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ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday
10:57 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year
President Donald Trump has offered Cameron Hamilton the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's permanent administrator
11:11 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project
President Donald Trump has railed against a federal judge’s decision that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom
11:00 PM on 04/17/2026 ABC Politics California attorney who tried to help overturn 2020 election loses law license
A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power following his 2020 election loss is no longer licensed to practice in California
07:45 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat
Analilia Mejia will try to expand Democratic momentum in New Jersey as she and Republican Joe Hathaway compete in a special election for the U.S. House
07:42 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics FIFA president says Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure' despite war
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States
02:29 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices
President Donald Trump heads to Las Vegas to promote the tax cuts he signed into law last year, part of a push to focus on economic issues ahead of this year’s elections
12:56 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races
Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's most competitive Senate contests
01:14 AM on 04/16/2026 ABC Politics State sets execution by nitrogen gas for man convicted of murder
Alabama has set a June execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing two people during a 1998 robbery of a pawn shop
06:59 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month
04:50 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-Trump emergency orders
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered an attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration
04:12 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed Chair remains with central bank after his term ends
President Donald Trump has again threatened to fire Jerome Powell if the Federal Reserve Chair decides to stay on the central bank’s governing board after his term as chair expires next month
10:12 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia is the newest member of the House
08:10 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away
Dearborn, Michigan, home to the nation's largest Arab American community, is grappling with ongoing crises
06:39 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Turning Point USAs high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate
06:40 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress
Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members
01:14 AM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey hospitalized after minor procedure, her office says
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been hospitalized after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung
08:34 PM on 04/15/2026 ABC Politics Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activists
The Trump administration has fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists
05:25 PM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness
Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration's changes to a student loan forgiveness program
02:44 PM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics 3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging 'retribution campaign'
Three fired FBI agents have sued to try to get their jobs back, saying in a class action lawsuit they were illegally punished for their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat
10:17 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Postal Service union launches campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails method
The American Postal Workers Union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail
11:18 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
08:05 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Voting for California governor begins in a month. Here are the candidates in the running
The race for California governor has been upended this week by Rep. Eric Swalwell's abrupt exit
08:01 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Joe and Jill Biden adopt a pair of black Lab-mix puppies named Boo and Scout
Joe and Jill Biden have added a pair of black Labrador-mix puppies named Boo and Scout to the former president’s home in Delaware, adopting the sibling dogs after they were rescued from a shelter in Tennessee
01:53 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate. But some Democrats aren't on board
Democrats are trying to win back the Senate
02:42 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library
A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library
01:50 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats
A proposal for a new Maryland congressional map has officially died with the conclusion of the state's legislative session
03:36 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics What to know about Eric Swalwell's exit from Congress and the California governor's race
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has announced that he’s leaving Congress and the crowded contest for California governor following sexual assault allegations that he denies
03:36 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Vermont defends its landmark climate superfund law against Trump administration lawsuit
Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation law that aims to make fossil fuel companies help pay for damage caused by climate change
11:17 PM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Race for California governor moves on after dramatic downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell
After the dramatic downfall of Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the race for California governor is moving on
12:18 AM on 04/14/2026 ABC Politics Could a Democrat really replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? This retired Army general is trying
Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum
07:41 AM on 04/13/2026 ABC Politics Ulberg delivers first-round KO to win light heavyweight belt as Trump takes spotlight at UFC 327
Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night
01:43 AM on 04/13/2026 ABC Politics Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbn has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives
The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States
12:30 AM on 04/13/2026 ABC Politics Judge orders better attorney access at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A federal judge has ruled that the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys
08:16 PM on 04/11/2026 ABC Politics Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash
Democrats are grappling with a surge of outside spending in their primaries
07:58 AM on 04/10/2026 ABC Politics A president and a pope: The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran
Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters
08:05 AM on 04/10/2026 ABC Politics Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran
11:54 PM on 04/10/2026 ABC Politics North Carolinas photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, setting aside claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down
09:46 PM on 04/10/2026 ABC Politics What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections
Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
08:02 AM on 04/09/2026 ABC Politics Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference
The Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest begins to take shape
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