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Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system
President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space
11:26 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics House GOP grinding ahead with Trump's big tax cuts bill, but new report says it will add to deficit
House Republicans are preparing to vote on their multi-trillion-dollar package of tax breaks and program cuts as soon as Wednesday
01:10 AM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony: AP
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a person familiar with th...
11:31 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Charges dropped against conservative activist in Texas over false voter fraud claim
Texas prosecutors have dropped charges against a prominent conservative activist in Houston related to allegations he was part of what authorities have called a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory
08:14 PM on 05/21/2025 ABC Politics Iowa sheriff who won't join immigration enforcement program heeds risk of 'sanctuary' status
An Iowa sheriff is warning his county may be publicly shamed by the Trump administration for insufficiently backing the president’s immigration agenda
12:13 PM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launches bid for Georgia governor
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms says her one term as Atlanta mayor gave her “battle-tested executive leadership” that she can offer to Georgia voters as she runs for governor
06:22 AM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Races for Philly district attorney and Pittsburgh mayor take center stage in Pennsylvanias primary
The heavily Democratic cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will elect new nominees for top jobs in Pennsylvania’s primary election
12:46 AM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Trump vows to turn Kennedy center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center’s leadership, reinforcing how much time he’s devoting to remaking one of the nation’s premier cultural centers in a larger effort to ideologically and socially overhaul the nation’s arts scene
09:02 PM on 05/20/2025 ABC Politics Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation
05:50 PM on 05/19/2025 ABC Politics Trump looks to unite Republicans with visit to Capitol before key votes on tax cut bill
President Donald Trump will look to build momentum for his sweeping tax cut and immigration bill, meeting with House Republicans as they try to work out their differences
05:50 PM on 05/19/2025 ABC Politics Things to know about Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis
Former President Joe Biden’s office says that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors
12:38 AM on 05/19/2025 ABC Politics The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president
Donald Trump's administration says it's the most transparent in history
07:51 AM on 05/18/2025 ABC Politics Walz calls Trump a 'tyrant' who is trampling Americans' rights and violating the rule of law
Tim Walz has used a law school graduation speech to go after President Donald Trump
01:50 PM on 05/17/2025 ABC Politics World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration
The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn’t until May 31
06:14 PM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' bill
House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “big, beautiful” tax bill that bans states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade
03:10 PM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Brazil soccer to pick new president shortly before introducing Ancelotti
The Brazilian Football Confederation will pick a new president shortly before it introduces Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti as the new national coach
02:38 PM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?
Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border
01:02 AM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out
State efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are accelerating during Donald Trump's second term
01:58 AM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Democratic Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez won in a Trump district. Now she faces an uprising from the left
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez provided Democrats a rare bright spot last fall when she won reelection against a MAGA diehard in a Trump-leaning district in southwestern Washington state
01:18 AM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they're being asked about Biden's mental acuity
Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party
01:58 AM on 05/16/2025 ABC Politics California Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to rebrand himself ahead of a potential presidential run
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a term-limited Democrat with national ambitions
03:50 PM on 05/15/2025 ABC Politics Historic year for female Olympic leaders sees table tennis president face election challenge
Ahead of the IOC’s first female president Kirsty Coventry formally taking over next month, one of the few women leading an Olympic sport faces an election challenge
12:40 PM on 05/15/2025 ABC Politics More Republicans push to criminalize bringing immigrants in the US illegally across state lines
Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it a felony to knowingly bring someone into the state who is illegally in the U.S.
11:26 AM on 05/15/2025 ABC Politics Alabama lawmakers approve additional legal protections for police officers
Alabama lawmakers have approved enhanced legal protections for police officers accused of misconduct
02:03 AM on 05/15/2025 ABC Politics Judge to hear arguments to Louisiana law listing abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
A Louisiana judge will hear arguments challenging a first-of-its-kind reclassification of two abortion-inducing drugs as “controlled dangerous substances.”
12:14 AM on 05/15/2025 ABC Politics Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
Missouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago
09:43 PM on 05/15/2025 ABC Politics Georgia State Election Board creates committee to consider new rules
Georgia’s State Election Board has voted to create a committee to weigh proposed election rules before the board takes them under consideration
04:38 PM on 05/14/2025 ABC Politics Virginia GOP embraced a diverse ticket in this year's elections. Then things got complicated
In a party that laments diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Virginia Republicans have put forth one of the most diverse statewide tickets in their history
12:54 AM on 05/14/2025 ABC Politics Trump's new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term
The Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he plans to scrutinize pardons that former President Joe Biden issued on his way out of the White House
06:22 PM on 05/14/2025 ABC Politics House works into the night as Republicans push ahead on Trump's big bill
Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion
01:02 AM on 05/14/2025 ABC Politics A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby's citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump order
Two babies born to immigrant mothers at the same time in the same American hospital
12:29 AM on 05/14/2025 ABC Politics Georgia Republicans look to rally behind a challenger to Sen. Jon Ossoff
Georgia’s governor and a lightning-rod congresswoman decided last week to not run for the U.S. Senate
02:38 PM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Omaha decides between electing its first Black mayor or reelecting its first female one
Voters in Omaha will make history by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor
02:21 PM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Federal appeals court may revive lawsuit against conservative group for voter intimidation
A federal appeals court appears inclined to revive a lawsuit accusing a conservative group of violating the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360,000 Georgia voters
01:34 PM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Trial opens for former Capitol riot defendant who was arrested near Obama's DC home in 2023
A bench trial has begun for a Washington state man whose Capitol riot case was dismissed by the Trump administration but who remains charged with federal firearms offenses stemming from his later arrest near former President Barack Obama’s home
01:33 PM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Buttigieg returns to Iowa for veterans' town hall amid talk of another White House bid
Pete Buttigieg returns to Iowa for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run ahead of the state’s leadoff presidential caucuses
12:46 PM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Trump backs Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey's Republican primary for governor
President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s GOP primary, saying he’s gone “ALL IN” on the “Make America Great Again” agenda
08:06 AM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Democrats pivot to talk more about the economy and less about immigration
Democrats have long focused on immigration when courting Latino voters in states like Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey and Florida, where generations of Latin American immigrants have settled and gained permanent legal status
07:56 AM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
Campus protests have been smaller and more scattered compared with last year's pro-Palestinian tent encampments, but the stakes are far higher
12:38 AM on 05/13/2025 ABC Politics House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, marking an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education
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