 PM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary
Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with Sen. Bernie Sanders, has won a crowded special Democratic House primary to fill the open seat formerly held by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill
05:46 PM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics Trump immigration officials shown video of Alex Prettis death in tense Senate hearing
Sen. Rand Paul has challenged federal immigration officers over the shooting death of Alex Pretti and said the public has lost trust
05:53 PM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces members who ousted Venezuela's Maduro
President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro
02:25 AM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics Professors in the Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding
A new trove of documents released by the Justice Department reveals that Epstein’s reach into academia was wider than previously known
12:10 AM on 02/13/2026 ABC Politics Trump nominates a hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service
President Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that has extensive contracts with the agency he would lead
03:45 PM on 02/12/2026 ABC Politics Lawyers say access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' is still hard to get as a judge weighs the case
Attorneys say detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed
01:46 PM on 02/12/2026 ABC Politics RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”
10:17 AM on 02/12/2026 ABC Politics McMaster backs Evette to replace him as South Carolina governor. Is Trump's endorsement next?
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is backing Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette's bid to succeed him, and he tries to thin a crowded Republican primary
06:41 PM on 02/12/2026 ABC Politics Democratic-led states sue to stop Trump from withholding $600M in health grants
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants
11:45 PM on 02/12/2026 ABC Politics Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms
Key senators and the families of the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., are convinced advanced aircraft locator systems that experts have been recommending for decades would have prevented the crash
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