ABC Politics News32175 stories between 11/11/2009 at 00:28:06 and 01/26/2025 15:36:07
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
A spokesman for Rudolph Giuliani says the ex-mayor of New York City and former Trump adviser is in critical but stable condition at a hospital
03:14 AM on 05/04/2026 ABC Politics Four New Jersey residents charged with illegally voting and lying on citizenship forms
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged four residents with illegally casting votes in an election
02:20 PM on 05/02/2026 ABC Politics Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices' Voting Rights Act ruling
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting
10:46 AM on 05/02/2026 ABC Politics Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop
West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
04:38 PM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration
A Trump administration task force has alleged discrimination against Christians during Joe Biden's presidency
04:38 PM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Redistricting battle intensifies in states after Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle
02:01 PM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Speaker Mike Johnson once longed for a 'normal Congress,' but that seems long gone in the House
House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”
08:39 AM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics Florida Republicans slice and dice congressional districts: How a new map could cost Democrats seats
The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats
12:26 AM on 05/01/2026 ABC Politics FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation's disaster preparedness reinstated
Fourteen FEMA employees who signed a public letter criticizing the nation's disaster preparedness have been reinstated after eight months on paid leave
05:56 PM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics FIFA leader Infantino starts race for re-election in 2027 vote hosted by African ally Morocco
The FIFA presidential vote in 2027 that is set to give Gianni Infantino a final four-year term in office will be hosted by Morocco
05:16 PM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Six transgender residents sue Idaho over strict new bathroom ban
Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state over a strict new bathroom ban
03:37 PM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Mark Sanford quits latest bid for Congress and says he'll set up a debt-focused nonprofit instead
Mark Sanford has ended his bid to reclaim his old congressional seat
11:00 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
Louisiana’s top elected officials say the state’s congressional primaries won’t be going forward as scheduled in May as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
10:28 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousands of Black and Hispanic representatives at all lev...
07:10 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics The Black Caucus is the 'conscience of Congress.' Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit
Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representa...
01:35 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics New Orleans sheriff indicted after investigation into brazen jailbreak and escape of 10 inmates
A grand jury indicted Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson on 30 felony counts Wednesday following a state probe into one of the largest jailbreaks in the nation’s history that occurred under her watch last year
01:38 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states
Several states already are taking steps to respond to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana
01:39 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country
01:39 AM on 04/30/2026 ABC Politics New federal raids in Minnesota highlight problem of fraud in childrens programs
Minnesota has been dealing with overlapping fraud investigations involving potentially billions of dollars in wasted federal funds
07:29 PM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics California candidates for governor tangle in messy TV debate with mail ballots about to go out
Eight candidates running to become governor of California have lobbed heated criticism at each other in a chaotic televised debate
03:13 AM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine's Democratic voters?
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has decades of experience in public office and the backing of the party establishment as she seeks the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate
02:49 AM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting 9/11 Memorial and other NYC landmarks as part of US trip
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are headed to New York City as part of their closely watched diplomatic trip to the U.S. to mark the 250th anniversary of the country declaring independence from England
02:49 AM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'
The White House is warning Congress that funds to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out.”
02:50 AM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first time since the Iran war began
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from members of Congress for the first time since the Iran war began
01:27 AM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster
01:28 AM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records
08:45 PM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics Senate rejects attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba
Senate Republicans have rejected legislation from Democrats that would have required President Donald Trump to end the U.S. energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress
08:46 PM on 04/29/2026 ABC Politics Agents serve search warrants in federal fraud probe in Minnesota
Agents are serving search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing federal fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs
12:42 PM on 04/28/2026 ABC Politics Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court
A federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court
10:45 AM on 04/28/2026 ABC Politics King Charles III to meet Trump and address Congress in bid to spotlight UK-US ties
King Charles III is set to address the U.S. Congress, becoming the first British monarch to do so since Queen Elizabeth II in 1991
02:14 AM on 04/28/2026 ABC Politics White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service
President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service
02:16 AM on 04/28/2026 ABC Politics Florida's redistricting fight puts Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight
Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida
01:05 AM on 04/28/2026 ABC Politics Supreme Court denies appeal of ex-Ohio House speaker's and lobbyist's convictions in $60M scheme
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the racketeering convictions of imprisoned former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt Borges in a $60 million bribery scheme
04:25 PM on 04/27/2026 ABC Politics Man gets month in jail for Pennsylvania voter registration quotas in 2024 presidential race
A man who managed voter registration drives in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 presidential election is facing a month in jail after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor counts
03:44 PM on 04/27/2026 ABC Politics Latino leaders surge into local office as Trump-era attacks fuel new urgency
Latino leaders are gaining ground in U.S. politics despite ongoing challenges
10:50 AM on 04/27/2026 ABC Politics Haitians, Syrians aren't the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status
When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than dozen other countries will pay close attention, perhaps none more than an estimated 200,000 f...
02:46 AM on 04/27/2026 ABC Politics Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
The Virginia Supreme Court is considering whether to block new U.S. House districts narrowly approved by voters
02:46 AM on 04/27/2026 ABC Politics Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88
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02:46 AM on 04/27/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit
The Justice Department is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit blocking President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project
07:09 PM on 04/26/2026 ABC Politics With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loom
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sold a vision to Israelis as the country entered the war with Iran and invaded Lebanon
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